There are three main ways to shuffle tarot cards but the third of them as listed is undesirable. They are; overhand shuffling, riffle shuffling (bridge shuffle), and...

In this article, we will look at A.E Waite’s original instructions for laying out the celtic cross tarot spread. That is, in contrast to the modern, psychologized versions that proliferate today.

In 1911, Arthur Edward Waite published The Pictoral Key To The Tarot (ill. Pamela Coleman Smith), a full sized book (not the little white book) to accompany his Rider Waite Smith tarot deck.

In ‘Section 7: Divination’, Waite claimed that the celtic cross spread was an old, unpublished, method of divination that had been used privately in the UK for “many years”.

The celtic cross tarot spread has since become a perennial classic amongst tarot readers except, perhaps, to the TikTok generation. In revealing it, Waite reasonably recommended this layout for almost any inquiry. Time has also shown it’s spread positions to be easily adapted, as we will soon see.

In this article, I will explain this step by step process so that you can read card combinations like a fluent tarot reader. I will do this by providing examples of how to layer, or combine, the 3 essential factors necessary to reading tarot card combinations. I will also provide some of the practise exercises which you can use to develop your ability to read tarot card combinations.

Some tarot authorities are fond of telling their students to promote the “experience” of a reading through maintaining a mysterious atmosphere. The upholding of tarot’s mystery implies that tarot readers possess the knowledge of it to reveal. Yet, when it comes to the mystery of tarot, most tarot readers are wallowing in it.

In this article, we will unveil the mystery of tarot works with the following topics;