Interpretive tarot readings: Rider-Waite-Smith, in English, Spanish and Portuguese
Pick a spread — Three cards, Yes/No or Love, free; The Cross, Celtic Cross, Two Paths or Closing a Cycle with the pass — optionally type a question, and draw your cards. A reflection of about 250 words in the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition (longer for the larger spreads), with no fortune-telling, no astrology, and no fabricated specifics. No signup required. For entertainment only.
The cards are listening.
A complete reading in under 60 seconds. Free. No signup.
The cards are listening.
A complete reading in under 60 seconds. Free. No signup.
- What pushes you, What holds you back, What counsels you, What it asks in practice, The synthesisThe Cross“Should I do it?”To decide: for, against, counsel and synthesis5 cards
- You now, What crosses you, The root, What you're leaving behind, What you seek, What begins to stir in you, How you see yourself, What surrounds you, What you hope and what you fear, What all this asks of youCeltic Cross“I want to see it all”The full reading: ten cards on your moment10 cards
- First pathSecond pathThird pathTwo Paths“This or that?”Compare the options you are weighing, one card each2–3 cards
- What endsWhat you keepWhat is yours nowClosing a Cycle“How do I close this?”What ends, what you keep, what is yours now3 cards
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A reflection, written for the cards you drew
Each reading is a piece of plain prose: five paragraphs, roughly 250 words for the three-card spreads, around 150 to 200 for the single-card yes/no. No bullet points, no fortune-cookie one-liners, no markdown. Just a quiet voice walking you through what the cards in front of you suggest.
Three cards
Open-ended reflection on whatever you bring: where it comes from, where it stands, where it is heading. A thread you can carry with you through the day.
- Past, present, future · ~250 words
Love & Connection
A reading focused on the heart: your side, what's between you, and what the bond asks of you.
- Three cards · ~250 words
Yes / No
A single card for a simple question. Shorter on purpose. If your question has layers, a three-card spread gives it more room.
- One card · ~150-200 words
These three are free, and so is Situation & Focus. The Cross, Celtic Cross, Two Paths and Closing a Cycle come with the pass. Without an account the reading lives in your browser; with one, it's saved to your thread.
Three small steps, one quiet ritual
No setup. No questionnaire. Write your question, draw your cards, and read what arrives. The interface stays out of the way so the cards can do the talking.
Ask, and pick a spread
Write what's on your mind, about you or someone you care about, and choose how to look at it: four spreads free, four more with the pass.
Draw your cards
Tap shuffle and pick from the fan. The full Rider-Waite-Smith deck is in play, reversals included.
Read, and follow the thread
A reflection appears, written for the exact cards you drew. When it ends, it suggests where to go next: the next reading picks up from this one, in your thread or in the thread of the person you asked about.
What's free and what you pay for
AI readings are free, no card needed.
The next reading remembers what this one said.
Anonymous readings live in your session. Sign in once and every card you draw joins a quiet thread the next reading can follow. And each person you care about gets a thread of their own: we read the bond from your side, not what the other person feels.
Session only. Gone on refresh.
- Reading 1The Tower
- Reading 2Justice
- Reading 3The Sun
“The Tower has appeared twice. Today, The Sun breaks the pattern.”
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Your map: everything you've asked, at a glance
Every reading is a star. Your map gathers them into a constellation: you at the centre, your threads around you. It predicts nothing; it lets you see your own pattern.
- Your threads
A star for each person you ask about, and a small one for every reading.
- Your themes
Love, work, family… what keeps coming back in your questions.
- The spreads you use
How many times you've drawn each shape.
- Your rhythm
When you come back to the cards, week by week.
Works without an account. With one, it stays.
Three rules, plainly stated
No predictions about your future.
No astrology, numerology, or bolt-ons.
Just the cards, in the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition.
Most AI tarot tools dress up predictions, bolt on astrology and numerology, and write in the voice of a fortune-teller. We don't. The voice and structure of every reading on Vidastral follow three rules that don't bend.
An honest note about the model
Every reading on Vidastral is generated by Claude (by Anthropic). We are deliberate about the voice. The model has a clear set of rules it follows on every reading, and we'd rather tell you about them than hide them.
No first-person seer voice. The reading never says “I see…” or “I sense…”. It speaks about the cards, not about a vision.
No fabricated specifics about you. The model doesn't invent names, dates, or details it has no way of knowing.
In a thread, each new reading receives one line from each of the three before it, with their cards. If you're signed in, it also receives what your account remembers: phrases from your past questions (people, situations, dates) and the cards that keep coming back. You can see, mute or delete those phrases in Settings.
Vidastral is for reflection and entertainment only. It's not medical, legal, or financial advice, and the cards do not predict the future.
Things people ask before their first reading
Short, honest answers. If something here surprises you, that's the point.
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