To Starfish,
Extra bits of information...
You can obviously improvise and make up your own way but this is how I've been taught.
Shuffle then count the cards.
Every 7th card, you lay it in order of below (see pic).
Order you lay the cards
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..........[5]
...[11][4][10]
[9][7][3][6][8]
...[12][2][13]
.........[1]
NB: Take the first card from the top of the card pile. First counting cards goes bottom of your right hand, then next counting cards on top of the first cards...
Third counting cards on top of the seconds..
......etc.... 7th cards to the [1] position. (It's a bit tricky to explain)
What happens to the 6 cards on your right hand?
Well they go back to the bottom of your left hand (big pile) cards.
However, when I had to do quick reading (ie on the telephone), there were no time to do 7th cards each time, so I just said a prayer before the reading and laid the cards one after the other.
Though I prefer the way I've been told.
Reading
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Just pick any cards it starts to jump at you (past, present or future).
To get more in depth
Then you do the every 7th card stuff for four times on top of the one card you are about to read.
And the rest, you just read the story.
Happy reading!
Vision
Starfish