Discussion: After you've given your interpretation of the cards, ask your subject if anything you've said was particularly meaningful as regards some issue in their life. If yes, reinterpret the cards in more detail, specific to the circumstances that they describe. If your client says no, nothing sounds familiar, ask them questions and re-phrase the themes of the cards – you may well be on the right track, but need to explain the cards in a different way for the client until something rings a bell.

Refining: Once your subject gives you some feedback, reinterpret the cards in a way that's specific to the subject's situation. Tell a story tying all of the cards together, explaining them in as clear a way as possible. tying all the themes together, and perhaps using a different way of explaining them which might make it even clearer to the client. Focus on the positive aspects of the cards, and stress that nothing is carved in stone – the subject's actions can change the situation later. If any of the cards indicate a negative event, explain again that the subject is master of their own destiny and if they change their course of action then they can remedy the situation and head off trouble. Remind the subject that the cards only reflect what's in his or her mind, and that they have free will to change the outcome of future events. If you can;t get a good read on a particular card, ask the subject to draw another and use it as a modifier – read it in connection with the original card. If a card was dropped or set aside during the shuffle, interpret it as a guidance card, offering overall advice on the entire reading as a whole.

Naturally, your style of reading Tarot cards will be unique, and you may have a method that's very different from this one. As long as you're consistent with your rituals and techniques, you'll be able to focus entirely on reading the cards without the distraction of wondering what you should be doing next.

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