𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀

How You Read Tarot

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 – 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀
𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬
Seeing things as they really are, – Hermit
we get down to work – Eight of Pentacles

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 is a monk, is a wise old man, and he is searching. This card will represent ‘truth’ and ‘facts’ and also an investigation or search of any kind (including looking for your car keys, you know?). Since it represents truth and also means looking for, looking at, or seeing something, watch it say ‘𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚’ sometimes.

𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 is all about work, and includes some phrases that simply use that word, phrases like ‘𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.’ The picture shows a carpenter at work.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 – 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀
𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘺𝘴.
Seeing things as they really are, – Hermit
we are being helpful, being good guys. – Knight of Cups

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁 We have already established that Hermit is about 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 because he’s holding a lantern and looking ahead … looking at what is.

𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝗽𝘀 is 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙜𝙪𝙮, the sweet boyfriend, the 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙛𝙪𝙡 coworker, the 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙜𝙪𝙮 who offers, who suggests, and who graciously accepts offers and suggestions. Watch him appear for cooperation. The curved lines and soft colors of the card suggest that. Even his horse is mellow: Compare that horse to the other knights’ horses. His horse is a horsey ….

Accessing Your Subconscious with Tarot

How You Read Tarot

Tarot serves as a powerful bridge to your subconscious, uniting your conscious thoughts with your deeper, unspoken mind. Learning Tarot provides a kind of Rosetta Stone for translating images and emotions into words and phrases that your conscious mind can understand.

The subconscious responds to visual cues and emotional tones, while the conscious mind relates to language. When your Tarot system effectively transforms these pictures into clear messages, you create a sturdy bridge between the two realms. This makes Tarot learning a valuable tool for expanding intuitive and psychic abilities.

For beginners, learning through two card combinations and real-time interpretations can accelerate your skills. I built my Tarot system from a science experiment that revealed Tarot as a tool for accessing consistent insights. Over time, testing Tarot’s accuracy in real situations like court reporting helped me refine this approach, creating a Tarot system that “talks” directly to you.

If you’re interested in developing your intuitive connection to Tarot, consider subscribing to Tarot Easy Pieces for daily insights or visiting Tarot Verbatim for in-depth guidance on readings.

Mentor Article

How You Read Tarot

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘵 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘵.

Four of Wands is the Company; Chariot is the skilled person in charge; Six of Pentacles is being paid what he is worth. Skilled men are paid well at this Company.

𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙚 – 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩
𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 – 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨
𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮. – 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨

Four of Wands is marriage and the spouse; Chariot is determined and is responsible; Six of Pentacles is treating, or being treated, right. He is determined to treat his marriage partner well.

𝙃𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 – 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩
𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡/𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 – 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨
𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧. – 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨

I am responsible (Chariot) for the way people (Four of Wands) treat me (Six of Pentacles).

𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 – 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩
𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 – 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨
𝙗𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. – 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨

The reward for being one of those can-do people. Chariot is the can-do. Six of Pentacles is of course the reward. Four of Wands is one of those people.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 – 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨
𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 – 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨
𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣-𝙙𝙤. – 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩

A fair deal at a car dealership. Six of Pentacles is the fair deal of course. Chariot, as you probably are familiar with by now, is a vehicle. Since Four of Wands is an organization and a place or building, Four of Wands plus ‘car’ is a car dealership.

𝘼 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 – 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨
𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧 – 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩
𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥. – 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨

Hospitals or other treatment centers are Four of Wands plus a card that means treatment or healing.
𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 + 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙩 = 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧.

In the same way, Chariot and Four of Wands say ‘motor home.’ Chariot is a vehicle and Four of Wands is a home.
𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩 + 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 = 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚.

Paramedics or ambulance personnel are Chariot plus a healer card like Hermit.
𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩 + 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙩 = 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘.

These are good to remember. And while we’re at it, income property today is Six of Pentacles as income plus Four of Wands as a house or building.
𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 + 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 = 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮.

The Two of Cups

How You Read Tarot

The Two of Cups represents unity and partnership, but its meaning goes deeper with the caduceus symbol — an ancient emblem symbolizing the spirits influencing human relationships. Few guides interpret this card as thoroughly as Tarot Verbatim, which recognizes the Two of Cups as signifying not just love and partnership, but also third-party influences. This could range from supportive or challenging interference, even well-meaning involvement, such as parenting or other close relationships.

For Tarot beginners, understanding how the Two of Cups shows the complexities of relationships, from love connections to third-party influences, is crucial. It’s also useful for mastering two card combinations in Tarot learning, as this card often brings subtle dynamics to a reading.

If you’re ready to learn Tarot on a deeper level, explore our single card lesson on the Two of Cups here. Gain the unique insights Tarot Verbatim offers on the subtle factors influencing relationships and discover how they apply to your readings.

The Five of Cups

How You Read Tarot

Fɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ Cᴜᴘꜱ

In Tarot Verbatim, the Five of Cups illustrates a figure in a black robe, head bent in sorrow as it contemplates loss symbolized by spilled cups. This scene captures the weight of regret, representing feelings of pessimism, depression, and preoccupation with the past. But even as the figure mourns, two cups remain upright, hinting at hope and opportunity yet to be seen.

In Tarot for beginners, understanding each card’s meaning — like the symbolism of the Five of Cups — is foundational to learning Tarot. When we look beyond the spilled cups and gray skies, we see a bridge over troubled water, suggesting a path forward. This single card lesson is essential in recognizing Tarot’s balance of loss and recovery.

For a deeper dive into the Five of Cups and other essential cards, explore the single card lesson on the Five of Cups here. Discover the richness in each card’s scene and start mastering two card combinations with this solid Tarot learning foundation.

Tarot for Beginners: Learn Tarot by Seeing Scenes

How You Read Tarot

Tarot decks, especially the 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗪𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲, depict intricate social scenes that offer profound insights. Each card scene can be applied to any question or issue you may have, making 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 a creative and intuitive process.

Our brains are structured to make quick sense of what we see, finding relevance even in complex images. Think about it: if we see a shadow in a pile of trash, our brain may see a snake. This is the same skill we use to read Tarot — recognizing symbols and drawing connections to find meaning.

When a card scene doesn’t immediately make sense, the brain automatically reaches for connections, creating meanings that can provide guidance and clarity. This is the heart of Tarot for beginners and experts alike.

To deepen your understanding of two card combinations and boost your Tarot learning, check out the Tarot Easy Pieces newsletter or become a member of Tarot Verbatim for daily insights into the way Tarot cards speak.