Yes No Oracle: Free Yes or No Tarot

The deck here is the 22 Major Arcana, and every card carries one fixed answer. Fourteen read yes. Death, the Devil, the Tower and the Moon read no. The High Priestess, the Hermit, Justice and the Hanged Man read maybe. The answers follow the tone of each card, so the Sun is warm and the Tower is blunt.

Which card comes up depends on your question, the date and a random seed stored in your own browser. The same question on the same day gives the same card, so pressing the button again changes nothing. Tomorrow the same question can draw another card.

Ask something that has two honest answers and sits in your own hands. Should I send that message? Is this the week to apply? Does it make sense to say yes to this plan? Questions about what another person feels or what will happen to you give the card nothing to hold.

Keep it to one question at a time, and write it the way you would say it to a friend. If the question has an "and" in it, split it in two. Ask only when you are ready to hear either answer.

A yes card says the energy of the question is open. Think of a green light with a condition: go ahead, and keep your eyes on the road. The Fool says begin before everything is ready, the Sun says the thing is out in the open, the Star says hope is within reach.

A yes does not replace facts. If the question is about money, health, a contract or someone's safety, use the card as a reason to look closer, then check with a person who knows.

A no card asks you to stop and look. Death points to an ending that is already under way, the Devil to something that has a grip on you, the Tower to a structure that will not hold, the Moon to a picture that is still unclear. None of them is a verdict on your life.

Read a no as a pause. Ask what the card is pointing at: a rushed plan, a hidden cost, a worry you have been avoiding. Often the useful part of a no is the question it leaves you with.

Four cards answer maybe, and they are the thoughtful ones. The High Priestess asks you to wait and listen. The Hermit asks for time alone with the question. Justice asks you to weigh the facts fairly. The Hanged Man asks you to look from another side.

A maybe is an honest answer when a question is half-formed. Sharpen it, gather what you are missing, and ask again on another day.

The 22 Major Arcana are the cards with the strongest, clearest tone, which is what a yes or no needs. Each one also carries a planet or a zodiac sign from the Golden Dawn tradition, shown next to the card, so behind the Sun card stands the Sun.

The 56 minor cards are left out on purpose. They add shades that a one-word answer cannot hold. For richer readings, try the card of the day or the three-card spread.

Tarot is a tradition and a lens, and it predicts nothing. The card gives you a prompt to think with, and the decision stays yours. Notice how you feel when the answer appears: relief and disappointment are both information.

Draw once per question. If you keep asking until you like the answer, you are asking yourself, and the cards have nothing to add. For anything serious, talk to someone you trust or a qualified professional.