- There are no rules. All rules are made to be broken.
- You may hear and read a LOT about tarot, much of it contradictory. Listen, read, discuss, try, and decide for yourself. No one knows how you will read or work with the cards except you.
- The more you know, the more options you have so Read books, Lots of books.
- Try to read a card first, before you look it up. You will be surprised by how much of the gist of it you get.
- Get to know your deck – pull a card a day and/or go through your deck and take notes on each card. Write your thoughts and feelings about each card in a journal.
- Learn the basics of tarot history and symbolism.
- Learn the astrological and elemental correspondences. They condition the mind to think associatively and make extraordinary connections.
- The cards are made up of micro-symbols within a macro-symbol. Each of the card’s symbols can open up detailed, pertinent and powerful information.
- Get to know what the colors, numbers, symbols say to YOU.
- Do everything out loud, even if you are just reading for yourself. Tarot originally was an oral, story-telling type skill and speaking aloud follows its own pathways.
- Give extra attention to those cards which don’t seem friendly.
- Read your cards daily for someone: for yourself and others. Keep a journal of your tarot work, including daily readings.
- You cannot learn without actually practicing reading…. Practice, practice, practice. Read for friends, strangers at the mall, in a bar (great ice breaker).
