| Many, many people are attracted to the possibilities | | | | a time for discovery, not mastery! |
| of self-awareness, divination and spirituality the Tarot | | | | - Practice Makes Perfect! If you spend a little time |
| cards offer. For those who have a strong interest | | | | with your Tarot cards each day, doing sample Tarot |
| but know nothing about Tarot, what do you do to | | | | readings or just looking at the cards and trying to |
| get started? Most Tarot decks will come with some | | | | recall the meanings, you should be fairly comfortable |
| sort of guidebook or basic instructions but there's a | | | | within 6 weeks. It sounds boring saying that you |
| big gap between those directions and becoming | | | | need to practice - unfortunately, it's true. There may |
| adept with Tarot cards. From teaching Tarot, I | | | | be the rare person that can work with Tarot cards |
| recommend all beginners follow these steps to start | | | | and instantly give incredible readings but I haven't |
| their journey with Tarot. | | | | met them yet. Lack of practice is the most common |
| - Shuffle, reorder, repeat. When you begin to read | | | | reason for frustration with new Tarot readers. |
| Tarot cards for yourself, you'll have some cards that | | | | Developing skill with Tarot cards doesn't have to |
| make multiple appearances - those are the cards that | | | | involve hours of practice each day. In fact, short |
| you'll learn in no time flat. But what about the | | | | spurts of consistent practice will make you a better |
| remaining 70 odd cards? Take your deck, shuffle it | | | | Tarot reader faster than if you have sporadic "cram" |
| up until it is thoroughly mixed, then get it back in | | | | sessions. It takes a little time to see the flow |
| order. When reordering, separate the Major and Minor | | | | between cards and learn how to interpret Tarot |
| Arcana and order each section numerically. In the | | | | cards. If you put the time in, it is amazing how this |
| Minor Arcana, keep each suit separate for now. As | | | | tool can enrich your life. |
| you go through and divide the cards, pay close | | | | For your first few months with the Tarot deck, |
| attention to the Tarot pictures and the order they | | | | follow these suggestions until you reach a point of |
| fall in. Just like the Minor Arcana suits can give clues | | | | comfort or boredom. If you're comfortable with |
| to the Tarot card meanings, their numeric value can | | | | many of the cards, try some different Tarot layouts |
| do the same. When you've completed getting the | | | | to expand your repertoire. If you're bored, the same |
| entire Tarot deck in order, allow yourself to feel a | | | | suggestion applies. Either way, your mind is letting |
| sense of accomplishment. Then do it all again! This is | | | | you know you're ready for more challenges. To deny |
| a great way to become familiar with Tarot imagery. | | | | yourself that will make your path of learning Tarot |
| - Pick Any Tarot Spread......as long as it's a short one. | | | | loose a lot of its sparkle. |
| For now, while getting a feel for the general | | | | Keep playing with the Tarot deck to improve |
| meanings of the Tarot cards, spend your time wisely | | | | familiarity with Tarot meanings. Draw one Tarot card |
| and work with a simple Tarot layout. Anything that is | | | | every morning as a guide for your day. Ask the deck |
| three cards or less will work beautifully. The idea is, | | | | what you need to learn about and devote several |
| at this point, to keep your readings quick and easy, | | | | days to studying the card you pull. Learning Tarot |
| aiming for general understanding rather than in depth | | | | comes from having a personal relationship with your |
| analysis. The more readings you are able to do, the | | | | Tarot deck as well as building trust with the intuitive |
| greater the exposure to a variety of Tarot cards | | | | part of yourself. Welcome to the path of mastering |
| and their meanings. Don't worry about knowing every | | | | Tarot! This single step is the start of an incredible |
| possible interpretation of a Tarot card right now. It's | | | | journey. |