Introducing the Tarot

Tarot is a means of divination - that is, the art of 'reading' the future or uncovering the unknown. The tarot consists of a set of playing cards which are dealt into a particular lay-out according to what your question is.. When dealing the cards you should focus on a particular problem you may be experiencing or think about an aspect of your life about which you'd like more clarity.

Traditionally the tarot has been interpreted by a 'tarot-reader' - either professional or amateur. More recently, however, computers have been used more often to give readings online or on CD Roms etc. This site, for instance, is designed to provide you with online readings and their interpretations. There is a common theory that only face-to-face readings with a professional tarot reader can give you an accurate interpretation of your situation.

Many people are sceptical or fearful of the 'fortune-telling' aspect of tarot and do not want to become involved in its use. However, there is evidence in the history of tarot to suggest that tarot has been used as much for reading the unconscious and understanding aspects of our psyches as it has for fortune-telling purposes, and in fact the first account of its divinatory use was over 350 years after the tarot's inception. We believe that, provided you approach this site with good intentions and with no aim to harm anyone, you will be assisted in applying its wisdom to improve your life.