How to Learn to Use the Tarot Cards

There are a myriad of different types of tarot cardsI can only answer for myself. For me, tarot cards are
- all reflecting energy, which has gone into them fromgood when I want to have an instant insight into my
the artist's hand. For a beginner the "Rider Waite"own resources, which I might have some difficulty in
certainly are the easiest cards to work with, becausekeeping hold of, let alone deal with.
the images are simple and contain many details thatThe best, but perhaps also in the beginning the most
can help and inspire the reading. What sets of cardsdifficult way to learn to work with the cards, is when
you should choose depends on the individual, butyou do not use books of any kind. Instead, it is a
many tarot readers have several different sets ofgood idea to learn some key words on each card,
cards, they work with.and then it is about practice, practice and even more
The same is true for me. I have many different sets,practice.
but I have one set that I particularly feel at homeAnd why not read books? Sure, it may well pay to
working .read books, but not in the beginning. The books are
That is the Tarot of the Cat People. But also, amongwritten by people who discloses their truth at the
other cards, Vision Quest cards and Haindl-tarot aretime they wrote the books. Since then, perhaps
sets of cards, which I use now and then. I do notmuch have changed for authors, and today they
have Alestair Crowley's cards. I've had them, butmight write something completely different, because
they are not something for me, and I have gottenthey have evolved - moved.
rid of those again. But it is not at all meaning thatReading of the cards will always reflect the stage,
there is something wrong with the set. It is not justthe reader is on, and a card as The Tower might
a set for me.now mean something completely different for me
On my web site you can be seen two of the cards:than it did for maybe 12 years ago. There will
The Magician of the Cat People and the Moon fromprobably be similarities, and therefore it is good to
Vision Quest, and it is evident how different thesehave some hints to each card. The rest comes by
cards are in their design and their reading potential.itself, as we get still better to dig deeper into the
How to Learn to use the Tarot Cardscards. You will find that a card, you drew some time
A set of Tarot cards consists of 78 cards - 22 cardsago, perhaps today turns out to contain some image
of the Great Arkana and 56 cards of the Littledetails that you were not previously aware of. And
Arkana.this is when you stick to it, because it reflects your
So, what can the tarot cards be used for?current situation.