Sophie
Inspired by GoddessArtemis's thread, I thought I'd share my yes/no cards.
I don't often ask tarot yes/no questions - I tend to keep those for Lenormand. But it does happen, and I have programmed my cards to reply yes/no/uncertain.
Fool - Yes - if you take that risk
Magician - Yes, if you use your power
High Priestess - She knows but she's not telling
Empress - Yes
Emperor - Yes
Hierophant - He knows and he'll tell you all in good time
Lovers - Maybe yes, maybe no - you get to choose!
Chariot - Yes
Justice - Evens Stevens
Hermit - No
Wheel - that's anyone's guess
Strength - Yes, but with some effort on your part, working with the other party if there is one
Hanged Man - No
Death - Yes (Dead Certainty)
Temperance - Uncertain: will take some diplomacy
Devil - NO
Tower - NO
Star - Yes, but not immediately - needs time and healing
Moon - NO
Sun - YES
Judgement - NO
World - YES
All the Aces are yes, with varying degrees of speed.
2 of Wands - Uncertain
2 of Cups - Yes
2 of Swords - No
2 of Coins - Uncertain
3 of Wands - Yes
3 of Cups - Yes
3 of Swords - No
3 of Coins - Possible, with some work
4 of Wands - Yes
4 of Cups - No
4 of Swords - No
4 of Coins - No
5 of Wands - No
5 of Cups - No
5 of Swords - No
5 of Coins - No
6 of Wands - Yes
6 of Cups - Yes
6 of Swords - No
6 of Coins - Evens Stevens
7 of Wands - No
7 of Cups - No
7 of Swords - No
7 of Coins - under consideration
8 of Wands - Yes
8 of Cups - No
8 of Swords - No
8 of Coins - maybe, but will require a lot of effort to become a yes
9 of Wands - No and go away (often drawn when you've asked the question too often )
9 of Cups - Yes
9 of Swords - No - are you mad?
9 of Coins - Yes
10 of Wands - No
10 of Cups - Yes
10 of Swords - No and no hope
10 of Coins - Yes
All the pages are - too soon to tell
All the Knights are Yes
Queen of Wands - Yes
Queen of Cups - Yes
Queen of Swords - No
Queen of Coins - No
King of Wands - Yes
King of Cups - Maybe
King of Swords - No
King of Coins - Yes
I always try and frame a yes/no question as clearly, and as positively, as I can.
So for instance, if I'm wondering whether the company I contacted the other day will have a positive response, I will ask these kind of questions:
Will I get what I want from Company X?
Do I need to do anything else in order to obtain it?
(if the answer to that is "yes", I would then draw cards in a spread to see what I should do.)
I avoid questions like: Does the fact I've not heard from Company X mean they are not considering me?
It's not perfect, but it works far more often than not. Yes/ No questions act as clarifiers for me, they never replace full spreads to look at the ins and outs of a situation.
I don't often ask tarot yes/no questions - I tend to keep those for Lenormand. But it does happen, and I have programmed my cards to reply yes/no/uncertain.
Fool - Yes - if you take that risk
Magician - Yes, if you use your power
High Priestess - She knows but she's not telling
Empress - Yes
Emperor - Yes
Hierophant - He knows and he'll tell you all in good time
Lovers - Maybe yes, maybe no - you get to choose!
Chariot - Yes
Justice - Evens Stevens
Hermit - No
Wheel - that's anyone's guess
Strength - Yes, but with some effort on your part, working with the other party if there is one
Hanged Man - No
Death - Yes (Dead Certainty)
Temperance - Uncertain: will take some diplomacy
Devil - NO
Tower - NO
Star - Yes, but not immediately - needs time and healing
Moon - NO
Sun - YES
Judgement - NO
World - YES
All the Aces are yes, with varying degrees of speed.
2 of Wands - Uncertain
2 of Cups - Yes
2 of Swords - No
2 of Coins - Uncertain
3 of Wands - Yes
3 of Cups - Yes
3 of Swords - No
3 of Coins - Possible, with some work
4 of Wands - Yes
4 of Cups - No
4 of Swords - No
4 of Coins - No
5 of Wands - No
5 of Cups - No
5 of Swords - No
5 of Coins - No
6 of Wands - Yes
6 of Cups - Yes
6 of Swords - No
6 of Coins - Evens Stevens
7 of Wands - No
7 of Cups - No
7 of Swords - No
7 of Coins - under consideration
8 of Wands - Yes
8 of Cups - No
8 of Swords - No
8 of Coins - maybe, but will require a lot of effort to become a yes
9 of Wands - No and go away (often drawn when you've asked the question too often )
9 of Cups - Yes
9 of Swords - No - are you mad?
9 of Coins - Yes
10 of Wands - No
10 of Cups - Yes
10 of Swords - No and no hope
10 of Coins - Yes
All the pages are - too soon to tell
All the Knights are Yes
Queen of Wands - Yes
Queen of Cups - Yes
Queen of Swords - No
Queen of Coins - No
King of Wands - Yes
King of Cups - Maybe
King of Swords - No
King of Coins - Yes
I always try and frame a yes/no question as clearly, and as positively, as I can.
So for instance, if I'm wondering whether the company I contacted the other day will have a positive response, I will ask these kind of questions:
Will I get what I want from Company X?
Do I need to do anything else in order to obtain it?
(if the answer to that is "yes", I would then draw cards in a spread to see what I should do.)
I avoid questions like: Does the fact I've not heard from Company X mean they are not considering me?
It's not perfect, but it works far more often than not. Yes/ No questions act as clarifiers for me, they never replace full spreads to look at the ins and outs of a situation.