Method: definition

Method is the coherent set of principles, rules and gestures that organise the interpretive practice of tarot. It is what distinguishes a reasoned reading from an arbitrary improvisation.

A serious method defines how to formulate the question, how to structure the spread, how to read the cards in relation and how to produce a final synthesis that is clear and useful for the querent.

It allows arbitrariness to be avoided: without method, interpretation becomes projection, and each reading could say anything. Method gives stability, repeatability and honesty to the practice.

In Tarot Nova, the method insists on symbolic reading, on the coherence of the positions and on the clarity of the syntheses, as opposed to the mere recitation of isolated keywords.

Having a method does not mean rigidity: it leaves room for intuition and sensibility, but frames them, so that the reading does not depend solely on the mood or inspiration of the moment.

At heart, method is what turns tarot into a practice that can be learned, taught and improved, rather than a mysterious gift reserved for a few.

That is why it is worth cultivating one's own method and revising it with experience: the clearer and more coherent it is, the freer and finer the reading can become, because it rests on a solid base.