Tarot card reading is a form of carto mancy where by practitioners use tarot cards to purportedly gain insight into the past, present or future. They formulate a question, then draw cards to interpret them for this end. Tarot cards may help you spark a conversation with a therapist, find meaning in your life circumstances, and identify solutions. Tarot cards may help you spark a conversation with a therapist, find meaning in your life circumstances, and identify solutions.