Tarot Cards

Foundations: how the deck is built, the Major and the Minor Arcana, and the way the cards form one language.

• Intuitive Tarot ReadingA personal introduction to intuitive tarot reading: how images, colors, and movement evoke meaning, and how observation and feeling work alongside traditional card meanings.4 min read→

The figures, symbols, archetypes, stories and cultural sources that deepen what the cards mean.

• The Horse in Tarot: Life Force, Desire, and the Soul’s JourneyWhat does the horse symbolize in tarot? A journey through the seven cards featuring horses, psychology, desire, the body, mythology, and esotericism, with card combinations and questions for reflection.22 min read→
• The Tree of Life in TarotWhy does each tarot card mean what it means? From the Tree of Life and 22 Hebrew letters through the ten Sephiroth, four elements and 36 decans — the Golden Dawn system behind the Rider–Waite–Smith images.22 min read→
• Symbols and Mythology in Tarot — Archetypes, Layers of Consciousness, and the Language Behind the CardsHow do symbols, myths, astrology, and archetypes add depth to tarot? From ego and the collective unconscious through Demeter, Persephone, Hermes, Cupid and Psyche, to the four creatures in Wheel of Fortune and the World.14 min read→

A closer look at particular cards, the ties between them, and how light, shadow and lesson shift with context.

• The Pages in Tarot: Curiosity, Emotion, and the Courage to BeginThe four Pages in tarot—Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles—explored through symbolism, emotion, relationships, psychology, career, light and shadow, and card combinations.32 min read→
• The Knights in Tarot: Bringing Passion, Emotion, Thought, and Action to LifeA comprehensive guide to the four Knights in tarot: what drives them, how they express themselves in relationships, sexuality, family life, and work, and what their pace, symbols, and card combinations reveal about the path from potential to fulfillment.25 min read→
• How to Read a Tarot Card in Depth: Light, Shadow, Lesson, and ContextRead tarot cards through their core meaning, light, shadow, imagery, and symbolism—and see how the question, position, and surrounding cards shape each interpretation.15 min read→

Phrasing a question, shuffling and cutting the deck, choosing a spread, and reading the cards as one whole.

• Digital Tarot – Online Card Readings with Personalized InterpretationsWhat is digital tarot, how do card readings work on AGAT, and what makes the interpretation personal? A guide to choosing a question and a spread, with examples and links to start an online reading.9 min read→
• How to Read Tarot Cards: A Complete Beginner’s GuideThe entire tarot reading process in one place: how to frame a question, choose a spread, read a card in its position, and weave the cards into a single story. Includes a complete three-card example, common beginner mistakes, and diagrams for every step.16 min read→
• Beyond the Ten Positions: Reading the Hidden Dimensions of the Celtic Cross SpreadWhat happens between the ten cards of the Celtic Cross once each position has been interpreted? The suit that never appeared, elements that weaken one another along the vertical axis, recurring shapes in the images, the card left at the bottom of the deck, and the quintessence card. One example—a new job offer—guides us through it all.12 min read→
• The Celtic Cross Tarot Spread: Ten Cards, One Broader PictureExplore the Celtic Cross's ten positions and learn to read the relationships between them through imagery, elements, timing, and the direction of the spread.17 min read→
• Time, Timing, and Movement in TarotHow to read “when” in a spread: pace and movement, a calendar window, and a prerequisite. The Aces and the quarters of the year, the Knights and Queens, timing windows for the court cards, the Major Arcana as zodiac windows, and cards that signal acceleration or ask you to wait.14 min read→
• Why You Shouldn't Ask the Tarot the Same Question Twice — and What to Do InsteadA second reading on the same question often answers the anxiety rather than the question. Learn why the first reading matters, when it is appropriate to ask again, and how to go deeper without repeating yourself.6 min read→
• How to Ask a Tarot Question: The Wording That Shapes Your ReadingThe cards answer the question you asked, not the one you meant to ask. Learn how to frame an open-ended, focused question about yourself, what’s best not to ask, three templates that almost always work, and before-and-after examples.5 min read→
• How to Read a Full Tarot Spread — Card Relationships, Elements, and ArcanaLearn to connect the cards through their imagery, suits, elements, recurring patterns, and positions, so a full tarot spread becomes one coherent reading.6 min read→
• How to Lay Out Tarot Cards: Shuffling, Cutting, and Choosing a SpreadA practical guide to reading tarot: how to focus on a question, shuffle the cards, work with cards that fall out or appear reversed, cut the deck, and choose among a One-Card Spread, an SOS Spread, a Question Spread, and the Celtic Cross.11 min read→

Personal pieces and insights from meeting the cards, people, and processes of change.

• When the Sun Begins to Rise in the Ten of SwordsThe Ten of Swords accompanied a day that began with anger and painful emotions. A chance encounter revealed a surprising web of connections and reflected my own mistaken patterns of thought back to me. Like the light breaking over the horizon in the card, even in the midst of a dark day, an understanding began to dawn within me: there is another way to read reality.12 min read→