How many cards to lay out when using playing cards as tarot?

when using a regular deck of playing cards.. how many is one to lay out after shuffle?

How many cards to lay out when using playing cards as tarot?
it depends on what type of spread you are using(like celtic cross, 7 card spread, etc). shuffle them as many as you want. the querent should shuffle the card. cut the cards with the left hand. but playing cards is not a full substitute for tarot cards coz you can't have the major arcana (22 cards) and the 4 pages. all you'll have are the court cards.





sword=spade


diamond=pentacles/coins


clubs/clover=wands/sticks


heart=chalice/cups





PS. just because i'm doing tarot doesn't mean that i have full faith in them. it's just a fascinating hobby. judging others using God's words is very hypocritic.
Reply:as a christian i believe only in God not tarot cards
Reply:It depends on what spread you use.:) The most simple one is past, present and future which is three cards. You will need, however, a list of definitions for the playing cards since they don't correspond very well to the tarot.:)
Reply:Remember to shuffle them 256 times because that is a lucky number then do not wear anything green because the spirits get upset and only brush your teeth with a clockwise motion because this helps the psychic energy,in fact just make anything up because it's all nonsense.
Reply:I want to know what am i having and i'm 2months pregant and i want to know if i'm having twins or not.
Reply:well, would depend on which one of the many spread configurations you've decided to use





PS. please note that cards have no power in and of themselves. they're just a tool that reveal the subconscious, a crude vehicle for implementing rudimentary telepathy.
Reply:7 card layout.


start from the left and keep going right?
Reply:All the answers you need in life are in the Bible, not cards.
Reply:8.
Reply:I can still understand man's fixation and belief in a fictions god. But how on earth ANYONE can believe this kind of garbage in 2008 is beyond me.





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