Being able to identify and strengthen your intuition is your first step in becoming a great intuitive tarot reader. Bute, before you can read tarot intuitively you must know what intuition is and how to use it. Once you know what intuition is and how it “feels” you must experience it intentionally.
Like any relationship a relationship with your intuition is built on trust.
Practice trusting your intuitive voice to guide you and you will soon become familiar with what it feels like when your intuition speaks.
Put the book aside and promise yourself that what you ‘hear’ is your answer.
Before your logical mind has time to fumble around card meanings listen to what immediately comes to mind while you look at the cards.
It will start as simply as words at first then phrases and soon whole conversations.
More often that not you will have your ‘right’ answer the first time!
IDENTIFYING INTUITION
Intuition is defined as “the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning”.
Call it a good voice, a gut feeling or a hunch everyone has intuition.
Intuition is that feeling you get when you just know who sent you a text message before you even look at.
It’s that hunch that you really should have thrown out the milk yesterday, or even the last-minute decision to bring an umbrella only to have it rain.
It’s the coincidence that the song stuck in your head comes on the radio when you start your car.
At it’s most basic, intuition is just knowing something without a logical reason. It’s just whether or not you choose to listen and trust.
Listening to and trusting this sensation is key to reading the tarot.
A TRUTH AND A LIE
To test out your intuition and how it feels to you simply focus on an object and tell a lie about it.
Scan your body for any sensations or lack of sensation.
Take note where you feel this and how it feels.
Next with the same object tell a truth. Once again scan your body and notice any sensations..
How does it feel? Where do you feel it? Does it feel different or the same?
You may feel a tingle or a tightening in your chest or stomach or even nothing at all.
An absence of feeling is always a no.
This is how you can develop your intuition and distinguish ‘yes’ from ‘no’ sensations.
Repeat the exercise as many times as you can until you can differentiate between the two different feelings with confidence.
You may wish to take this a step further.
If it’s hard to tell where your sensation is coming from or you get the same sensation in the same part of your body you can strengthen your intuition and even “assign” a new area to help you more easily distinguish your yeses from your nos.
STRENGTHENING YOUR INTUITION
While meditating ask your Higher Self “Please let me feel my intuitive yes sensation in my upper stomach (or area of your choosing). “Please let me feel my intuitive no sensation in my lower stomach ( or area of your choosing).
Next you will focus on your unique intuitive sensation you have for each yes and no.
Visualize the sensation for yes in the area you have assigned while stating, “When communicating with my intuition I will feel yes answers in my upper abdomen.”
Feel your intuitive sensation manifest in the unique area you chose for yes sensations.
Do the same for no.
State, “When communicating with my intuition I will feel no answers in my lower abdomen.” Feel the intuitive sensation for no manifest in the unique area you chose for no sensations.
Practice this exercise until it is unmistakable that you are accurate in your yes and no sensations.
Start small to gain confidence and build trust with your intuition.
Faith in your abilities and trusting your intuition are absolutely key when reading tarot intuitively.
CONCLUSION
So, now that you know two exercises to help identify what your intuition feels like and how to strengthen it you will be well on your way to becoming an intuitive tarot reader!
Remember to take your time as you can’t know everything there is to learn about tarot or become an expert overnight.
While reading tarot and using your intuition comes more easily to some than others its always the journey that makes us who we are.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Be sure to take account of your progress in your Tarot journal!
Not only will it provide you with your own personalized card meanings, but you will also see how much you grow as a Tarot Reader over time.
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