Yes or No Tarot Readings

Asking the cards for a flat yes or no is tempting and usually disappointing. Tarot's whole strength is nuance, the why and the how beneath a situation, and a yes-or-no question asks it to throw exactly that away. It can be done, but it works against the grain of the tool.

If you want to try it anyway, the usual approach is a single card:

Reduced to a coin flip, the card's real gift goes unused. The interesting part was always the reasoning, and a bare yes or no leaves it on the table. Most people who ask yes-or-no questions actually want the why, they have just phrased it as a verdict.

Turn the question around. Instead of "Should I take the job?" ask "What would help me decide about the job?" or "What am I not seeing here?" You keep the decision, which was always yours, and you let the cards do the one thing they are good at. See how to read tarot for more on asking well.