The night thought is louder than the morning fact. Write it down and sleep.
Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909
The table first, the reading in a window
Today’s card is already on the table. Draw opens the spread. You turn three cards. The reading, and a yes or no count, open on the third. It is saved in Library.
Draw in 3 steps
- 1
Choose the spread
Past, present, future, or yes or no.
- 2
Lay the cards
78 face down. Faces and reversals are fixed before you touch one.
- 3
Turn three
Each card lands in the next seat. The reading, and the yes or no count, open only after the third.
You pick the cards
- You pick
The cards stay face down until you choose three. The result is not a button that prints three names.
- The picture is the result
Rider–Waite–Smith. Reversed means the picture is turned.
- Yes or no is a tally
39 upright and 39 reversed, locked before the pick. The words on the card do not change the count.
- No second essay
There is no generated reading after the cards. The cards are the tool.
Tarot FAQs
Do I get dealt three cards?
No. You lay the deck face down and pick three.
What do the three seats mean?
Past is what led here. Present is where it stands. Future is where it heads if nothing changes.
How does yes or no work?
Upright counts yes, reversed counts no. The first and third cards count 1. The middle counts 2. An even split is Unclear.
What does it cost?
The card of the day is free. Drawing a spread opens with Orbit.