top, then one to the bottom until all the cards have been transferred.
At this point, put the entire deck back into your dominant hand and start over. This method can be difficult at first, but your technique will improve with practice. Stop shuffling when you feel that it is time to stop, or if a card falls from the deck (and take note of any fallen card, for it has meaning) and then return it or set it aside. If you choose to return the card to the deck and the same card turns up later in the reading, consider that significant.
3) Selecting: Spread the cards in a line or sem-circle, face down, above the area you will use for the layout. Ask your subject to choose a card, then slide it face down to the first position within your chosen layout, keeping it vertical, not horizontal. Add new cards in the same order to complete the layout.
4) Turning: Turn over the first card from side-to-side, so it is not reversed by you. Tell your subject the significance of that card position in the spread, studying the card to get a sense of its meaning, both alone and in that position. Turn the next card only when you are ready to focus on it, repeating until all the cards are turned.
5) Reading: Using your knowledge of the Tarot or, if you are new, a guidebook, comment on your impressions of the meaning of the card. Do not just go by the book definitions of the cards and say whatever comes into your mind. Look at the image on the card and remark on the card themes as they come to mind. Whatever your first impressions are, they’re correct. Then analyze the meaning of the card in connection with its position and comment on it. If a card is reversed, explain its meaning (Upright, it means