Tarot and astrology, explained plainly
Short guides for people who want to read their own cards and understand their own chart, without the mystical fog.
How to Read a 3 Card Tarot Spread
The three card tarot spread explained in plain English: the layouts people actually use, how to read the cards together, and a worked example.
Reversed Tarot Cards: What They Mean and How to Read Them
Reversed tarot cards don't mean bad news. Four practical ways to read them, and why it's fine to skip reversals completely when you're starting out.
Why Do I Keep Pulling the Same Tarot Card?
When one tarot card keeps showing up it feels like a message. Here are the real reasons it happens, from shuffling to your own questions, and what to do about it.
Tarot Spreads for Beginners: 6 Simple Layouts That Work
Six easy tarot spreads for beginners, from a single daily card to the Celtic Cross, with what each position means and when to use which.
Celtic Cross Spread: Position-by-Position Guide
What each of the ten Celtic Cross positions means, how to lay them out, and how to read the whole spread without getting lost.
How to Read Tarot for Yes or No Questions
Tarot isn't built for yes or no, but there are sensible ways to do it. A simple method, its limits, and how to ask a better question.
Lots of Major Arcana in a Reading: What It Means
Pulled a lot of Major Arcana cards? Here is what that usually means, how common it is, and why a new deck can make it happen.
How to Shuffle Tarot Cards (and Why the Same Card Keeps Flipping)
Four ways to shuffle tarot cards, how to handle cards that fall out, and why the same card keeps landing reversed.
Good Tarot Questions to Ask (and What to Avoid)
The question you ask decides how useful a tarot reading is. Examples of good questions for love, work and decisions, and the kinds to skip.
A Tarot Card Fell Out While Shuffling: Does It Mean Something?
Jumper cards: what readers say a card that falls out while shuffling means, and a calm way to treat it without over-reading.
Sun, Moon and Rising Sign: What Each One Means
Your Sun, Moon and Rising signs explained simply: what each one describes, why birth time matters, and how to find yours.
Mercury Retrograde Explained: What It Is and What to Do
What Mercury retrograde actually is, how often it happens, what astrologers say it affects, and sensible ways to get through it.