Tarot readers have been consulted by Men and women for hundreds of years and the reason to seek out this form of divination is to get guidance and reassurance on major life issues such as Career, finance, marriage, love etc.
Over the last few years the number of men and women seeking the advice of Tarot readers and finding comfort and reassurance from the Tarot has been increasing many folds.
A tarot deck consisting of 78 cards has two parts:
The Major Arcana consisting of 22 'trump' cards
The Minor Arcana consisting of 4 suits of 14 cards (Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles)
In simply words, the Major Arcana represents major issues or events in our lives and the Minor Arcana represent the more day-to-day issues. As true with most forms of divination, the Tarot can be a very powerful and useful tool to help someone reflect upon their emotions and thoughts, as well as providing illumination and understanding.
What is important to understand, is that Tarot does not provide 'absolute' statements or predictions. Many people visit a Tarot reader naively expecting a precise and comprehensive disclosure of their future. Once a person has accepted that this cannot be done, they can begin to appreciate the true gift of Tarot.
Tarot cards reflect the querent's current 'energetic state', their thoughts, feelings, emotions, projections etc that are busy creating their experience of life - like a snapshot of the current moment in time, with past influences and projections of 'possibilities' for the future. Tarot cards are best used to address current issues, or issues that one might face in the short term i.e. within 6 months or so. For longer term forecasting, I would tend to favor astrological charts.
Nowadays, Tarot readings can be accessed in many different ways; face to face, by phone, email, online chat and even automated software for your home PC or via websites.
A good tarot reading helps you to gain a little more clarity and understanding of your thoughts and emotions about certain issues in your life.
Most of us never make the time to stop and reflect or meditate, to quiet the noise and babble of our conscious minds. In the stillness of silence and with a focused mind, we can begin to form a clearer mental picture and feel deeper emotions which help us perceive our life from different perspectives. Tarot often helps people to begin this process of looking inwards, and illuminates the thoughts and emotions that tend to rule their behavior.
By exploring this established and respected form of divination you will begin to discover many wonderful things about yourself and how you interact with other people and the world around you. Quite possible that Tarot becomes a portal to your journey of self discovery.