The Cardinal Points

If you've found your way here, welcome.

Whether you've been reading tarot for decades or you've never held a deck of cards before, I hope you'll discover something here that invites you to look at yourself with greater curiosity, honesty, and compassion.

Before we talk about tarot, I'd like to talk about something we all do every day.

We make decisions.

Some are obvious. Others happen so quickly that we hardly notice them. We choose what to eat, what to avoid, where to spend our attention, what conversations to have, and which opportunities to pursue. Often these choices feel automatic. We follow familiar patterns without stopping to ask why or never notice why we are drawn to some choices over others without the use of willpower to choose otherwise.

I've become increasingly interested in those moments.

Not because I believe every decision has a perfect answer, but because I believe our lives are shaped by thousands of small choices that reveal what we value, what we fear, and who we are becoming.

For me, tarot is the best way of contemplating those patterns.

More Than Prediction

Many people encounter tarot through questions about the future.

"Will I get the job?"

"Will this relationship work out?"

"What should I do next?"

Those are understandable questions that I’m excited to see what the cards say. Life is uncertain, and uncertainty can be uncomfortable.

But my experience has led me to ask different questions.

Instead of trying to predict what will happen, I am more interested in exploring what is happening within us right now.

What assumptions am I making?

What am I overlooking?

What values are guiding this decision?

Where am I avoiding discomfort?

Those questions don't eliminate uncertainty, but they often lead to something more valuable than certainty: meaning and understanding.

Why "Cardinal"?

The word cardinal carries several meanings that resonate with this approach.

It can refer to the cardinal directions—East, South, West, & North—which help us find our bearings when we feel lost.

It can also refer to what is fundamental or essential.

A Cardinal Tarot Reading isn't about telling you where your life will end up. It's about helping you regain your bearings by returning to what matters most.

Rather than looking outside yourself for absolute answers, we begin by exploring your own experience with greater awareness.

The Four Cardinal Points

Every Cardinal Reading is grounded in four simple points.

Stay Curious.
We use Tarot to remain curious about what life is asking of us.

I associate the first Cardinal Point with East on a Compass, with Springtime, with a rising sun, with the element of Air & with the suit of Swords on the Tarot deck. Curiosity is the antidote to certainty. Rather than rushing to interpret the cards -or ourselves- we begin by asking follow up questions. A Cardinal Reading invites us to notice what captures our attention, what we resist, and what possibilities emerge when we remain open instead of assuming we know the answer.

Seek Clarity even on a Dark Night.
Tarot helps us see what emerges from life’s darker and more uncertain seasons.

I associate the second Cardinal Point with South on a compass, with Summer, a full summer moon overhead, the element of fire & the suit of Wands on the Tarot deck. When we feel lost, our instinct is often to search for certainty. Yet clarity is something different. It isn’t knowing exactly what tomorrow holds; it’s seeing the present moment more honestly. Like a traveler navigating beneath the stars, we may not see the entire road ahead, but we can still discover the direction that is ours to follow.

Trust Your Inner Compass.
Through meaning, curiosity, & reflection, Tarot helps us become aware of our response to the choices before us.

I associate the third Cardinal Point with West on a compass, with Autumn, a setting sun, the element of water, & with the suit of Cups on a Tarot deck. A Tarot reading doesn’t replace your own judgment. The cards can illuminate possibilities, challenge assumptions, & invite divergent ways of thinking, but the direction you choose remains your own. A Cardinal Reading is meant to strengthen your confidence in your own values and intuition rather than asking you to surrender them to the cards.

The Living Epiphanies
We use Tarot to uncover deeper meanings hidden beneath our actions, relationships, thoughts, & finances to mirror those meanings in our daily lives.

I associate the fourth Cardinal Point with North on a compass, with Winter, a sun brightly reflecting off a snowcovered landscape, with the element of earth, & with the suit of Pentacles on a Tarot deck. Insight has little value if it ends when the reading is over. The real work begins when we carry what we’ve learned into our actions, relationships, thoughts, & finances. Even a small shift in perspective can become meaningful when it is practiced consistently over time.

An Invitation

Tarot is for entertainment purposes only; even when I read the cards and speak of your future, you won't find promises of certainty here.

I don't claim that tarot can remove every doubt or reveal a fixed future.

What I do believe is that symbols have a remarkable way of helping us notice what we've overlooked, ask better questions, and see ourselves more honestly.

That is the purpose of a Cardinal Tarot Reading.

Not to tell you who you are.

Not to tell you what will happen.

But to create space for reflection, so that your next step is guided less by fear or habit and more by intention.

I look forward to exploring each part of the Cardinal methodology in greater depth. We'll look at the four Cardinal Points, how a reading unfolds, and why I believe tarot is most powerful when it becomes a conversation rather than a prediction.

I hope you'll join me on the journey.

As Within, So Without.

-Jere.

Tarot is for entertainment purposes only.

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