Free Tarot Card Templates

What Are Tarot Cards?

Tarot Cards refer to a set of cards that depict allegorical images often used to predict the future. Whether you want to embark on a journey of self-discovery and interpret the meaning of several cards to find an answer to a question that bothers you or your goal is to guide another person towards a solution with the help of a tarot spread, it is necessary to have Tarot Cards with various meanings so that you can assess their message and implement their advice in your life.

For a full list of Tarot Card templates please check out our library below.

How Do Tarot Cards Work?

If you are making your first steps as a Tarot reader, you should learn the basics of this divination art:

1. Learn about the structure of Tarot Cards - despite endless variations, most decks contain the major and the minor arcana as well as four suits. While the major arcana is primarily focused on ideals and principles, the minor one tells the person how to act in their daily life and resolve small issues.

2. Find a couple of tutorials that teach you how to shuffle cards professionally - if you fail to do that, the results of your fortune-telling will be quite similar every time you spread out the cards. Once the cards are in a random order, choose several of them, turn them around, and put them on the table. Start with simple spreads - three, five, or twelve cards (for every zodiac sign) or a spread that mimics the shape of a symbol you believe to be sacred like a cross or star.

3. Consult with a detailed Tarot manual to discover the meaning behind every card. Do not ignore the shape of the spread - they often represent the past, the present, and the future so the order you follow to read the cards matters. Read more about the card combinations - some of them promise success while others warn you about potential mistakes.

4. Once several cards are laying before you, keep an open mind to understand the meaning behind them. It is important to remain positive and prepared even if the result is not what you or the other individual you are helping out expected - instead of looking for a one-size-fits-all or temporary fix, try to see what the cards are telling you to change for a better tomorrow.

How to Make Tarot Cards?

Here are some tips that will allow you to create your own Tarot Card deck from scratch:

1. Come up with a clear concept when you are working with a blank Tarot Card template - you may decide to replicate classic illustrations you are familiar with or find inspiration in mythology, religion, or art. As long as you are able to create 78 different cards that you can instantly recognize and whose meanings vary from one another, any theme or art style would do.

2. Use online software to see how every Tarot Card design you have chosen will look on a relatively small deck of cards - some designs may seem large on a computer screen but translate poorly when they are printed out on a card that is seven centimeters wide and twelve centimeters tall. Decide whether the cards require framing - this decorative element may be featured on every Tarot Card to enhance the overall impression.

3. Select the right material for your Tarot Cards. The paper you use to take notes will be the wrong choice yet the paper utilized for pictures and cardstock will ensure the deck will last longer even if you practice Tarot spreads every day. Alternatively, laminate the cards later and check if the paper is thick enough so that the image on the front side remains hidden.

4. Pay attention to the back design of the Tarot Card template. Note that you do not have to print out the same illustration over and over again as it will get repetitive, make sure the images and drawings you use are rather similar - for instance, you can follow the same color scheme and depict different stars and mystical symbols.

Haven't found the template you're looking for? Take a look at the related templates below:

• Business Card Template;
• Greeting Card Template;
• Flash Card Template.