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Who are the Tarot Significators?
 
 
So the significator is whomever you want it to be. You can use my method above and choose a court card for your signifcator, or you can also choose a major arcana card. Say you want to read about yourself in relationship to your children, you may choose to use the Empress as a significator. You can use any method you want to choose a card to be the signifying card of that reading. Alternatively, you can even shuffle and pull a card randomly out of the deck and let that be your significator. You can also choose a court card based on its physical characteristics or resemblances or any other reason really.
 
 
When and Where to Use a Tarot Significator
 
 
The historical teachings tell us to use a significator in the Celtic Cross. To choose the card and lay it down in the center of the spread, and then do the reading on top of that. Some people feel that using a significator will "ground" the reading.
 
 
You can use a significator in any reading. You can place it above the reading or off to the side, to draw that cards energy to the reading, or in the center of the reading as a focal point if it helps you. If you place it around your reading, it's interesting to see what cards show up next to it.
 
 
Personally, I do not like to pull my significator card out of the deck and place it deliberately. I find it more relevant and insightful to leave all of the cards in the deck and have them all available to turn up in the reading, particularly the card that best represents me or the card that represents the energy chosen for that reading.
 
 
Why and How I use a Tarot Significator
 
 
Here is where we get to the good parts! I'm going to let you in on a little secret. You can choose a tarot significator and NOT pull it out of the deck and set it out separately. Here's what I do, and why. I choose the card based on my age and sun sign that best represents me. As a Cancer, a water sign, that's the Queen of Cups. I don't change significators for different situations. That card is me. I leave her in the deck. When she turns out in a reading, it signals to me that this reading is important! I look to see who she is near, and who she is facing. I also note who she has her back to.
 
 
So I'm not constantly choosing a significator, I just know, in general, who my long-term significator is, and watch out when she turns up in my readings. When I do a reading for a client, I assign a significator to them mentally. Then I do the same thing, I watch and take note if that card turns up in the reading. If it does, I know this topic is extra important, and I look to see who they are interacting with.
 
 
Bonus Tarot Significator Secret
 
 
Now here is something else I do that has proven to be EXTREMELY helpful to me. I assign tarot significators to all of my friends and family, anyone who is close enough to me that they may show up in one of my readings! My mom is an Aries, so for her, I have chosen the Queen of Wands. My father is a Taurus, and for him, I've assigned the King of Pentacles. Each of my kiddos is assigned one of the pages. It makes it super easy for me to identify when they show up in my readings!
 
 
Most often when we hear about significators, we hear about only using them to signify ourselves, but this little habit of going the extra mile to use them to signify those closest to you can be one of the most helpful and powerful ways to use significators in your readings! And if you want to learn more about each of the four Court Card ranks to help you choose the right signifcators for yourself and those in your life, take the FREE 5 Day Mini Email Court Card Course featured below! You'll be well on your way to discovering yourself and those around you through a new lens!