When a Tarot card falls out of the deck?

[Celtaur]

When a tarot card falls out of the deck while shuffling, do you interpret it as being significant to the question at hand, or do you just put it back in the deck and just continue shuffling without giving it any significance?

If no significance do you look at it, or avoid looking at it then put it back in?

What if more than one falls out?

[brifae]

if its when i shuffle i usually stick back in unless it flies out, when drawing or cutting it may shed need light on the situation, i turn them over to the side, sometimes there are 3-4 extra.

[Sevannah]

When ever a card slides or "flies" out of my deck, I take special care and pay attention to it. I've learned over the years that these cards "want" to be read and/or convey a specific message in relation to the question asked. I usually don't put it back, instead I leave it to the side and read as "information to consider seriously".

If I'm doing a simple yes or no reading and the card flies out, I take it as the answer. I feel that it has presented it self for a reason and shouldn't be ignored.

As for multiple cards that fly out, it depends, was I just clumsy, tired, etc........ If it's 2-4 cards I'll take note of them and put them back and if they come out in the spread, I know that this information is once again important and shouldn't be ignored.

[celtic mystic]

When a card falls out, I do pay attention to it, as I feel it has a significant meaning to the current reading. However, if a lot of cards fall out, say more then 3 or 4 at one time, then I would just pay attention to the first card. I'd have the client put all the other cards back into the deck and continue to shuffle after I made note of the first fly away card.

[wildflowr]

I would look at it depending on how I feel at the time.

[RedCloakedMaiden]

I put them off to the side, face down until I've finished the reading...I find that these jumper cards are necessary even if not always related to the reading, they give the answer more dimension. Sometimes, if I don't get a jumper card and I want more out of a reading, I will start pulling from the deck, to get the same effect.

[Les]

I put them off to the side, face down until I've finished the reading...I find that these jumper cards are necessary even if not always related to the reading, they give the answer more dimension. Sometimes, if I don't get a jumper card and I want more out of a reading, I will start pulling from the deck, to get the same effect.

I have a similar approach. I think that if a card jumps out it 'wants to be read' but it is not necessarily part of the question asked by the querent. I keep it back and discuss its possible implications with them at the end.

I have to say that it's rare for this to happen now for two reasons: I don't like to 'shuffle' the cards (I mix them - I'm not doing a conjuring trick after all) and also I don't want to damage my hand-stencilled limited edition Noblet Tarot deck! I mix the cards and then let the querent select the ones they want me to use (from the backs, spread on the table). Jump-outs are much less likely to happen that way. If they do happen despite this approach they are therefore accorded a special place in the reading, but outside of the usual process (and therefore outside of the usual question being asked about).

[Celtaur]

If a card falls out of the deck face down so you can't see it, do you usually put it back in the deck and ignore it, or do you turn it over to see what it is?

[brifae]

i use it and turn it over to the side

[SyberPsych]

Now this is a question that sometime boggles the mind of most Tarot enthusiasts who are on that eternal leaning path of understanding.

When a single card falls from the deck what does it mean???
Does it have any real significant meaning at all???

I can only assume that it would all depend on the individual who uses this tool as a source of wisdom, or guidance of sort.

To some…. When a card falls out of the deck it may simply mean that you’re clumsy, and that you should be much more careful when handling your cards.

Again, it really all depends on the individual, and the relationship that they have with their Tarot cards. There are some of you who simply put in a side, ignore it, and continue on with the reading.

And there are some of you who use it along with your readings, and take it as some sort of symbolical meaning. “Really” it all depends on your style as a Tarot reader.

My methods, when such a situation happens, and I ignore it as my own clumsy doing, I take this moment, and understand it as the only answer we need to understand.

Why, when, where, and how the card/s fell is also relevant to the individual. Perhaps the card/s fell out before a question came to mind, or the card/s have fallen while shuffling with questioning in mind.

When such a coincidence happens, I like to meditate on the card/s that have fallen, and understand their archetype/s, symbolic meanings, riddles, and questions presented us.

We rather not bother with using other tarot spreads to figure out what the fallen card/s mean, because only confusion will arise, and its true purpose will get whisked away like words spelled out on a dry sandy beach before the tides wash em away.

We go to a source of wisdom when question/s come to mind, and seek answer/s because of the need to know. We are curious to know the meaning/s to the riddles presented by the fallen archetype/s whether it is through fear, or joy depending what was presented.

Perhaps the card/s fallen because your higher self has question/s for you???
And it needs ” immediate” attention.

Seriously, meditate on the fallen card/s, ask your higher self, ask your guides, ask Jesus, Buddha, Krishna depending on your faith, ask God, Goddess for the guided answers.

Ultimately, when your cards fall from the deck their meaning is only as relevant as what you put into the situation, because if it means nothing to you then that’s what it will mean, and if you believe it has some kind of meaningful message to you then that’s what it will present.

I hope this post helps those of you who are serious in learning the ancient art of Tarot, and the questions of the fallen cards, and what they mean will make allot more sense to you.

With Peace, and love along the path of higher consciousness.