Tarot cards can be used to help you understand what your dreams are trying to tell you. In fact, the images on the cards often resemble or suggest the characters or mood of a dream. This is because both dreams and the Tarot deck are comprised of universal symbols and themes, also called "archetypes."

By meditating on Tarot images and their meanings, you can stimulate your own intuition to discover the deeper meaning of elements or themes in your dreams.

Dreams usually reveal something about issues or situations that concern us at a deep and often unconscious level. Sometimes they seem dark and mysterious, sometimes playful. In one sense, their purpose is to make us aware of our hidden feelings, fears, desires or expectations so that we can work with them to create positive outcomes in waking life.

A self-guided Tarot reading can also help you with your dreams by shedding light on your deepest questions about what is going on in your life. By asking the Tarot "what was my dream last night trying to tell me?" you open yourself up to receiving answers to whatever challenge, puzzle or question was underlying the dream. You can think of Tarot as the wise older cousin of your own personal dream-world.