Reading Tarot Cards: The Death Tarot Card
As a tarot card reader, part of your job is to read the card of a person in a manner that inspires trust and satisfaction in your client. You must read the combination of cards of your client in a fashion that is true to the cards but realistic and positive at the same time.
With that in mind, there is no card that inspires more dread and misunderstanding in clients than Death. For people that are unfamiliar with Death, they will naturally assume the worst when they draw this card. After all, the grim, skeletal figure of this card naturally conjures up thoughts of death, suffering and our own mortality.
Many clients will assume that either they, or someone they know is about to meet their maker, if they draw this ominous card!
In fact, the card Death has absolutely nothing to do with actual death. But it is your job to allay in your client their natural fears, and point out the true meaning of the card. Actually, interpreting the card Death and explaining its true relevance to a client, is something that I regard as a rite of passage for all new tarot card readers.
It tests your ability to calmly connect with your client, meaningfully unpack the true meaning of the cards and inspire in them trust and understanding. If you cannot do this with success, then you might need to practice more before you take you divining skills to the world!
1) What does Death stand for?
As I said, the first thing you need to explain to your client is that drawing the card death should not be taken literally. It does not stand for physical death at all, despite its frightening natural implications. It is, however, a very powerful card with serious