For my 26th birthday, a good friend of mine gave me a beautiful deck of Angel cards. I love them and cherish them, but are they really considered a tarot card?

I don't often do "readings" with them, but have more often than not pulled cards for a friend, or my spouse. Sometimes I'm not sure I interpret the cards message properly. It seems very general, though the message may be fitting for the moment, or to whomever I'm pulling for.

I do believe in my Angel cards but, is it something that I should be doing for myself routinely to get better associated with my cards? To be honest, I only really touch them when someone asks me to, or I feel that I need the extra guidance for myself.

Is that bad?

There is nothing bad in what you wish to do with your cards.

Depending which Angel card deck you have, these cards are for messages from your angels and, although some people give readings with them, but not necessary to use them for readings. You can use them for guidance, empowerment and messages from the angelic realm.

No, they are not tarot cards as such.

Interpretation? Usually angel cards have their message(s) wirtten on them, unless the deck you have has no texts on them or just one word.....?

There is nothing wrong whether you touch them once a month or once a week; whether you do it for yourself or for others. If you were talking about tarot cards, I would have recommended you do not do self readings so often, if any at all.

Hope this answers some of your questions

Thanks for your reply. You've definitely answered my questions. I've always felt a little guilty leaving my cards untouched for long periods of time. I feel much better now.

My Angel deck is "Healing With The Angels"  - oracle cards, more specifically. They're a Doreen Virtue deck; beautiful cards.

The deck did come with a card meaning booklet. I do read those messages as they are written in the handbook, but a lot of the time when I'm pulling a card for someone else I'll be asked "what does that mean?".. I try to interpret what it could mean based on their circumstances, or their question.. but I think it can be misleading. I don't want to give false messages, or false interpretations of those messages. Should I be pulling another card to answer the question instead of trying to break down the message myself?

Also, should "fallen" or "jumping" cards be read before or after the cards that have been pulled?

Thank you so much for your help. Much appreciated.

One more thing... thanks for putting up with me. ;) hehe

Sometimes, when I'm getting ready to pull cards for someone else (rarely for myself) I will get a tight or heavy feeling in my gut, and my hands tingle and get hot. Is this normal? I've always wondered about it since it hardly seems a pleasant feeling. My hands becoming warmer and tingly is one thing, but the icky feeling in my stomach is a completely different thing.

Thanks again! <3

I dont know this deck. The one I have is Messages from Your Angels where the text is loud and clear and you can also read the longer version in the booklet that comes with it. As regards your deck, isnt there anything written at all on the cards? If not, then you do best read to the querent what is in the booklet. These are not your messages, these are messages from above. You can explain and clarify things to them according to your intuition.



Does not make one shred of difference!. In the case of taot, I keep them on the side to go to them as part of the reading. Do not constrict yourself and your readings by unwritten laws...... You make your own law and your 'regulations'; let your intuition be the best guide.



No one can and should define what is 'normal' and what is not. That is how your energy is vibrating in your connection witht the cards. I would perhaps suggest that before you pull the cards, just take a few moments to yourself and ask to be surrounded by high level spirits or your guardian angels. I am not saying what is going on is evil; the only way I can interpret that is your connection with the cards and the way energy is vibrating around you. You should be able to bring this down to a non-physical manifestation and for that I suggest you do some meditation with the cards or just take a few breaths before shuffling or drawing the cards.  If this continues and makes you physically ill, I suggest you give it a rest and also try to have some Reiki healing or some form of energy healing.

I have to admit, I am not a huge fan of Doreen Virtue's cards; she is too much Hollywood style for my liking and her angels could be depicted less as fashion models..... I suppose courses for horses...




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