"Thursday" Tarot Tutorials: The "Sideways Card"
Did a card fall out "Sideways"? Here's what it might mean...
It happens to every reader…
You’re shuffling your cards, ready to do a beautiful, perhaps pre-planned spread, and a card flies out and lands sideways!
WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES IT MEAN???
I actually love the sideways cards. They often have answers to questions I might not have thought to ask!
If you get a sideways card, here’s what it might mean:
An issue that warrants your attention
Something that is “crossing” you (aka, tripping you up)
An unexpected source of help
Which one is it?
Shuffle the deck again and draw ONE clarifying card.
If the card is a:
Major Arcana card: It’s an issue that warrants your attention
Sword or Wand: It’s something that is “crossing” you
Cup or Pentacle: It’s an unexpected source of help
Bonus insight: The themes on the clarifying card can provide information about what kind of issue, “crossing” or source of help you might experience.
Example:
This is a past-present-future love reading for a hypothetical querrent in which a random card fell out sideways!
Past: Ace of Wands - The Querrent has been focused on the self for quite sometime, perhaps living like a single person even if they’re not (see the present card!)
Present: 4 of Wands - Something or someone is still taking up a lot of space in their personal life (whether an actual person or a memory). It may be difficult for a new person to enter the picture.
Future: Devil Reversed - An obstacle will need removing before the querrent has room to love.
The sideways card: 10 of Cups - A marriage or family card is entering the picture!
What in the world might it mean?
Clarifying card: Death - An issue that warrants their attention. Most likely, if the querrent wants to find love, they need to wrap some things up in their home, family, or current relationship…STAT.
Follow-up questions might include:
What’s the best course of action in embracing the message of the clarifying card?
If the clarifying card’s advice is followed, what might come next?
Is there anything else I/the querrent needs to know right now?
The Sideways Card: A Tool For Identifying Obstacles
If you want to go further, try this original spread by yours truly to see what’s blocking you from getting closer to your goals.
The breakdown…
