The tarot is a deck of picture cards that can stir up your imagination.

Can the tarot predict the future?
No. A piece of painted cardboard is not able to see the future.

Is the tarot magic?
No. The “magic” that you seek is not in the cards, but in the depths of your own psyche. You are the only expert on your life and it is your job to do the soul searching that will answer your questions.

Are tarot readers psychic?
Not usually. They are often gifted with very keen powers of observation and highly trained in their intuitive skills. Some individuals have been documented for their psychic ability to solve crimes. However, asking for prophecies is not a good idea, because it can rob you of the option to do your own work to reach self understanding. There is also the problem of the self-fulfilling prophecy.

What do the cards “mean”?
Whatever a card means to you is the correct meaning at that moment. A card will look entirely different to you from day to day according to your mood. Tarot cards are full of ambiguous symbols, which means that you are the one who determines the significance.

What is the best way to use the tarot?
There are no “right answers” nor one correct way to use the tarot. Tarot cards, in all their myriad diversity of designs, are projective tools. Each card is like a computer chip, full of ideas that only you can decipher. Every one of us reacts to a stimulus in a different way according to our unique personal history. The “best” way is whatever technique works at the time.

What is the objective of a “reading”?
The objective is to find self-understanding, inner peace and true happiness.

How can a “reader” be helpful?
Sometimes it helps to have a witness when you are reading the cards, who will ask questions that provoke you to look deeper into your ideas. A witness can keep you honest and can be a listener as you sort out your responses . The witness should remain neutral and should ask questions - not give answers.

Why do some people fear the Tarot?
There is a thrilling sense of fear and mystery about the cards, and I think that's part of their charm. We are all intimidated somewhat by the unexamined depths of our subconscious minds. At the same time, though, don't we sometimes enjoy being scared? Why do people go to horror movies? Horror movies are projective icons that can titillate and stir up our inner fears, just as a scary tarot card does. They simply bring up haunting feelings about our subconscious fears; we unknowingly project them out onto the movie screen and then eat our popcorn and go home.

How do you view the tarot?
I view the tarot as a depiction of the interdependent web of all existence, with all human beings living and relating upon it, each in his / her unique way.