Love tarot: whose heart are we reading?
Kyra Ourania only needs your name. She’ll find the other one in the cards.
How does a love tarot reading work?
In a love tarot reading you draw three cards. The first talks about you and where you are in love right now. The second talks about them, the person on your mind or the one who hasn’t arrived yet. The third talks about the relationship, what holds you together or what’s missing.
Here it’s done with a virtual deck, the 22 Major Arcana of the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot. You shuffle, cut, pick three cards and Kyra Ourania turns them over one by one. It’s for fun, not a prediction.
What does each position mean in a love tarot reading?
The first card, “You”, shows where you are in love right now: open, tired, ready for something new. The second, “Them”, is about the person on your mind, or whoever is on their way if there’s nobody yet. The third, “The relationship”, shows what ties you together or what’s missing between you. The three together tell the story.
What do people usually ask the love tarot?
“Are they thinking of me?”, “will we get back together?”, “will I meet someone this year?”, “is it worth trying?”. You don’t have to write your question down, it’s enough to think about it while you shuffle. If you do want to say it, type it in the box and Kyra Ourania will keep it in mind.
Which cards are good for love?
The Lovers, the Sun, the Star and the Empress are seen as some of the most favourable cards for love. The Hermit points to distance or a need for time on your own, and the Tower to a shake-up in the relationship. No card is read on its own, though: what counts is what the three say together.
What does each card say about love?
- The Fool
The Fool. Love without a plan, the kind that starts with “fancy a coffee?”.
- The Magician
The Magician. Charm in large doses. Knows what to say and when.
- The High Priestess
The High Priestess. Something is being kept hidden, feelings that haven’t been said yet.
- The Empress
The Empress. Tenderness and care, the kind that makes you soup when you’re ill.
- The Emperor
The Emperor. Stability. Someone who says “I’ll be there” and turns up.
- The Hierophant
The Hierophant. Something official on the horizon. Meeting the parents, or something bigger.
- The Lovers
The Lovers. This is the love card, and it came up. Kyra Ourania claps her hands.
- The Chariot
The Chariot. Things are moving fast. Hold the reins, but don’t hit the brakes.
- Strength
Strength. Patient love, the kind that gets through hard times and bad days.
- The Hermit
The Hermit. A season on your own. That’s not bad, it’s preparation.
- Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune. A chance meeting, right where you least expect it.
- Justice
Justice. Balance. You get as much as you give, and that’s a good thing.
- The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man. Waiting. Something is hanging, waiting for a decision.
- Death
Death. The end of an era in love, so something new can arrive. No funeral at all.
- Temperance
Temperance. Calm love, no drama. Like good coffee, warm but not scalding.
- The Devil
The Devil. Passion, lots of passion. Just make sure it doesn’t turn into obsession.
- The Tower
The Tower. A shake-up in your love life. Later you’ll see it was for the best.
- The Star
The Star. Hope. A love that heals old wounds.
- The Moon
The Moon. Murky waters. Don’t believe everything you imagine at three in the morning.
- The Sun
The Sun. Joy in love, the kind that shows in your eyes.
- Judgement
Judgement. A second chance. Someone from the past may turn up again.
- The World
The World. Fulfilment. A relationship that comes full circle and moves on together.
- Will the love tarot tell me who the other person is?
- It doesn’t do names. It tells you how they are at the moment and what they bring to the relationship. If you want a plain yes or no about someone, try the yes or no tarot. Go to the yes or no tarot
- Do I need to know who “them” is?
- No. If someone is on your mind, think of them while you shuffle. If not, the second card talks about whoever is on their way.
- What if I’m not in a relationship?
- Then the third card talks about what you’d like it to be. Kyra Ourania says that’s a relationship too, the one with yourself.
- What if I ask again?
- For three hours, with the same name, you get the same cards. The heart doesn’t change its mind every five minutes, and neither does the deck.
- Do you keep my name?
- No. Your name and anything you write stay on your device. The server only counts how many readings were done.