Tarot Cards and Yes/No answers

akp124 · #1 07-22-2012, 10:55 PM

I heard that you are not suppose to ask yes/no questions in tarot, but people still do.
So, what cards would mean yes and which ones would mean no?

Would a one card spread be good for this?

dr. farr · #2 07-23-2012, 02:27 AM

One can deduce whether the answer is yes or no, from the + or - indications of the cards which come up; however, being mechanical about it (eg having more reversed cards than upright = a no answer) does NOT work very well at all; get your yes or no from the dominant + or - meanings of the cards which come up in the reading.

Yes, for clarity of the meaning (and thus the yes or no answer) a 1 card draw is often the best way to obtain a yes or no answer.

Remember: avoid attempting divination (including Tarot) during the time (sometimes just minutes, sometimes several hours, on a given day) when the Moon is Void of Course (easily found by using the calendars in the Pocket Astrologer, or from other daily Moon sign publications)-tends to make mantic divinations unreliable when Moon is VOC...

Zonark · #3 07-23-2012, 04:36 AM

Yeah as Dr. Farr explained upright/reversal can indicate yes/no so long as you shuffle those cards well.

akp124 · #4 07-23-2012, 04:49 PM

So if I get a queen of cups, that would be a yes answer because it is a positive card? And if I get death, that would be a no? And then if they were reversed, they would mean the opposite?

dr. farr · #5 07-24-2012, 02:23 AM

Yes, except to my understanding the Death card upright is not really that negative (whereas reversed, indicating decay and stagnation, it is)

retinoid · #6 07-24-2012, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by akp124

So if I get a queen of cups, that would be a yes answer because it is a positive card? And if I get death, that would be a no? And then if they were reversed, they would mean the opposite?

I personally hate 1 card spreads for tarot because it is like 1 word in a sentence.

For example dr farr said death could have an okay meaning or reversed could mean stagnation and decay. for me I interpret death-r as the NEED to transform or end something and you aren't doing it. So if you have a question of, 'is my relationship going to end' and it is the death upright it may say yes, if it is reversed it could mean you need to end it or it could simply mean it will change in some manner or you should change it! Queen of cups as the card means nothing to me...I use a three card spread that I like 'question' 'answer' 'additional information'...1 card has no meaning to me.

Zonark · #7 07-26-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by akp124

So if I get a queen of cups, that would be a yes answer because it is a positive card? And if I get death, that would be a no? And then if they were reversed, they would mean the opposite?

The Death card is not a negative card. Reversed it represents a state of stagnation and a complete halt of progress. Upright it represents sudden transformation, it represents all kinds of deaths not just the physical kinds. Death is not something negative.

The cards themselves both upright and reversed do not mean positive or negative things, their meanings are deeply archetypal and poetic and must be read as such in both their upright and reversed positions. However you can use the position of upright or reversal to symbolize a yes or no answer to a query for the purposes of answering such a question.

Me, I find a coin flip to work much better if you're going to leave something as simple as a yes or no up to fate/chance. The tarot, I think, deserves a bit more respect than that.

wintersprite1 · #8 07-26-2012, 02:22 PM

I think this is where the talent of the reader comes to play. Through intuition and experience the cards take on many meanings. Much like interpreting with Astrology, there is no one set meaning for a planet, aspect, house, stellium, dignity etc.... A throw of cards will read differently for each reader. For instance, if asked about the relationship mentioned above and what would death represent, I would say time for transformation and take clues by cards surrounding. It would take probably the 10 of swords for me to suggest last rites

The cards are tools. A person can read spilled spaghetti if you had a basic meaning for the layout. You can hand a monkey a type writer, but with out practice and understanding, you will get garble and bananas all over the keyboard. So familiarize yourself with your cards and attach the meanings you need in addition to their traditional meaning.

TK

Cascada · #9 07-30-2012, 09:14 PM

I was just about to ask a similar question to this one before I noticed it

For the cards Judgement and The Empress, would they be a yes or no? I was thinking The Empress would maybe be a yes, but I wasn't entirely sure on Judgement..?

dr. farr · #10 07-31-2012, 02:43 AM

Upright both symbols would indicate + factors; if reversed the indications of the meanings of the symbols would indicate -...

roman67 · #11 07-31-2012, 04:16 AM

I don’t have any knowledge about Tarot cards. But thanks to this thread where I am able to gain some knowledge because everyone shares their own knowledge about tarot cards.

retinoid · #12 07-31-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cascada

I was just about to ask a similar question to this one before I noticed it

For the cards Judgement and The Empress, would they be a yes or no? I was thinking The Empress would maybe be a yes, but I wasn't entirely sure on Judgement..?

I'd say both were yes. Though Judgment may not be as wonderful of a yes as the Empress (could have to be done with litigation for instance, or someone deciding you over another, etc.)..

Cascada · #13 08-03-2012, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by retinoid

I'd say both were yes. Though Judgment may not be as wonderful of a yes as the Empress (could have to be done with litigation for instance, or someone deciding you over another, etc.)..

Thanks

akp124 · #14 08-07-2012, 05:39 AM

I think someone misunderstood when I asked this question.

Of course I know that the cards have a meaning. I just meant, can we take the card as a yes/no and apply its meaning to our question.

like, I asked a question about whether or not this particular guy I liked and I would be able to be in a relationship.

I got the three of swords... This card alone, I can take at face value and call it no and end it at that. I can also take it that it would mean heartbreak if we did end up together. Or, the meaning I took, I have to get over what has previously broken my heart so that I can happily move on with him.

But, I already asked this question in a horary chart, and Dr.Farr (helpfully) told me that he did not see me the way I see him. So, in this case I can say that the card was right with just no.

retinoid · #15 08-07-2012, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by akp124

I think someone misunderstood when I asked this question.

Of course I know that the cards have a meaning. I just meant, can we take the card as a yes/no and apply its meaning to our question.

like, I asked a question about whether or not this particular guy I liked and I would be able to be in a relationship.

I got the three of swords... This card alone, I can take at face value and call it no and end it at that. I can also take it that it would mean heartbreak if we did end up together. Or, the meaning I took, I have to get over what has previously broken my heart so that I can happily move on with him.

But, I already asked this question in a horary chart, and Dr.Farr (helpfully) told me that he did not see me the way I see him. So, in this case I can say that the card was right with just no.

Yeah but then 1-card yes/no gets complicated when you get a good card (like the sun, empress, king of pentacles, etc.) and it is reversed. Does the sun-reversed necessarily mean a no?...sometimes throwing down two cards over that can illuminate the meaning better.

Fifth House Sun · #16 08-09-2012, 02:55 AM

for yes or no use a one card reading. i prefer using fewer options(placement designations) and cards in readings than is usually suggested and it has worked very well for me with gaining insight into people and their perceptions.

for gambling it seems to intentionally ***** you over. everyone says its because that isn't what is supposed to be used for, but honestly i don't see why not.

when using a one card spread to get a "yes or no" which isn't what I do I usually frame the divination in terms of feeling like how will i feel about this or that. and when you do it interpret the card with your own intuitive abilities. look at the card what does it tell you in relation to what you want to know.

i think that you have to have some intuition to begin with for Tarot to be utilized in this manner.

Cascada · #17 09-05-2012, 12:40 PM

I found this site http://www.tarotelements.com/tarot-t...s-using-tarot/ that lists the cards and whether they're a yes/no/maybe, I don't know if you'll agree with it or not though.

akp124 · #18 09-08-2012, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Cascada

I found this site http://www.tarotelements.com/tarot-t...s-using-tarot/ that lists the cards and whether they're a yes/no/maybe, I don't know if you'll agree with it or not though.

I actually have come across this page but I don't know enough to be sure if I can trust it.