| In my work as explorer of the occult and the | | | | But that's is just the beginning. After memorising all |
| unknown, I'm often approached by people that would | | | | tarot cards, you need to learn and memorise some |
| like to learn how to learn tarot cards. Their story is | | | | layouts. Layout is a way of casting cards in order to |
| simple - they want to know the future and be able | | | | interpret them in correct way. For different needs, |
| to help themselves or others, either for free or for | | | | there are different types of layouts that suit the |
| money. They have learned about existence of Tarot | | | | questions better than others. Learning layouts is |
| cards, either from friend or from some movie, and | | | | another step in learning tarot. If you will get good |
| now they want to learn this divination system. OK, I | | | | enough, you will be able to create your own layouts |
| say - here's what you should do. | | | | as you will understand how Tarot cards work, and |
| Actually, there are free steps in learning tarot cards. | | | | that will make you even better tarot reader. |
| Memorise Cards | | | | For both memorising and learning layouts, you should |
| First of all, you have to memorise all cards - their | | | | get some good guidebook, as simple online resources |
| unique look, names and basic interpretations. Without | | | | might not be enough. That is something I often |
| it, you won't be able to move to another step, and in | | | | emphasise - that true knowledge can be found in |
| the end, use tarot easily on daily basis. Of course, | | | | books, not in the Web. |
| day by day as you will be using your cards, you will | | | | Practise, practise, practise |
| be memorising them better and better, but still | | | | And after you memorised both cards and layouts, |
| there's a need to memorise the basics, for simple | | | | you have to focus on practise. Practise makes |
| reason - to look more professionally. There are 78 | | | | perfection, as many used to say and that's truth |
| cards divided into minor and major arcana, and you | | | | indeed. If you won't practise, you won't get better in |
| need to learn all of them. | | | | tarot at all. Find people that would like to receive free |
| With time, you might also try to learn correlations to | | | | tarot readings, or practise tarot divination for |
| astrology, or other systems like Rues or I Ching, or | | | | yourself. Practising will help you memorise cards |
| even magical practises like Kabalah. | | | | better, choose layouts correctly and interpret each |
| Memorise Layouts | | | | divination session better. |