Tarot cards are not fortune-telling cards; they will not tell you that a certain event is going to happen. The philosophy behind Tarot is that all future events are subject to change and that if you are forewarned of unpleasant events, you can prevent them. Tarot cards benevolently warn you that danger lies ahead if you stay on your current course and change nothing. You may choose to ignore this warning, but when you pass the danger zone, you will pay quite severely – or you can take preventive measures and change the course of events.
Tarot does not tell fortunes because this is counter-productive. On the contrary, its purpose is to make you think and act. Tarot subscribes to the view that future events can be changed if you take note of them and act appropriately. If the cards predict good times, you must still make a conscious effort to continue doing whatever you are doing or the prediction will go unfulfilled! Tarot cards never tell you what is going to happen – they tell you what is likely to happen, based on your present course of action.
Tarot cards can answer questions about the past and the future and they can reveal the present as well. Often, the cards show the thoughts, feelings and motivations of the questioner and of others who are relevant to the question and most relationship spreads have positions for both partners for this reason. If there is something that you must know in order to solve a problem, the Tarot can, and will, reveals it to you. Often, you'll find that you already knew the answer, but you overlooked it or ignored it. Tarot cards are a wonderful source of advice and guidance and, in the hands of an expert, Tarot cards are an excellent and perceptive counsellor.
The cards may not always tell you what you want to know, but they will always tell you what you need to know. They may not always answer the question that you ask, but will always answer the question that most needs answering.
