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How can I learn to read Tarot cards?

I had my cards read once when I was about 15 and I was shocked at how accurate it was! Ever since then I've wanted to have it done again but I don't know anyone who can do it. If I learn can I do my own? Is it hard to learn? Where do I get the cards?

Public Comments

1. Get a book :-) amazon.com
2. Occult stores usually carry Tarot cards. Along with that, they probably carry books on interpreting them. But I suggest you check out Tarot-reading books at the library for free.
3. don't.
4. There are several ways to learn how to read tarot cards. First is to read each definition of each card and memorize them then let your intuition tell you what they mean in certian positions (not my fave way but some like it.) Another is to simply meditate on one card a week until you go through the set and use your intuition to tell you what each card means and write it down and use those as generic meanings. (getting closer to how I did it.) Or you can meditate on each card for a week, let it give you an idea of what it means, then use your intuition to guide you through each reading. Remembering that each reading is different depending on the question you are trying to answer and who you are trying to answer it for. (Definately my favorite way!) I can do a reading (a simple reading, giving you my inturpretation and the books, using 3 cards, if you want more indepth I would have to meet you face to face, just e-mail me.) It isn't hard to learn as long as you are commited to learning. You can get a set at your local major chain book store or local occult store, or online.
5. Buy a deck and start reading them. Honestly, that's really how you learn. Here's a link for a site where you can look at decks, read reviews and articles, they also have a forum - http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/ You may be helped by a book on the subject. I really recommend just getting familiar with the cards first and then reading a book. Those that dive into reading a book tend to try and memorize the classic card meanings and that really isn't the best way to go at it. But a couple of good books are The Complete Guide to the Tarot by Eden Gray and Tarot Basics by Evelin Burger. You can buy decks at any New Age/Pagan/Occult type store. Sometimes regular bookstores like Barnes & Nobles or Borders carry them. Lacking that you can order them on amazon.com.
6. 360 days a year ? 30 days a month ? 12 months a year ? 7 days a week ??? , how can you make it's all-rights , haaa ?
7. I've had mine done, it was a bit of a laugh. I got the death card heaps, it was a bit like James Bond - only apparently death is good in tarot cards. It's all a bit of nonsense, a bit of a laugh over a few drinks. I suggest you don't take it so seriously.
8. No its not hard to learn as you do it a bit at a time. The mythic tarot is cheapish and a good set for beginners as each suit comprises a story so if you learn the story which is easy and understand the sense of journey and the meanings of the numbers it will help you understand the overall structure. But any pack you love and are drawn ot will be fine. As a beginner make sure that it has visuals not the marseilles pack. You can get a selection in big bookstores or alternative shops. I found setting my task of learning a card a day helped as in the beginning I really wanted to know enough to do a spread. The celtic cross is a simple spread . Instructions are in the pack and enough to start with - some come with their own book. Don' t do hundreds of readings for oyurself or you'll blow a fuse find a willing friend/s you can practise on. I also find it helps to pick a card for the day - learn it and write about it - freestyle really study the image to see what - you see.Connect the sense of it to your own experience . The more connections you make will help the learning process - see how picking that card for the day influenced your day If it was the sun for instance what was borugh t out of the shadows for you/ You need to start thinking in metaphors. llewellynwebtarot.com is a free tarot service look at theri cards and meaning s and see if you agree or could add more. Every tarot reader is different you have to find your own style. I don't read futures only processes.I am never definite.My readings a run more like counselling sessions.
9. Do not play with cards that will not edify you . Pray to God to deliver you from tempting you to do what you are requesting. God bless you. Seek the truth instead.
10. The popular tarot cards, according to some sources, stem from the early Kabbalists, who, when their esoteric teachings were banned in certain cultures...they were forced to create "condensed" versions on any piece of material they could find--small stone tablets, clay pottery, even scrolls. Eventually, and I am not sure on historical aspects, the concept of playing cards came into being, and Kabbalistic masters saw a new way to convey the inner wisdom without getting caught by authorities. I don't know how long it took to create the 78 card decks, or how they came to the number 78, and the creation of all the "suits" and such, but eventually, each card came to represent a specific lesson in Kabbalah. Eventually, people, such as gypsies, saw other opportunities in the tarot, and used it to tell fortunes. However, that is just one of many theories concerning the origins of tarot, but you cannot deny the kabbalistic imagery which exists. I myself do not practice tarot anymore, but a really interesting deck is the Thoth deck, created by Aleister Crowley. Also, I have learned, that through learning about certain esoteric teachings before ever touching a deck, I in fact made some of my own interpretations of the deck itself...usually basing my observations on the art work, and how certain things were depicted therein. Most tarot decks these days come with a handbook in the deck, but some of the esoteric schools who publish their tarot, will often publish a more extensive book as a companion guide. I suggest that if you are going to look for a tarot deck, choose very carefully, and be sure to bless the tarot deck after getting it--I would suggest a good old fashioned "smudging"--in which you burn a wand of dried white sage, and let the smoke engulf the deck, banishing any residual energies from either previous owners, or those who have touched it in the store before---believe me, those things go through a LOT of hands. You might also want to keep it covered in a special cloth when not in use, as well as place a blessed rose quartz or clear quartz (if clear quartz--be sure it is blessed by moon, and not sun energy, as the moon represents the second sight, visions, etc.) on top of the cloth-covered deck.
11. Ok its easy you if you have the abilty to read them, the first thing you need to do is go to your local book strore like books-a-million or something like that they should carry them and when you get them email me back and i will coach you threw it step by step.