The Other Reading

You can do a tarot reading that is centered on another person or subject. I call this the Other Reading. When a reading is for someone, that person writes the question and you simply help interpret the cards.

Other Readings are fun and informative. They are also a good way to learn the tarot.

Except for choosing the subject, the procedure for an Other Reading is basically the same as the one in lesson 8. There are some differences, but they are noted here.

Choosing the Subject

Your first step is to decide on the subject of your reading.

Your subject can be a group entity, such as a marriage, family, team or neighborhood.

You may be tempted to do an Other Reading about someone who is close to you - a relative, friend or colleague.

You now need to write a question. Follow the suggestions in lesson 7, but write the question about your subject. Focus on the aspect of your subject that interests you.

You can place a picture of your subject nearby to help you focus during your reading. An object that reminds you of your subject works well too.

Say something about the other person or why you are doing an Other Reading.

• Shuffling the Cards
• Cutting the Cards
• Laying Out the Cards
• Responding to the Cards

As you respond to the cards, remember that they refer to the other person, not you.

Analyzing the Cards

In an Other Reading, you are seeing the situation from your own point of view. What you see in the cards may or may not be related to what the subject actually experiences.

• Creating the Story
• Writing the Summary Statement
• Finishing Up
• Using What You Have Learned

• TAROT LESSONS
• Tarot lessons, lesson 1 tarot: introduction to the tarot;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 2 tarot: the major arcana;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 3 tarot: the minor arcana;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 4 tarot: the spread;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 5 tarot: the daily reading;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 6 tarot: the environment inner and outer;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 7 tarot: writing a question;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 8 tarot: the question reading;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 9 tarot: the other reading;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 10 tarot: the open reading;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 11 tarot: interpreting a single card;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 12 tarot: major and minor arcana cards;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 13 tarot: aces;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 14 tarot: court cards;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 15 tarot: card pairs;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 16 tarot: position pairs in the celtic cross spread;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 17 tarot: reversed cards;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 18 tarot: creating the story;
• Tarot lessons, lesson 19 tarot: some final thoughts;