Tarot Cards : Situation, Obstacle, Solution Tarot Reading layout

Tarot is not a common play thing. It is also not something that every one feels comfortable handling. So why is there an increase in the number of people looking for tarot cards and tarot readings from professionals?

It is simple. The tarot offers guidance in times of need. When you are stuck in a particular situation and don't know how to handle it you look for correct guidance. This is what is available from the tarot deck. It is easier to handle well meant advice from something as impersonal as a deck of cards than it is to take it from a friend or family member.

Throw in the mystical connection of the all pervading knowledge of the universe and you are hooked. While I was quite cynical in the beginning I decided to keep and open mind when I had my first tarot reading done. The lady, who later became my teacher, barely knew me. She set up the tarot cards on a silk cloth and asked me to sit facing north in front of her.

The tarot reader is supposed to ideally face south during a reading. There are better vibes from the universe, I believe. As you can see I'm still some what cynical, but the reading that she did for me changed quite a bit. She told me about my basic nature, about the general situation I was in and what frustrations I might have at present. I was amazed to say the least.

She did mulitple layouts for me that day including a 7 cards general reading, a 3 card past - present - future reading, and a single card reading, but the Situation- Obstacle and Solution reading really was great. It told me what was wrong with the situation, and the nature of the obstacles I was facing plus in what direction the solution lay.

I sat through that tarot reading mum and I was hooked. That's how I began to learn the tarot and I still find that tarot layout the best to work out a problem situation with.

The simple "Situation - Obstacle - Solution" three card layout is a common one in Tarot readings. It is performed using only three Tarot cards from the deck. It is a clear direction and guidance layout which even inexperienced tarot readers can handle very well.

These three cards are choosen after shuffling the tarot deck and asking the questioner to pick three cards from the tarot deck. As these cards are handed to the tarot reader facing downwards, they are laid out on the table.

The first card is placed on the left and is the Situation card. The second card placed in the middle is the Obstacle card and the third card on the right hand side is the Solution card.

Starting with the first card all the cards are turned facing up on the table and the tarot card reader will then evaluate them. The exact divination of the meaning of each card can vary from tarot reader to reader. So it is important to take all cards into consideration when giving the guidance reading.