Draw a card

Yes or no

Ask a question that can be answered yes or no, then draw one card. Each card in the deck has a traditional lean toward yes, no or maybe, and a reversed card turns yes into no and no into yes.

How the answer is worked out

Tarot has no single official yes-or-no table. This one follows a common convention: cards of progress, joy and success lean yes, cards of loss, delay and struggle lean no, and cards of waiting or choice lean maybe. A reversed card is read the other way round, and a maybe stays a maybe.

Treat the answer as a prompt rather than a ruling. A no from the Tower and a no from the Four of Swords mean different things, so read the card as well as the word. And if the answer surprises you, notice the surprise: that is often what the draw was for.

Cards that mean yes

Open, forward-moving and supportive cards. 48 cards.

Cards that mean no

Cards of endings, obstacles, loss and warning. 14 cards.

Cards that mean maybe

Cards of waiting, mixed signals or a decision that is still open. 16 cards.