CAN TAROT CARDS PREDICT LOVE?
A tarot reading is often a beneficial tool in helping a person navigate life, including the chance of finding love. However, tarot cards are not an absolute form or art of divination because of the aspect of human will. Human choices are often made unexpectedly, on the spur of the moment, and every one of those actions may drastically transform the direction a person’s life takes.
That said, tarot cards are beneficial for many in the psychological aspects of life including introspection, a greater depth of understanding of self, and one’s personality and characteristics.
Emotional feelings and Tarot
Emotions and personalities play a huge part in how an individual faces their hopes and dreams, obstacles and challenges, and unanswered questions of the mysteries of life, such as when love might strike. Love is one of the biggest mysteries in the universe, a complex, often complicated, and always mysterious aspect of the human existence.
That said, a tarot reading provides a visual interpretation of one’s past, present, and possible future, including aspects of career, happiness, challenges, and love. The journey of life can take an individual down many paths, along numerous scenic routes, and numerous obstacles along the way from beginning to end.
However, a tarot reading can provide clarity. At the same time, be aware that a tarot reading is relatively subjective, as are the methodologies used, so an open mindset is generally encouraged.
Tarot love cards
A tarot deck contains approximately 78 cards, of which 22 belong to the major arcana and 56 to the minor arcana. The major arcana cards represent life’s forces while the minor arcana are broken down into four suits, each with specific meanings, while each card itself provides specific words and messages.
Remember that any tarot reading is not absolute or set in stone. A person’s actions or circumstances, or outside events can change the outcome of a reading. When it comes to concepts such as love and affection, a person’s own character and personality traits will also have an influence on that person’s ability to seek out, identify, and perpetuate concepts of love.
So what can a tarot reading do when it comes to predicting love? A tarot card reading can help to define a person’s attitude toward love and affection, how that person feels about the concept of love, as well as how a person’s love life not only affects attitude, but the love itself.
A number of “love cards” are present in a tarot deck. They include but are not limited to:
- The Lovers – this card represents harmony, and if this card is presented in a spread or layout of cards, it can mean that someone has an interest in you on a physical or emotional level.
- The Hermit – the Hermit card does not imply that you will be unlucky in love or never enjoy a loving relationship or marriage. It simply implies that more time is needed to develop emotionally before true love may be achieved. It implies that while waiting, a person may feel a sense of loneliness, but it also encourages insight and emotional growth, at the end of which love may be found.
- The 4 of Cups – this tarot card can imply weariness in one’s attempts to engage in or pursue a relationship, and depending on situation can imply that some time apart from a significant other may be required to restore emotional balance. It doesn’t imply the ending of a relationship as much as it does a need for each individual in the relationship to gain some space and perspective.
- The 3 of Swords – this card implies sadness. A tarot reader may interpret it as heartache, but it may also apply to an individual (a third party) who is actively engaged in causing problems in a current couple’s relationship. In the event that a breakup is pending (which an individual often senses before a reading), it implies that a break should also be taken before attempting to seek out a new relationship.
- The 10 of Swords – as with the 3 of Swords tarot card, this card can suggest a variety of negative emotions in regard to the potential for a near-future or a current relationship. This card implies sadness, pain, and for some, grief. Based on interpretation, it can also denote infidelity, or indicate that a relationship is ending.
- The 10 of Cups – this card is often perceived to imply stability and commitment.
- The Empress – this card implies marital happiness.
Tarot cards and your future
As mentioned, tarot cards are a tool to guide an individual in a greater understanding of their attitudes regarding relationships and love. While tarot cards cannot absolutely predict love in your future, they can be used to help improve relationships and to seek a deeper sense of understanding of your own feelings regarding relationships, the importance of communication, and ways to improve your relationships as you journey through life.