So I was reading for myself and found that the tarot only made sense in the first card (was trying to read three or more per question) but only the first one made sense and it was a crystal clear sense... So I said; "OK then... I'll do it this way... Only one card per question" and got the clearest reading I have had in a while.
Is it possible that too many cards become something confusing? That the tarot chooses how to reply? Has it happened to you?
Anything is possible.
Absolutely, Tarot (or whatever answers us when we read, through the cards) "chooses" how to reply to each of us. It does not answer each of us in the same way. It takes into account all the complexities of who we are inside, our personalities, life experiences, ... , and talks to us in the ways we will understand best and will make the most sense to the individual who we are.
The thing about Tarot is that it is not a standardized thing. It works differently for each reader . Often, very differently. For me that is always important to understand when learning to read. "The cards" (or whatever it is that answers us when we ask questions using the cards) does not talk to each of us in the same way.
For one person, 4 cards readings may be just perfect. For another 1 card may be perfect. Tarot works differently for each reader.
It is not like is school, where you learn something and it applies in exactly the same way for everyone. 2+2 will give the same answer for everyone.
Tarot is not like that. The trick is to understand this. And no one can tell you what works best for you,. Because what works best for them will not be what works best for you. They cannot know what is best for you.
The only way YOU can know what works best for you as a reader is by doing just what you did. You tried both ways and found that 1 card works best for you. Now you know it. That is your TRUTH as a reader. At least for now. Period. No matter what works before for others, that
is your truth. That one card readings for best for you. When you know that, accept that as fact and work with it.
Of course things can change. Maybe later on, something else may work better for you. But where you are now, that is what works best for you. Simple as that. Regardless of what works best for others. Anything at all is possible, the cards work differently for each of us to some extent. As you work with your cards, you will find what works best for you. When you do wotk with it and follow it.
No personally, that has not been the case for me. I do better with 3-4 cards per question, but please understand that what works for me is irrelevant to what is the best way to read for you. Its not about finding what works for the majority or readers, but about finding what works best for YOU. It's an individual thing.
What if one way of reading worked well for 90 % of readers, and for 10 % something else worked better? If you were in the 10%, it would be better for you to follow what works best for YOU than to try to follow what the other 90% were doing and to try to fit into their mold, which is not who you are.
There is right or wrong way to read. It's really just about finding what works best for you, for the individual who is you. The cards are the best ones to tell you that. You might even do a reading and ask what ways of reading would work best for you. Couldn't hurt, Tarot can answer that.
Those are my beliefs on all that,
Babs