As people go through more and more tarot readings, it’s important to understand how such things can affect them, not to mention the potential changes they may need to make in order to see a better outcome.
From this point of view, most tarot readers recommend taking notes. They’re alright with bringing a notebook to take notes and journal a tarot experience, only because of the insights it can provide later on as well.
Having a tarot journal is a must whether these readings occur face to face or online. But then, what are you supposed to write in there? What kind of details actually matter? Let’s discover the most important tarot notes that should go in a journal.
Why Take Tarot Notes
Tarot notes are sometimes overlooked, mainly when it comes to people who are new to tarot cards. Just because they don’t necessarily understand how it works, it doesn’t mean they can’t take advantage of it. In fact, there are many readers out there that actually encourage taking notes during a reading.
While most readers are alright with it, make sure you ask for permission first, mainly in a face to face reading. These being said, grab a pen and a piece of paper and start writing things down. You won’t always have time to write everything, so stick to keywords and basic notes.
Why Do You Need Tarot Notes?
Later Reflections
First of all, a reading may not always provide all the answers you seek. You may have to reflect on it later on, whether tomorrow or next week, whenever you feel more spiritual about it.
There might be things that won’t necessarily make sense throughout the reading. But as you reflect on them later on, they could suddenly showcase certain things that will enhance your readings.
Even if you think you’ll remember everything the reader tells you, having notes will help you reflect in a more constructive manner.
Make a Plan
Unhappy with the potential outcome of a scenario? You can always change things around, as nothing is set in stone. But this also means you may have to know what exactly the reading was about. If you get too emotional or you receive too much information, chances are you’ll miss many details.
When you have everything, making a plan is much easier.
Timeline
No matter what the reading is about or what kind of guidance you get, having notes will help you get a timeline as events unfold in your life, meaning you can determine the potential time frame of an outcome in a more accurate manner.
Date and Time
While everyone’s focused on grabbing details and potential outcomes, the truth is the date and time should never be overlooked either. Sure, other details are more important in the long run, but as you go through more tarot readings for guidance, you need a timeline as well.
You need to figure out how fast things happen once you go through a reading. You’ll also have to determine how fast your changes can define a new outcome. Without a timeline, no matter how accurate a reading is, you’ll have no clue what and when to expect.
Moon Phases
No one really bothers about moon phases when it comes to tarot notes and readings, yet this aspect can be extremely important and may have a significant effect over your reading. Moon phases won’t necessarily change the interpretation, but can help you determine when readings are more accurate.
For example, a full moon may bring in a high degree of accuracy, but then, what works for some people won’t work for everyone else. Taking note of the moon phase can help you determine the best times to seek help in the future.
Questions
Asking a particular question? A mix of different questions? Multiple aspects of life? As the reading unfolds and you start getting answers, you’ll get lost in no time if you have no tarot notes. Sooner or later, you won’t even remember what kind of question the cards refer to.
Writing questions down is also a good idea prior to the reading. A reading may go in different directions, so having your questions ready can help you keep it on track. If you fail to write everything down, chances are you’ll end up with unanswered questions once the reading is over.
Cards
When taking tarot notes, most people write their questions and the interpretation or keywords coming from the reader. While this is certainly a good idea, it’s not always enough. If certain things don’t make sense later on, you’ll blame yourself for not having all the details.
From this point of view, it’s important to write down the cards drawn in a reading too. Write down each card, as well as its position in the spread. The reader’s interpretation based on your circumstances is more important, but your later reflections can reveal many more details if you have the cards as well.
First Impressions
Time is limited when taking tarot notes. If you do an online or phone reading, you’ll realize that minutes and costs add up. Besides, you can’t just ask a reader to wait a minute for you to write everything down. It doesn’t work like this.
However, there are a few things you can do really quick in order to help your reflections later. The first impression is one of the most important things in your notes. Write down how a card makes you feel when drawn, what your first thoughts are, who you thought about and so on, depending on the type of reading.
It’s easier to write such notes if you have an email or live chat reading, mainly because of the time. Even if you don’t have time, don’t write an essay, but just a few keywords.
Bottom line, tarot notes hold plenty of information after a reading. You won’t always get every detail in the reading, so further reflection or meditation will give you all the answers you need. But to get all these, you’ll definitely need all the information, hence the necessity of notes.