What is Cartomancy?

Cartomancy is the practice of divination with a deck of cards. This clarifies that your divination tool is a deck of cards as opposed to other methods such as dowsing, scrying, and palmistry. This is common with a traditional set of 78 or 53 tarot cards or oracle decks.  Before tarot was used for divination it is believed that it was a simple deck of playing cards for those in old century royalty, which later on became todays standard deck of 53 playing cards which can also be used to practice divination readings.

How to Manage Tarot Use

Tarot is often under the misconception that it is fortune telling, or reassurance. However, we need to learn to use tarot and divination objectively and trust our discernment and intuition. Tarot can be referred to as confirmation, and advice but, the reader and querent need to understand that nothing read is set in stone, they have free will, and the power to change whatever outcome the tarot confirms. In addition learning tarot systematically first before applying your abilities, will improve your reading results. Tarot and cartomancy is not for everyone, so if it does not work for you that is okay.

Now that you have some background knowledge select the corresponding tab: Learning tarot or a 53 card deck?

Prepare your mindset, whether this be taking deep breathes, say a mantra, affirmation, prayer, or something you put together to help protect your sacred reading space and prepare your intuition and whatever higher power you believe in to call on to help you do so.

*Tarot cards and divination tools and practices should not replace professional help. If needed seek help hotlines, therapy, medical professionals, and resources to help you and others in harm or concern*