This tool simulates a real tarot draw: it builds a full 78‑card deck (Major Arcana + Minor Arcana), shuffles it, then deals cards into your chosen spread positions. Each card is interpreted in context: the same card can sound different in “Past” versus “Advice”, or in a Love‑focused reading versus a Career‑focused one.

• 1) Write a question (optional): Add one line like “What should I prioritize this month?” Short, concrete questions usually give the cleanest output.
• 2) Choose a spread: Pick a one‑card pull, Past‑Present‑Future, a five‑card cross, or a deeper Celtic‑style layout.
• 3) Pick your focus and tone: Focus narrows meanings (general, love, career, money, creativity). Tone changes the voice (classic, practical, shadow‑work).
• 4) Decide on reversals: When enabled, cards can show up upright or reversed to represent blocked, delayed, or internalized energy.
• 5) Shuffle mode: Use Random for a new draw every time, or Seeded to reproduce results later using the same seed.
• 6) Draw cards: Click Draw cards to generate the spread. Use Copy, TXT, or JSON to save it.

Position-aware spreads (not just a random card name)

A good tarot reading is more than “Card X means Y”. This tool assigns a position label to each card—like Past, Present, Future, Advice, or Outcome—then tailors the interpretation to that role. That means your output reads like a structured narrative instead of a list of unrelated meanings.

So when you pull a card like The Hermit, you might get “withdrawal and reflection” in Past, but “create quiet space and limit noise” in Advice.

Reversals done in a sane, readable way

Some readers love reversals, some hate them. Here you can toggle them on or off. When reversals are enabled, the tool clearly labels the orientation and changes the meaning to reflect common reversal patterns: blocked expression, inner work, delays, avoidance, or an energy showing up in a shadow form.

But it does not turn reversals into doom. The wording stays practical so you can do something with it.

Seeded shuffles for repeatable readings

Seeded mode is one of the most underrated features for tarot journaling. A seed is just a short text value. If you use the same seed and the same settings, you get the same spread again. That makes it easy to revisit a reading one week later and ask, “Did I act on this?”

It also helps if you want to share a reading. Instead of explaining your whole draw, you share the seed and spread settings and the other person can reproduce the exact output.

Clarifier cards without clutter

Sometimes a card feels ambiguous, and you want one or two clarifiers. Add up to a few clarifier cards and the tool will deal them after the main spread with clear “Clarifier 1/2/3” labels. It is a nice middle ground between a quick pull and a huge spread.

Exportable output for journals and notes

You can copy the full reading, download a clean TXT, or export structured JSON. TXT is perfect for Notion, Google Docs, or a daily journal. JSON is great if you want to build your own tracker or compare spreads over time.

This tool is for reflection and decision support. If you treat it like a prompt generator for your intuition, it becomes surprisingly useful.

• Weekly planning: Pull a Past‑Present‑Future spread every Sunday and use the advice card as your “one focus” for the week.
• Relationship check‑in: Use Love focus with a five‑card spread to clarify what is really being asked of you in a connection.
• Career direction: Draw a quick one‑card pull before meetings to set an intention (communication, boundaries, timing).
• Creative blocks: Use Creativity focus, disable reversals, and add one clarifier to turn the reading into a brainstorming session.
• Money mindset: Use Money focus to explore patterns around spending, risk, and consistency.
• Shadow work prompts: Pick Shadow‑work tone and let the cards give you journaling prompts about avoidance and defense mechanisms.
• Learning tarot: Beginners can generate lots of draws quickly and compare how cards behave across different positions.
• Group activity: Use Seeded mode so everyone is looking at the same draw while discussing interpretations.

Example: you are considering a job change and you keep looping in your head. You set focus to Career, pick Past‑Present‑Future, and ask “What should I know about changing teams?” A strong Past card can describe why you feel stuck, while the Future card can highlight what you will need to build, not what will “happen to you”.

Another example: you are in a relationship conflict. You use the five‑card spread with reversals on. The Advice position might call out a boundary you have been avoiding, while a reversed card can point to the part of the story you are not saying out loud.

Spreads are a way to force structure. A single card can be too vague; positions give it a job to do. Here is a simple guide to what each spread is best for:

• One card: Fast clarity. Great for “What energy should I bring today?”
• Past‑Present‑Future (3 cards): A compact story arc. Great for situations that feel like a process.
• Five‑card cross: Adds tension and advice. Useful when you feel split between two options.
• Celtic‑style (10 cards): Best for deep reflection, especially when you need to name hidden influences and likely outcomes.

But wait, there is more: the tool also adds clarifiers at the end. Clarifiers are not “extra predictions”. They are better treated as second‑order prompts: what to ask next, what you are missing, or what theme wants attention.

Tarot can be done with a physical deck, a phone app, or by manually looking up card meanings. Each has trade‑offs. This tool is best when you want a structured reading with exportable notes and no distractions.

Ask questions you can act on

“Will X happen?” is usually less useful than “How can I prepare for X?” Tarot shines when it suggests actions, boundaries, and perspectives. If you feel stuck, rewrite your question to include a verb: choose, notice, practice, stop, start, communicate.

Use reversals intentionally

If you are new to reversals, try this: enable reversals only for deep readings. For daily pulls or creativity prompts, keep cards upright to reduce noise. When a reversal appears, read it as an internal process or a blocked version of the upright energy.

Let the focus filter do the heavy lifting

If you pick Love focus, the tool emphasizes relational themes: attachment, communication, vulnerability, and mutual effort. Career focus leans toward work dynamics: timing, leadership, learning, boundaries, and reward. Switching focus can turn the exact same spread into a different, equally valid lens.

Record one sentence of evidence

After you read the output, write one sentence of real‑world evidence. Example: “The reversed Eight of Pentacles makes sense because I keep starting courses and quitting.” This keeps readings grounded and prevents magical thinking.

The tool has a few settings that matter more than they look at first glance. Here is the deal:

• Reading tone: Classic is symbolic and archetypal, Practical is action-first, and Shadow‑work is more direct about avoidance, fear, and defensive patterns.
• Detail level: Concise gives short meanings, Standard balances story and advice, Deep adds more context and prompts. If you are copying into a journal, Deep is often worth it.
• Clarifiers: Use 0–1 clarifiers when you want focus. Use 2–3 only when the main spread is genuinely ambiguous.
• Seed: Think of it like a “save code” for your spread. If you change the seed even slightly, you change the whole draw.

Or, put another way: spreads create structure, focus creates relevance, tone creates voice, and the seed creates repeatability.