S AND ANSWERS “How does Tarot work?
Jan replies: A-ha…now theres a thorny question! The truest answer is that I dont know. However, over the years that I have been a professional Tarot reader, I have noticed certain things that might offer a clue. Through our lives we make trends with the choices we make, the attitudes we hold, the beliefs we adhere to….and these things shape our future. Other people in our lives do the same thing…and sometimes their thoughts, beliefs and expectations also touch us. Then there are the broader influences to which we are all subject….societal shifts, spiritual urges, astrological influences, the call of destiny. If we see these trends as potentials in life – possible pathways we might choose, possible opportunities coming our way – then maybe we can get a better idea of how Tarot works. I think that when we commit to a given set of cards – whether by shuffling, or by selecting a series – what we do is to make a kind of psychic photograph of the trends which surround us at that mome
