Ashley O'Connor
3 min readSep 22, 2024
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Developing Intuition for Understanding Tarot Readings Better

Techniques and exercises for improving your intuitive abilities and how they can aid in unleashing your inner guide.

If you’ve ever felt a mystical pull towards the cards, it’s likely your intuition speaking to you. Intuition is the secret ingredient that can transform a tarot reading from a simple card layout into a profound and insightful experience. Today, let’s dive into techniques and exercises to develop and enhance your intuitive abilities, so you can connect more deeply with each tarot card as they appear in your readings.

What is Intuition in Tarot?

Intuition is often described as a deep, inner knowing or gut feeling that guides us without the need for logical reasoning. In tarot, intuition helps one to interpret the cards beyond their traditional meanings and connect with the subtle energies they emit. It’s what allows you to pick up on nuanced messages and hidden truths during a reading.

Techniques to Develop Your Tarot Intuition

  1. Meditate with Your Inner Guide: Spend a few minutes each day meditating with your intuition. Focus on a specific question or scenario, and allow any impressions or feelings to surface. This practice helps you build a personal connection with your inner guide and enhances your intuitive responses.
  2. Keep a Tarot Journal: Listen back and document your readings, record impressions you feel, and any intuitive notes in a journal. Write down your thoughts and feelings about each insight shared or specific cards, and how they relate to your life. Over time, this journal will become a valuable resource for understanding your intuitive patterns and growth.
  3. Use Visualization Techniques: Close your eyes and visualize the energy surrounding you at the moment in time. Imagine yourself connecting with your soul’s essence and let any images, colors, or sensations come to you. This visualization helps you tap into your intuition and the deeper layers of meaning.
  4. Practice Automatic Writing: Think about a specific person, scenario or life decision and try automatic writing — where you write continuously without overthinking. Let your pen flow freely and see what insights emerge. This practice helps you bypass the analytical mind and access your intuitive wisdom.
  5. Explore Different Psychic Methods: Experiment with various methods for tapping into your intuition — tarot readings, palmistry, scrying, pendulum work, etc. Each method has its own energy, which can evoke different intuitive responses. Exploring different approaches can help you understand how intuition varies with different styles.

Trusting Your Intuition

Developing intuition is a journey, and it’s important to trust and embrace the process. Remember, intuition is a personal and unique experience. What works for one person might not work for another, so be open to finding techniques and practices that resonate with you. Similarly, you might connect well with a particular Intuitive Reader that others don’t.

By nurturing your intuitive abilities, you’ll find that tarot readings become more insightful, meaningful, and connected. Embrace your inner guide and let it illuminate your tarot journey with greater clarity and depth.

Happy exploring, and may your intuitive insights lead you to more profound revelations!

Enhancing your intuitive abilities can transform how you approach everything in life. At Garden Bee Tarot, we focus on developing and nurturing your intuition through personalized readings and guidance.

Ashley O'Connor

Ashley O'Connor is an Intuitive Reader offering personalized tarot and palmistry readings, guiding clients toward clarity and empowerment. www.gardenbeetarot.ca