Tips for Forming Questions

What to ask? How to form a question? 

The most common thing I see when getting ready to do a Tarot reading for someone is that the question(s) they have are either too broad, too open-ended, or really fall into the trap of “fortune-telling”.

For  example, a person may be struggling with a family situation and they  approach with the question “When will my teenage son stop being so much  trouble?”

Someone else, unhappy with their present employment situation, might ask “When will I find a better job?”

Or I have heard this question asked many times “When will I find the love of my life?”

Notice  the common theme in the way the questions are phrased – they are asked  in a way that suggests either I as a reader can read the future, or,  even worse, that the situation is not within THEIR control but some  outside, unseen force.

People, this is not how Tarot works.

A Tarot reading is a great guide to finding solutions and answers but as  the person getting the reading, you have to be willing to do what is  necessary to create and enable the solutions.

Let’s take these questions and turn them around in such a way that the Tarot reading can create answers and positive results.

The  parent of the unruly teenager should be asking “What can I do to  understand the issues my teenager is dealing with so I can better parent  him during these tough years?”

The unhappy employee can ask “What steps do I need to take to find a better work situation?”

And the lovelorn should ask “What is holding me back from finding romance in my life?”

See the difference? Now the person getting the reading is not asking for fortune telling but for concrete solutions and advice.

Some excellent ways to start off your question include:
“What do I need to know about…?”
“What is the best advice or guidance in dealing with…?”
“What should I do in order to achieve…?”
“What do I need to focus on regarding…?”
“What’s stopping me or holding me back from…?”
“How does X view me in our relationship…?”
“What are the most important factors to consider in…?”

The  point is to open your question up so that you can really let the Tarot  work for you and give you the objective take on the situation  at hand.

What do I need to know/see/understand right now?

What do I need to focus on right now?

What message do my spirit guides/angels have for me?

How can I have more fun in life?

What’s the best way for me to make a positive difference in the world?

What will help me feel more at peace?

How can I express myself creatively this week?

What talent do I have that I need to use more?

What part of myself am I ignoring/denying right now?

What do I need more of in my life?

What do I need less of in my life?

How can I feel more connected to others?

Who in my life do I need to reach out to right now?

What is influencing me the most right now?

What spiritual lesson am I trying to master right now?

How can I be more powerful and effective in my life right now?

What is my biggest block at the moment?

What characteristics do I need to fully embrace?

What area of my life needs the most attention right now?