Free Online Tarot Card Readings

Fun and Free Tarot Readings, with Many Decks and Layouts

Sep 25, 2009

There are many free tarot card readings available online today, most of them automated by a script. Some offer more than others in terms of decks and card descriptions.

Many people enjoy a tarot card reading, even if they don't necessarily believe in the cards' ability to tell the future. However, tarot card readings can be pricey. There is one way to get a free tarot card reading – through the internet. Most free online tarot card readings are automated, with set descriptions for each card, but they can still be entertaining and sometimes informative.

Facade Tarot – Simple, but Very Popular

One of the oldest and most well known of all online tarot readings, Facade Tarot has been around since 1993, according to their website. The site offers 20 different decks and 11 layouts. Although there are sites that offer more options, the card descriptions on Facade Tarot are some of the most balanced and thorough available.

The decks are also all beautiful and insightful, and reversed cards and significator cards are optional for each reading. The website also offers other divination methods, such as the I Ching and Runes.

The Llewellyn Tarot Card Readings - Exclusive Decks, Extensive Layouts

Llewellyn Publications are well known for the large amounts of Neo-Pagan books and tools they publish every year, as well as the tarot decks they publish. They also offer a free online tarot reading on their website, accessible through the "Tarot & Divination" section of the site. There are 10 decks available, including the Fairy Ring Tarot and the Quest Tarot, and seven layouts.

The layouts range from the three-card Past, Present, Future spread to the 11 card, very in depth Path to a Goal spread. Unlike other sites, these layouts tend to be larger and offer more information that the usual three to five card layouts used. However, the card descriptions can be on the short side. Reversals are optional, and there's no limit on how many free readings a visitor can get.

The Lotus Tarot Readings – Saves Your Readings, Requires Registration

The free online readings offered at the Lotus Tarot are fairly unique. Unlike other sites that give you some cards after one click of the mouse, the Lotus Tarot lets you choose the number of times the deck is shuffled, and then lets you click each card you want individually. They do require a simple registration process, but this allows readings to be saved in their database, allowing visitors to revisit an older reading.

They also offer an abundance of layouts, at 24 different spreads. The card descriptions are short, but to the point. They are also tailored to the position, meaning a card's description will be about relationship issues if it's in a relationship position in a layout.

Toriffic.co.uk Readings – Variety and Unique Decks

Toriffic.co.uk, run by Barry Hoon, offers a few different oracles and tarot readings, including the Glastonbury Tarot, The Vertical Oracle, and Wyrdenweave Rune and Tarot readings. Another interesting tool from the website is the Instant Karma card, which with one click delivers a collaged image, and "three phrases to be aware of in the next few days."

The most interesting and fun tool available on Toriffic is the Labyrinth. As explained on the website, the Labyrinth combines a medieval style labyrinth, the Glastonbury Tarot, the Vertical Oracle, the Book of Mystical Raptures, and the Wyrdenweave runes. The runes and the tarot deck are relatively traditional, but the two oracle decks are very unusual. Both feature wild, collaged artwork. The Book of Mystical Raptures, compiled by Pete Rowe, is a reverse oracle - the cards were made, and then readers offered meanings for the cards.

The reading simulates the walking of a labyrinth, and seven cards/runes are drawn through the reading. This gives enough depth to answer questions and give illumination, and the mix of various tools makes for an interesting overall reading.

Free Online Tarot Card Readings are Easy to Find

It's not hard to find a site offering a free tarot card reading, but some of them are better than others. The four sites listed in this article all offer useful layouts, beautiful decks, and interesting experiences. Some, like the Lotus Tarot, let you save your results and offer an abundance of layouts. Others, like the Labyrinth, are more than just simple one deck readings, combining the Tarot with runes, oracle cards, and ancient mediation techniques.

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