Knowing what to ask the tarot is the best way to get a great reading. The questions you ask should be open-ended, focus on yourself, be about things you can change, and focus on the present and future.
Ask open-ended questions
The best kind of questions are open-ended questions that allow for deep exploration of the possibilities. Open-ended questions allow the tarot to deeply explore many aspects of the question and can lead to greater insights into the issue at hand.
Many people ask closed-ended questions of the tarot, often those that need to be answered with a yes or no. While these questions can often be answered with tarot cards, they do not allow the flexibility that makes tarot such a powerful tool.
Focus the question on yourself
In order to protect everyone’s privacy, most readers will not give out information about someone not directly involved in the reading. Besides being potentially unethical, questions focused on others often lead to unproductive readings, with results that are not useful to you.
Focus your question on things you can have an effect on
The best types of questions give answers that you can use to change the situation. Answers that the tarot gives are seldom absolute because the future is subject to what each of us does. The best questions will reveal guidance about the actions to take now to achieve your goals in the future.
Focus on the present and near future
Questions about the past are also unproductive. These questions are often things like “What did I do wrong?” or “Why did they do that?”. These questions rarely, if ever, lead to you finding answers that you can use to change your future for the better.
A good reader will help you shape your question
If you are having difficulty phrasing your question, a good reader will help guide you to the best type of question to ask. You should be willing to openly discuss your situation with your tarot reader so they can help you get to the heart of your needs.
Questions not to ask tarot cards
There are many types of questions that you should never ask tarot cards. Most reputable readers will not answer these types of questions. Good readers will take these questions as a starting point to guide their clients to what to ask the tarot that can be answered and that get to the real heart of the matter at hand. Six types of questions reputable readers will not answer are:
What is he thinking?/How does he feel about me?
These types of questions address third party information; in other words, it is asking about someone other than you or the reader. This brings up ethical concerns regarding the privacy of others. It also creates issues of accuracy, as the reader can only interpret the situation from their client’s perspective. A better type of question is “How can I improve my relationship with him?”
When will I die?/When will xxx happen?
Questions about when are generally not beneficial to you. These questions do not offer actual guidance for you to be able to affect change in your life. These types of questions may sometimes be used as followup questions, narrowing down the time needed to effect a change in your life. A better question is “What can I do to help bring this about?”
Any questions related to medicine
By law, and as a practical matter, tarot readers and other psychics cannot give advice regarding medical issues. Such issues should be directed to a doctor or other health practitioner. No reputable reader will offer advice on this subject other than “talk to your doctor about it”.
Any questions related to legal matters
Like medical questions should be handled by doctors, legal issues should be handled by lawyers. Those few questions not answerable by lawyers (like “will I win the court case?”) are rarely the domain of tarot cards.
Will I win the lottery?
Short answer: probably not. Very few psychics will even claim to be able to predict the lottery. Those who do should be asked, “Why don’t you play yourself?” Questions about lotteries, sweepstakes, and gambling are generally not going to be answered by tarot cards.
Will I get promoted/get a new job?
Unlike lotteries, jobs are an area where you can make effective changes by how you speak and act. Rather than asking “Will I …” it is better to ask “How can I …” or “What can I do …”.
What to ask the tarot summary
It is best to ask questions of the tarot that are open-ended, focus on yourself, are about things you can change, and focus on the present and future. In general, questions that begin with “how”, “what” or “why” are better than questions that begin with “when”, “will” or “should”.