One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned over the years is that the question we bring to Tarot shapes what we notice in the cards. A question can keep us circling an uncertainty or help us consider how to respond to it.
Today, I use Tarot as a contemplative practice within my Christian spiritual life. Prayer, Scripture and friendship with God provide the context. Summum Bonum means “the Highest Good”, which, for me, is God.
I have closed my personal reading services, including complimentary readings. However, I continue to share questions and practices for those who find Tarot imagery useful for reflection. These ten examples turn familiar requests for predictions into questions about how we can live wisely and lovingly now.
Begin with prayer, then choose a question that fits your situation. You can reflect with a card, journal about it or simply bring it into conversation with God. Any interpretation remains something to consider and test; the card does not speak with God’s authority.
Will they come back?
Perhaps they will. Perhaps they won’t. Either way, that’s only part of the story.
A better question is:
How can I approach this relationship with wisdom, honesty and self-respect?
The Tarot can’t make someone choose us. What it can do is help us understand ourselves more deeply and respond with greater compassion, courage and integrity.
What will my love life bring me?
Love isn’t simply something that happens while we wait for fate to knock on the door.
A better question is:
How can I prepare myself for a loving, reciprocal relationship?
A card can prompt reflection on the patterns we repeat, the wounds we carry and the qualities we hope to bring to a relationship. It can also help us ask what support or boundaries we need, without promising that a particular relationship will follow.
Are they ‘The One’?
This is one of the questions Tarot readers hear most often.
Rather than trying to decide whether someone is your forever person, try asking:
What is this relationship here to teach me?
Reflecting on a relationship can help us recognise our needs, values and boundaries. Look at the person’s actions and the relationship as it is. Finding something to learn never obliges you to remain in a relationship that harms you.
When will I meet someone?
Instead of focusing on timing, ask:
How can I become more open to the kind of relationship that serves the Highest Good?
This shifts the focus from waiting for life to happen towards becoming an active participant in your own journey.
When will I get married?
Marriage is a wonderful thing, but it’s only one milestone on a much longer journey.
A better question is:
How can I cultivate the qualities that sustain a lifelong partnership?
Patience, honesty, kindness and mutual responsibility matter beyond the wedding day. Consequently, this question turns our attention towards the qualities we can practise now.
Will I ever be happy?
This question touches my heart every time I hear it.
A better question is:
What would help me cultivate a deeper sense of peace, meaning and fulfilment?
Lasting happiness isn’t something the Tarot predicts. It grows through the choices we make, the people we become and the way we learn to meet life, even when it doesn’t go according to plan.
Will my health improve?
A Tarot card cannot tell us whether an illness will improve or determine what treatment we need. Questions about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment belong with qualified healthcare professionals.
For personal reflection, we can instead ask:
What support can I seek, and how can I care for myself while facing uncertainty?
An image might give us words for a feeling or something to bring into prayer. However, any practical response should be grounded in our actual needs and appropriate care, rather than taken as an instruction from the cards.
What is my life purpose?
Few questions carry as much longing as this one.
Rather than expecting the Tarot to hand you a complete life plan, ask:
Where is Divine Wisdom inviting me to grow next?
Our vocation often unfolds one faithful step at a time. A card may prompt an idea or question, which we can then consider through prayer, Scripture, lived experience and conversation with people we trust. We do not need a complete life plan to begin serving where we are.
Will my finances improve?
Finances are practical matters.
A better question is:
What practical and inner changes would help me become a wiser steward of my resources?
The Tarot can illuminate habits, beliefs and opportunities, but it doesn’t replace common sense, careful planning or taking responsibility for our finances.
When will my luck change?
When people ask this, what they’re often saying is, “I don’t know how to move forward.”
A better question is:
Where do I have more agency than I currently realise?
Even in difficult seasons, there’s usually one small step we can take. The Tarot has a remarkable way of helping us see that step more clearly.
Bring the Question into Prayer
Asking better questions does not make life suddenly easy. However, it can help us meet uncertainty with greater honesty, courage and compassion. We can acknowledge what we do not know while attending to what is ours to do.
After reflecting, set the cards aside. What remains worth bringing into prayer? Is there a practical step to take, a conversation to have or support to seek? You are also free to leave an interpretation alone.
For the wider approach, read Summum Bonum Tarot: Reading the Tarot for the Highest Good and The Angelorum Tarot Philosophy.
If you would like a simple structure, try Daily Tarot Contemplation for Christians. My article on symbolic listening to God with the help of Tarot offers another way to begin.
First published in 2017. Updated in October 2026 to reflect my current contemplative practice.
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Comments
I really injoyed what I have read, I totally agree, but I do feel sorry for most of the people I have spok3n to and given good advice but I know that most it goes over there heads sad but true
Great advice, Lisa.
Thanks, Kathy!