I tell my students to start with small readings [3-5 cards] on low-stakes topics.

This means don't read on anything like if your lover is cheating or if someone needs a liver transplant!

Read something simple like will a certain politician get elected? Will a criminal be jailed? [LOL in our country both are the same topic 🤣]

Will your nephew pass his math test? Things that are not important if you're wrong.

Once you get good at reading low-stakes topics ... then is the time to read on serious topics. This can take months or a year.

I definitely second @Misterei's advice to start small, with a simple question that you won't be tempted to kid yourself about, when you get the card response.  Her suggestions are excellent.

I do think it is REALLY important to ask an actual question, though, and make sure each card you draw answers a specific part of the question.  You can make up your own spreads, but make sure each card has a specific purpose—like a few of these ....past, present, future, advice, what helps, what hinders, things you can control, things outwith your control, people who affect the situtation, outcome, etc.  Beware of the impulse to just draw a few cards at random to 'see' what they tell you.  Without structure, they won't tell you much at all.

Also keep in mind that most card deck pictures and symbols are more dramatic than the readings will be!  In other words, don't fall into the trap of thinking Death is OMG DEATH and The Tower means DISASTER, etc.  Death probably means you finally did that chore you've been putting off for months, and you can move on.  The Tower means you thought your cookies were going to turn out really well, but in fact they were kinda overbaked.  Stuff like this.

Once you get more adept,  you will begin to be able to figure out what is really important and pivotal, and what is just the everyday ups and downs we all experience.  The more you work with the cards, the more the language between you and the 'other' will develop, and the more accurate your readings will be.

Another angle is to ask the cards for insight into something that has already happened or something you know about.  This is good because it takes the guesswork out of the situation, and lets you consider what actually took place, and maybe learn about your attitude, etc.  Why didn't I get that job?  How do I really feel about my sister?  What is my biggest fear just now and how do I deal with it?   What is the best way for me to help my friend? 

Just try to start small, without using too many cards.  A 3-5-card spread is good, as @Misterei suggested.  It will give you more to work with than just a single card, but won't get overcomplicated.

Go for it!  And do enjoy developing a very rewarding skill.  🙂

I do think that it's a good idea to keep a record of your readings, in the datasheets you've suggested or a journal and even here online if you feel brave enough! Write down the date, the question or reason for the reading, the spread you used and the position meanings, the cards you drew for each position, and how each card relates to the position meanings, the question, and to each other. If you write down all your first impressions then come back to it later, you might see things that you didn't see initially. If there are elements of prophecy in your reading then you will definitely want to come back to it later on and see how you feel about it or how accurate it was.

I like @Chariot's reminder about things not always being as dramatic as pictured (LOVE The Tower being overbaked cookies!). Sure, if you draw a major arcana card it might be something bigger or more important than a minor arcana card, or it might just have been the best image to trigger a particular idea or meaning for you, something your brain will recognise and respond to.

@Misterei Thanks for the tips, in the end i couldn't make the first reading due my college activities, but i'm planing on doing so, i thought doing the three spread would be suitable for my level.

20 hours ago, Chariot said:

You can make up your own spreads, but make sure each card has a specific purpose—like a few of these ....past, present, future, advice, what helps, what hinders, things you can control, things outwith your control, people who affect the situtation, outcome, etc.  Beware of the impulse to just draw a few cards at random to 'see' what they tell you.  Without structure, they won't tell you much at all.

@Chariot i'll keep this in mind.

20 hours ago, Chariot said:

Why didn't I get that job?  How do I really feel about my sister?  What is my biggest fear just now and how do I deal with it?   What is the best way for me to help my friend?

This is such a good advice! I got really confused about what or how i'm supposed  to make my questions, some people says that yes or no tye of questions are not good for the beginners, what you think of it?

14 hours ago, Luned said:

Write down the date, the question or reason for the reading, the spread you used and the position meanings, the cards you drew for each position, and how each card relates to the position meanings, the question, and to each other. If you write down all your first impressions then come back to it later, you might see things that you didn't see initially. If there are elements of prophecy in your reading then you will definitely want to come back to it later on and see how you feel about it or how accurate it was.

@Luned In the making process of my datesheet i thought on how i'm supposed to make these questions, i don't to over complicated, but i'm figuring out that questioning is more difficult than the spreed itself. How you do it?

14 hours ago, Luned said:

Sure, if you draw a major arcana card it might be something bigger or more important than a minor arcana card, or it might just have been the best image to trigger a particular idea or meaning for you, something your brain will recognise and respond to.

Since i only learned the major ones, i'm going to practice them first. The Major Arcana are far more subjective than the Minor and they demand more patience and attention.

23 hours ago, Misterei said:

Once you get good at reading low-stakes topics ... then is the time to read on serious topics. This can take months or a year.

Time is not a problem on this. I prefer to spend a year practing and learning properly than doing wrong stuff that could hurt someone.

34 minutes ago, Vanyar13 said:

@Luned In the making process of my datesheet i thought on how i'm supposed to make these questions, i don't to over complicated, but i'm figuring out that questioning is more difficult than the spreed itself. How you do it?

Try thinking about things that are going on in your life right now, the kind of things you'd chat to friends about and probably get some good input from, and even the things that are hard to say out lout as it might be easier if it's just you and the tarot talking about it.

I usually word questions as "what do I need to know now about [situation]", or "what would be helpful guidance for me today re [slightly scary thing I have to do]", or "what aren't I seeing about [situation]", or I come across a spread designed around a particular idea or theme that I think would be interesting to read on.

If you browse the journals and reading exchanges here you'll get some ideas too as you can see how people are wording (or rewording!) their questions.

1 hour ago, Vanyar13 said:

@Chariot i'll keep this in mind.

 

This is such a good advice! I got really confused about what or how i'm supposed  to make my questions, some people says that yes or no tye of questions are not good for the beginners, what you think of it?

Personally, I never do yes/no questions.  Lots of skilled tarot readers have set up a system that works for them, but I think it is too easy for a beginner to fall into just seeing a particular card as yes or no.  Tarot is quite nuanced, and it's getting to know what the nuances of meaning are for you that will make you able to get an in depth reading, even with only a few cards in a spread.  Just seeing a particular card as meaning yes or no is a bit too simplistic, in my mind. You might as well flip a coin!

I would suggest that, if you're doing a reading that has particular meaning for you, maybe ask yourself beforehand 'what do I want to happen?'  Then set up the spread so you get what probably will be the answer, but let the cards tell  you something else as well.  You could set up a spread that tells you 1) What do I want to happen, 2) What is best to do to make this happen, 3) What not to do, 4) What am I missing/need to know? then maybe 5) Outcome.

I don't mean this to be a prescribed spread, but to give you an idea of how to arrive at the result you want ...or maybe to make you think about what it is you actually DO want.  Or see some angle to the situation you might have missed.  It's studying this aspect of the tarot that gives you a rich and useful experience.

2 hours ago, Vanyar13 said:

 

Time is not a problem on this. I prefer to spend a year practing and learning properly than doing wrong stuff that could hurt someone.

 

Good attitude! 💖

People get in a hurry and do some damage to themselves or others. More healthy to take time.

@Misterei Thanks!!! At the end of everything i couldn't make the reading on the weekend lol. I keep procrastinating this but i don't know why. One good update is i choose to make a journal on my readings with my datasheet.