How to Read Tarot Cards: Connecting the Cards

This is a mini tutorial on how to connect the cards in a Tarot Reading. Often, in a Tarot Reading, we will interpret each card individually, but struggle with seeing how the cards relate and interact with one another. This tutorial will give you tips and techniques to help you find connections between the cards.

[jessherselfable]

I also noticed cups on either side of the issue. Someone walking away from something in the past, and being offered another chance in the future - the queen is offering a cup of redemption or forgiveness.

[AnnieInTheLight]

There isn't a wrong way to read the cards. Your intuition and your perspective in life in general will give you the meaning that best suits the situation you need at a given time. There are many many different way to interpret the cards above. what resonates with the the one who is being read is the proper way to read cards.
This is a great video! Thanks for the great tips!!

[lo.p]

In an intuitive reading, I would see a difference between the first two cards- in the first card the figure is walking away. It suggests that they are choosing and able to do so (despite the fact that walking is not easy for them - they hold a walking stick). It's not necessarily a refusal to deal something. If you choose to walk away, you feel in the moment as if you are in control and that turning your back on the options and opportunities available is the right choice . The center card suggests that perhaps that choice did not work out so well for them, or that it caused a degree of strife. They appear weak and stressed under the weight of the swords above them. A bed is where we spend time if we are sick or depressed, and this figure appears less able to leave. The third card reveals that perhaps it was necessary to go through that experience, as the they have come out stronger. She looks pensive and thoughtful - life's experiences have led to greater knowledge, maturity, confidence and personal growth. It has not been forgotten - she has learned from it.

[joannaoconnor]

I saw a significant emotional loss in the past that is causing emotional distress in the present but that the future sees you mastering your emotions and being in a much better place! We will of course interpret differently but your explanation of connecting the cards was very useful and it will definitely help me in the future. Thank you 🙏❤️

[crestorize]

The eight of cups are emotional attachments from the past and which no longer serve them. The decision to leave such attachments behind may be a worry at first, with the 9 swords its a completion of a particular stage in your emotional growth and the Queen of cups is basically indicating the decision was a positive outcome and progress,

[NiamhDhabolt]

Sometimes, depending on the reading, I read the 9 of Swords as "waking up from a nightmare". So, not necessarily a "negative" card, but more of a "emerging from a bad situation", but dealing with the fallout (sometimes I see it almost like "having a hangover"... waking from a bad dream and it kind of stays with you throughout the day). Then with the Queen of Cups, rising above the emotional turmoil of the situation.

[aquarianchictarot]

Someone made a hard decision based on intuition not knowing what would unfold ahead. Current, their is worry about decision made, hence sleepless nights and anxiety- but the card assures that the negative phase is almost complete. It is really not a big deal as what the person is making it out to be (self destructive thinking). Last card assures that the person will find balance and use experience to have a strong foundation going forward.

[natashac]

I took this as recently walking away from something / someone that no longer served you + the 9 of swords is needing to deal with the emotions, perhaps grief and potential regret of that decision. The Queen is moving into a stage of acceptance and regaining emotional stability once you’ve dealt with the feelings you need to that come with walking away / choosing a different path

[Candey]

Thank you so much for sharing. As beginner of Tarot, I find myself struggling to connect the cards. Its can be so frustrating to the point of giving up. So i am appreciative of your tips on how to connect the overall picture.

[blessedbeyond]

New to this. First card I felt was walking away from addictions or something no longer serving them. The 2nd card reminded me of depression and late night tossing and turning. I felt it was because of the past hurt. The queen of cups made me think of a mother who is nurturing and very sensitive to the needs of others. Maybe they are going to get counseling and everything falls in place.

[emmacavalier]

I tried to do a practice spread. Not even asking spirit questions but the spread just hit home so hard. Tarot is wonderful

[chewyro_chewyro]

That's really cool! Thanks for the explanation. My reading for these cards goes like this: There was a moment of scarcity or a feeling of lack despite the fact that you are actually surrounded with abundance. You dont see it nor realize it. Because of this, you feel alone and stuck and you think there's no way out. However, the 10 of swords is reminding you that you are not alone and if you look inwards, you will find that you actually have it in you to rise through your current situations. Listen to your inner self and appreciate all the blessings around you, big or small. The queen of cups is encouraging you to reflect and she's telling you that you will be guided throughout your emotional transitions. She's reminding you to be gentle to yourself and to try and remember what truly brings you happiness.

[lisalawn]

It's 2020 and I'm immersed in the study of Tarot to give structure & depth to my intuitive coaching. I love love love the idea of having the cards speak to each other!!!! It is synergy to the way I practice. THANK YOU! From new subscriber :)

[Warrior-pscl]

I agree with Niamh, your first comment, that it represents waking from a nightmare, waking from a bad situation which would make more sense from the first card that shows someone walking away from a bad situation. And the second card would be waking up from a bad situation. And the Queen of cups would represent her position afterward.

[layla]

i interpret this as someone leaving a relationship yet it causes a lot of pain for them because they miss their old partner. they eventually step into their power and realize to be comfortable with their emotions and that its okay to feel heartbroken. they still keep their old partner in mind, but it doesn't affect them as much.

[MysticFairy]

I read the eight of cups as someone who’s walking away from a thing place or situation that has served its purpose in your life I see it as moving on from things that no longer serve you or maybe walking towards something better in a positive aspect because as you see the cups are empty so to me that is revealing that they you have took what you needed from them and they have served their purpose the nine of swords I read as maybe someone being very stressed and having anxiety and being kept up by their thoughts or feelings about a situation maybe fears I don’t see it personally as refusing to see more like seeing but being stressed by what they see or feel

[tracydiss]

Thanks for the great video:) I have been collecting a few tarot decks over the years, but have never really been serious about learning much about them until recently. I have been finding it hard to connect each card in a reading, and your explanation and example has really made it easier for me to conceptualize how the different cards can interact and speak to each other. Thanks again :)

[ThatWeirdPlaceInYT]

I had a love spread for a friend where one card was about conflict and the next was about blissful love, only for the next to be about regret and the next about soulmates and vice versa. I was so confused about the mixed messages. Thank you for the video, I will try to connect the cards to one another. My main feeling was that the happiness is only superficial while deep down inside the couple (or at least one partner) is unhappy.

[locutia]

The past in which some emotional work was either rejected or neglected gives rise to regret and anguish. The future offers forgiveness, and possible resolution of the original omission. Maybe.

[kodyven]

I love how you have the card covered I love watching it bounce around