Draw three free tarot cards below for a past, present and future reading, with the meaning of each card straight after. There’s no sign-up and nothing to pay, and every card comes from the full 78-card Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
If your question is about love, needs a quick yes or no, or you just want one card for the day, the other free readings further down are built for exactly that.
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Choose a free reading
Each reading shuffles its own virtual deck and explains every card it deals. Pick the one that matches the question you’re carrying.
- Card of the dayOne card to reflect on today. It stays the same until tomorrow.
- Yes or noHold a question in mind and draw one card for a straight answer.
- Love readingThree cards for you, them and the relationship, each with its love meaning.
- Feelings readingTwo cards: how the other person feels about you, and advice for you.
- Birth cardsEnter your birthday to find the two Major Arcana cards that follow you through life.
- Which card are you?Ten quick questions to find the Major Arcana card that matches your personality.
- Past, present, futureThree cards that show how a situation has unfolded and where it is heading.
- Five-card readingYour situation, the challenge, the past, guidance and the likely outcome.
- Tarot crossFive cards in a cross for the heart of a matter and what surrounds it.
Which reading fits your question?
The number of cards matters less than the fit. A one-card reading can say more than ten cards if the question is sharp.
| If you want… | Try |
|---|---|
| A quick answer to one clear question | Yes or no tarot (1 card) |
| One idea to carry through the day | Card of the day (1 card) |
| To understand a relationship, or where love is heading | Love reading (3 cards) |
| To see how a situation got here and where it’s going | Past, present, future (3 cards, at the top of this page) |
| More detail on a problem, with advice | Five-card reading |
| What’s driving a situation beneath the surface | Tarot cross (5 cards) |
| Cards that describe you rather than a situation | Birth card calculator |
How the free readings work
When you press the button, the site shuffles a virtual copy of all 78 cards and deals from it, so no card can turn up twice in the same reading. The shuffle uses your browser’s built-in random number generator. Roughly one card in three lands reversed: often enough to learn reversals, not so often that every reading looks upside down.
The deck is the Rider-Waite-Smith, drawn by Pamela Colman Smith and first published in 1909. Most modern tarot books are written for it, and so is every card meaning on this site, which means the short meaning in your reading and the full card page always agree.
There’s no account, no email and no payment. The question you type stays in your browser and isn’t saved or sent anywhere. The one reading that remembers anything is the card of the day, which keeps your card on your device so it stays the same until tomorrow.
How to get a useful reading
- Pick one question. “What do I need to understand about this job offer?” gives the cards far more to work with than “What’s going to happen to me?” Open questions that start with what or how usually beat yes or no ones. There are more examples in how to ask the right questions in a tarot reading.
- Type it in, or at least say it in your head. A written question stops your attention drifting to a different worry once the cards appear.
- Draw once. Redrawing until the cards look friendlier teaches you nothing. If the first result surprises you, that’s usually the part worth reading slowly.
- Read the position before the card. The Tower in the past is an upheaval you’ve already lived through; in the future it’s a warning to shore something up. The position changes the message.
- Look at the reading as a whole. Several Major Arcana cards point to a big chapter rather than a passing mood. A run of one suit shows which part of life is busiest: Cups for feelings, Pentacles for money and work, Swords for thoughts and conflict, Wands for energy and ambition. The guide to tarot card combinations goes further.
- Open the full card pages. A reading gives each card in a few lines. Every card page adds upright, reversed, love, career and advice sections, plus a yes or no answer.
A worked example
Imagine someone asks, “What do I need to understand about my job right now?” and draws these three cards:
- Past: Eight of Pentacles. Months or years of steady, careful work. The skills are real and they were earned.
- Present: Five of Wands reversed. Tension at work that is either cooling down or being quietly avoided. The reading asks which one it is.
- Future: Page of Swords. New ideas, questions, news. Something to learn, or something that needs saying clearly.
Read together, the story is fairly plain: the groundwork is done, the friction is fading or being swallowed, and the next step involves speaking up or learning something new. Three different suits also suggest the question touches work, energy and thinking all at once, so it’s not only about money. That’s the level a three-card reading works at best: not a verdict, but a clearer view of where you stand.
What a free reading can and can’t do
Tarot works best as a mirror. It helps you name what you feel, look at a situation from an angle you hadn’t tried and settle on a next step. It can’t guarantee an outcome, read another person’s mind or replace advice from a doctor, lawyer or financial adviser.
Does an online draw count as much as shuffling real cards? Readers genuinely disagree. Some feel the physical shuffle is part of the magic; others say the intention and the reading are what matter. I lean towards the second view: the value is in how honestly you read the cards, and that works the same on a screen.
If a reading leaves you anxious, close it and come back another day. You’re never obliged to act on a card.
Reading with your own deck
If you have a physical deck, every reading here works as a layout you can copy. Start with how to read tarot cards, a five-step guide for beginners, then browse the tarot spreads for bigger layouts such as the Celtic Cross. Keep all 78 card meanings open in another tab while you learn.
Free tarot reading: frequently asked questions
Is this tarot reading really free?
Yes. Every reading and tool on the site is free, with no sign-up and no paid upgrade. The site is paid for by the adverts on its pages.
Are online tarot readings accurate?
No tarot reading, online or in person, can promise what will happen. What a reading can do is give you a fresh way of looking at your situation. Treat the cards as prompts for reflection and use your own judgement for real decisions.
How often can I do a free tarot reading?
As often as you like. For the same question, though, it’s worth waiting until something has changed. Asking again straight away tends to muddy the first answer rather than clear it up.
What does a reversed card mean in my reading?
A reversed card usually shows the card’s energy blocked, delayed, turned inwards or overdone. It isn’t automatically bad news. Your reading gives the reversed meaning for each card, and every card page has a full reversed section, such as the one for The Star reversed.
Which tarot deck do the readings use?
The Rider-Waite-Smith deck, the most widely used tarot deck in the English-speaking world. All 78 cards are in every shuffle: the 22 Major Arcana and the 56 Minor Arcana cards of the four suits.
Tarot readings on this site are for reflection and entertainment. For health, legal or financial decisions, please speak to a qualified professional.