One way to save yourself a lot of grief is just to run things by your Tarot cards as you would a good friend.

There is no need to make a big production. Often you can find out what you need by picking a card or two, or, in my case, generally three.

I will usually assign the first card to represent me, the second card to represent the other party and the third to represent the matter at-hand.

The results are pretty amazing and quite eye-opening.

Sometimes the spread will reconfirm my impression. Like a friend telling me, "that is what you thought you saw and you really did see it." And sometimes I will get a heads up.

Oftentimes, the images are very clear and so literal that it takes my breath away.

Like the time I was searching for someone to help me move stuff sitting way too long in a storage locker. When I saw the upright Magician as his card, I knew the move would go smoothly. And it did. And I learned he had other skills that can come in handy (The Magician is versatile and manifests what he sets his mind to do).

Sometimes when I need to hire someone to do some work around the house and I am considering several candidates, I will pull a Tarot card for each. The results can be revealing. You probably would not want to hire, let us say, a reversed Page of Wands if you are looking for someone dependable with a lot of experience.

Your Page of Wands fellow might be strong, but probably young or inexperienced with a quick temper.

Clearly you will do your normal due diligence such as checking references. But the Tarot cards can guide you on questions to ask and help you hone in on likely candidates.

I have used the Tarot cards to help me with decisions such as whether or not to take a pricey course. If The Devil card comes up, you may want to take a second look to make sure you are not falling for a good sales pitch. The Devil can lure you in by seducing you, like the proverbial salesman that is so good that he can sell ice to the Eskimos.

Sometimes a card's meaning is not always clear in the context of your question. In that case, write the question and the names of the cards and their positions and file it away. The meaning may come to you as a flash when you are thinking about something else. Or as the situation develops the card's meaning will reveal itself.

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