Mankind is a young race and it is just starting to learn. According to the legend, for making this learning ease, the human race was given a book, describing the structure of the world in the part which is for them comprehensible. This is Tarot book. Although often say that Tarot describes the mechanism of the Universe creation, but actually it describes the creation of three-dimensional world. Practically it is the document, stating that the human world has its history and its right for existence. It is the ABC book and the passport simultaneously. The modern Tarot block consists of the Junior and Senior Arcanes, but it doesn't mean that there are no other groups of Arcanes. The presence of two parts of the block means that other constituents are just waiting for their turn. And even the meanings of each card which are found in the modern books and seem to be rather well-known, really are not so well-known as it looks.
Knowledge gives power over that you know. Tarot is a magical system, not a fortune-telling. Perceiving the world through this book, you get the power over the perceived world. That's why avoid "sugary" blocks: displaying the cards, you touch the sphere of witchcraft and sugariness is not compatible with witchcraft.
The systems, used like oracles are not equal. Tarot reading has become a fashionable and stylish occupation. But you must know that it implies that you are interested in your way of development as a personality and have come to learn.
Some sources propose to use Arcanes to get to know the age of the person, hair colour etc. Yes, sometimes we need such information, but believe me, Tarot don't do for it.
When do Tarot stop answering?
Objections of adherents of this approach usually are such: "the main thing is that it works, the rest is not important". The thing is that Tarot, being a divine oracle, has its current authorities. As far as the aim of Tarot is the development of the finder and not in answering ordinary questions, in such approach the "hot line" switches. In such case you'll feel that Tarot have stopped giving distinct answers. It is the sign that you have misused or overdone Tarot.
The point is that such mistakes and liberties in treating Tarot work in hands of beginners when he is allowed a bit as a researcher-beginner, but only till the definite moment. In some time you'll stop to be the beginner and those things which were allowed yesterday, doesn't get away. And one day the cards stop answering. If it has happened, put the cards away and think about your mistakes. If you realize them, cards will continue telling again.
How to prevent such situation? First of all don't ask questions caused by curiosity. Also it is better to hold the block divided into junior and senior Arcanes, using junior to view the lower level of your course of life and using senior to view the way o f the soul. And you should never bother junior Arcanes to get concrete answers - other oracles for it exist. You should better use your own clairvoyance for such purposes.
Further: the meaning of each oracle is too broad and all-embracing to try to arrange some meaning tables as many authors try to do. In general avoid block-making. If you realize that some Arcane is losing his multiple meanings, becoming very common and perfect, it is the sign that you have put the usual meanings for you on the clear perception and as a result you lose a lot of information. Let your perception stay more open and flexible.
Also you should not ask questions that you are lazy to find out yourselves. I remind you once more: Tarot are taken when you want to change something in yourself, get to know something new, for self-perfection, make one more step in your Way. Don't try to get prepared answers, which allow you not to think, not to look for the new.
How to ask the cards?
The main thing while working with Tarot is the ability to ask questions. Correct question is a half of the answer. Card-reading is a conversation.
So, what is correct question?
Firstly, it is the question that is the most interesting, important and necessary for you. The questions are asked by heart, by inside and there lies the answer. And cards help find it, to bring to the light.
Your question is a net that you draw down into yourself. As the net is so the answer is. The question is asked not by head. It is asked by your soul, by inside; as the hungry emptiness is waiting t be filled. Having no genuine interest towards the answer it is impossible to form the question.
Secondly, don't ask questions in "general". The more general is your question, the more general will be your answer, while you usually are interested in something definite. You will understand that the question is too general, paying attention to your inner emptiness: if you manage to feel it, you have formulated to question correctly and you'll be able to get the answer. As if this emptiness acquires boundaries. But if there are no such boundaries, the answer will be as all-embracing and useless therefore. "What should I do to … ", "What can change in myself …", "What does this person introduce in my situation?" etc. are examples of the questions that can be given answers
Everything you ask must be felt. If you ask the person, feel him deeply. If you ask about the situation, fell deeply the situation. If asking about time, feel deeply the duration of that time. Everyone has subjective sensation of the time, so call for it.
And take one or several cards at random, as your hand goes, If you take one card, confide to it and catch what you hear. If there are several cards, look among them as if they were conjoint into one. Now it is one card, one picture. Look and listen, confine to yourself and don't dismiss what you have heard or seen.
And that will be your answer :)
This is the basis of inquiry of the cards.