The Astra tarot blog

Pull up a chair. This is where we take our time with tarot: how to read your first spread, what to do with an upside down card, how to make a daily habit stick and much more. Every post is written for reflection, in plain language.

• Beginners

  Astra vs Golden Thread: Comparing Tarot Apps

  A factual comparison of Astra and Golden Thread Tarot: platforms, saved readings and how each is funded, plus how Golden Thread relates to Labyrinthos.

• Beginners

  Astra vs Labyrinthos: Which Tarot App Fits You?

  A factual comparison of Astra and Labyrinthos tarot apps: platforms, spreads, journaling, learning and how each is funded, as of November 2026.

• Beginners

  The Best Questions to Ask Tarot (and How to Phrase Them)

  How to ask tarot a question that gets a useful answer, with open questions for love, work, growth and decisions, plus what to avoid.

• Beginners

  Best Tarot Apps: How to Choose One in 2026

  How to choose a tarot app, what features matter and an honest look at Astra, Labyrinthos and Golden Thread, using facts from their official listings.

• Spreads

  A Birthday Tarot Spread for Your Solar Return

  A birthday tarot spread for your solar return: your year in review, the theme of your new year, your gifts and an intention. Plus your birth card.

• Beginners

  How to Build a Daily Tarot Habit (in Five Minutes a Day)

  A simple routine for pulling one tarot card a day, how to interpret it, what to do with repeat cards and how to learn all 78 cards through a daily practice.

• Spreads

  A Full Moon Tarot Spread for Reflection and Release

  A five-card full moon tarot spread for reflection: what has grown, what is illuminated, what to release and what to carry forward.

• Beginners

  A Short History of Tarot: From Card Game to Reflection Tool

  Where tarot came from: fifteenth-century Italian card games, eighteenth-century French occultists, the Golden Dawn and the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.

• Card Meanings

  How to Read Reversed Tarot Cards: Four Simple Approaches

  What reversed tarot cards mean, four practical ways to read them, whether you need reversals at all, with examples from the Tower, Star and Three of Swords.

• Beginners

  How to Read Tarot for Beginners: A Friendly First Guide

  New to tarot? Learn how a deck is built, how to ask a question, how to lay out your first spread and how to read the cards with confidence.