Tuesday 29 January 2019

The Difference Between Oracle Cards And Tarot

By Arthur Patterson


While similar, there are some differences when it comes to different types of tarot and other decks. For example, Oracle cards are less structured and have fewer rules than traditional tarot decks. In addition, these decks can feature almost any kind of content and are free flowing.

With tarot, while there are a few decks which have changed the count of cards to attempt to stand out from the crowd, there are generally 78 cards in most decks. Unlike this aspect of tarot, there are no specific number in oracle or others such as Angel and Yoga decks. Whereas, readers often have an option of using a number of different layouts with tarot while other decks are often more interpretative in nature.

Counts and images used in the tarot tradition feature common meanings and details across all decks. Whereas, decks outside the tarot realm feature no such common theme. In addition, tarot decks are designed to reflect information as related to the elements and different aspects of body, mind and spirit.

If food, Oracle decks would be the entree and tarot the ingredients. For, individuals rarely consume more than one entree though each entree can have numerous ingredients. Once combined, the meal becomes whole followed by desert which in this case could be considered the information provided by the reader.

When it comes to psychic or energy readings, some readers use a variety of supernatural oriented cards, while others read based on energy alone. In either case, tarot tends to hold more historic value while others hold a great deal more energy. As such, most of these individuals tend to read palms, tea leaves, runes and cards outside the realm of tarot than otherwise.

A creative way to observe the differences between tarot cards and others is in looking at tarot cards as a storybook with each card being a page. Whereas, when reading from other decks, it is more like giving a book report, whether reporting on a single chapter or the entire publication. In either case, it is important that clients have a clear understanding of the reading whether readers are using a single or multi-deck format.

One of the most interesting readings takes place when providing a reading with a combined deck. In most cases, there are two ways to do so. Due to the more detailed aspects of tarot, cards from a secondary deck are generally drawn as an introduction or closing to a traditional reading when combining decks in this fashion. In some cases, readers may include additional cards from other decks to gain more information and insight into various aspects of a reading.

The first method which can be used in a combined reading is to draw an oracle card to reflect the general feel or theme of the forth-coming reading. Whereas, the second, being to reverse the process and draw the card at the end of the reading to discover and understand any underlying themes or provide recommendations along with a parting message before closing out the session.




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