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why cant i do a Tarot reading for myself?
It dosent seem to work

It could be the cards, what's your relationship with them? Also on what you want to know, sometimes you won't get answers to questions they don't want to help you with. I've had many readings that have been about something i had no idea about, but it most certainly wasn't about me even though I was asking.

Try to 'feel' what the cards want and let them lead you in the reading.. perhaps try a different reading tecnique, like shuffling until cards fall out (the kind where you cut the deck into your other hand loosely).

I have heard of this before. I think that it may have something to do with your own mental blocks (what your mind will and wont allow yourself to see), or perhaps for some it is too much to be truley honest with yourself. It's not as hard for some to see other people's talents and falts, or you may just be trying to hard. Always try to stay in a positive relaxed state of mind.

My mother refused to do tarot readings for herself and her children, she didn't want to see the future incase it held bad things. Maybe thats why you can't read them, on some level you don't want to because you can't accept what you may see

Remember, the Tarot tells of what can happen, not what will happen. Past lives are more accurate with Tarot if you are using them for answers to things from the past. But they are not always accurate for the future. Have you tried others methods?

I agree with what titangoddess said about the future.. Tarot cards, much less any other form of divination, is very iffy when dealing with the future... However the present and past are definitely more often clearer.

I use oracle decks to read for myself, I myself have a hard time to read with tarot. many times we put in the cards what we want. This may not apply to you, but I know several whom do this.

I would say just try small things for yourself. One card a day might get closer to the truth of whats going on then you might think. Plus it might clear any mental blocks over time.

But you also need to want to be open to what you see. What might show and what is going on with the cards as to you.

I really want to do tarrot readings.. but I've never really tried to do them myself. I had my friend do my reading once and it was pretty freaky lol.

Because, you need not only your energy but the energy of another person.. you can practice on your-self but you wont get a accurate reading...

I use i Deck that i got from a loved one that way the cards are charged with there energy which is suppose to be better then just buying them from the store

I have had a new tarot deck for months and still have not used them. The other day my fiancee was sitting at the pc and they literally jumped from the place they sit onto her head. Now that is freaky. They are sat there now and they are safely placed.....it's not like they are balancing anywhere and they were not balanced on anything when they dropped onto my fiancee's head. It is my firm belief that Tarot cards have a life force of their own, and if you can't read your cards for yourself, maybe the cards simply don't want you to.

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Please use the currently open thread for this discussion.

Thanks.