Hello!

[frberube]

Hi All,

 

I'm Felicia (she/her/hers) and I consider myself very new to tarot. I've had an interest in it for quite a while, but I've only recently bought my own deck (Rider Tarot Deck) and started trying interpret/read for myself. I'm hopeful that this community will help me grow in my own understanding and provide a space to practice interpretations for others so that I can feel more confident in the cards are trying to convey. I've found myself overwhelmed at times when trying to use my intuition to discern the meanings of the cards, but then going online to see what the cards generally mean in various scenarios... I bought "Guided Tarot" by Stefanie Caponi to try to limit the amount of places I am looking at when trying to generally understand and study the cards. I'm really looking forward to being involved in this community because I think it'll be super helpful! 

 

-Felicia 🙂

[smittenkitten]

Hi Felicia, welcome to the forums!

 

The Rider-Waite-Smith deck can be hard to connect to. I used to read all the time and I just never felt able to connect to it. But I've found myself a RWS clone deck (The Llewellyn Classic) which I'm planning to use for my study. Perhaps something like that would provide a more accessible option for you if you're keen on RWS?

 

One thing I've learned is that tarot is a system, so rather than relying purely on intuition, or looking up the readings, it could be helpful to try and learn in a systematic way. For example knowing the progression of the pip cards from aces to tens, with each having a different stage in a journey. The elemental basis of the suits. Astrological correspondences.

 

There's about a million books out there on how to learn tarot, some better than others. It does generally require some rote learning to kick-start the intuition a bit. It also depends on what you want to get out of tarot. If you're looking to predict the future you'll need a book suited to that rather than if you take a psychological/introspective approach, for example.

 

So I would think about what you really want to get out of learning tarot, and then people may be able to suggest specific resources that are relevant to your interests.

 

Cheers,

 

smittenkitten 🐱

[HOLMES]

Hello!!

Read for yourself eh ? 

We have a part called daily draws whetre you can start a thread to post your daily draws on and look back. 

There is the tarot journal section where you can use it for your daily tarot ideas. 

You can look through reading exchanges for various reading styles. 

To see how yoi can set up your own reading exchange. 

There is a book reading for yourself  you could look at to help you study. 

Omg there are so many books out now that it is hard yo know what is good. 

 

Mhmm 

Does astrology tarot interest you , or numerology and tarot.. or qabbalah and tarot.?  

Perahps look at the deck themes of aeclectic tarot, and the deck libary here.

 

What i would strive for is to get a good beginners book, intermediate. And advanced.. i have no idea  what they are. Back in 2000s there was books on special topics like court, and revetsals, and dreams .

Just take it easy.. i know myself when i learned i went full stream then burnt self out  as i wanted to learn it all.

So have fun. 

 

 

[katrinka]

4 hours ago, smittenkitten said:

There's about a million books out there on how to learn tarot, some better than others. It does generally require some rote learning to kick-start the intuition a bit. It also depends on what you want to get out of tarot. If you're looking to predict the future you'll need a book suited to that rather than if you take a psychological/introspective approach, for example.

Yes, that. Well said.

 

4 hours ago, smittenkitten said:

The Rider-Waite-Smith deck can be hard to connect to. I used to read all the time and I just never felt able to connect to it. But I've found myself a RWS clone deck (The Llewellyn Classic) which I'm planning to use for my study. Perhaps something like that would provide a more accessible option for you if you're keen on RWS?

 

I wouldn't say that RWS is "hard to connect to", except in the sense that a lot of misconceived ideas have been repeated ad infinitum in books, on websites, etc. RWS is All Good if you don't hate the art. And if you do, there's the Thoth...

 

Some RWS-based decks ae gorgeous and well done (Baba, I'm looking at you!) but most are schlock for the masses. So caveat emptor.

 

Welcome!

[smittenkitten]

1 hour ago, katrinka said:

I wouldn't say that RWS is "hard to connect to", except in the sense that a lot of misconceived ideas have been repeated ad infinitum in books, on websites, etc. RWS is All Good if you don't hate the art. And if you do, there's the Thoth...

 

Some RWS-based decks ae gorgeous and well done (Baba, I'm looking at you!) but most are schlock for the masses. So caveat emptor.

Fair point, perhaps I should say I couldn't get into the art, and I needed something a little more visually evocative (to me). I also lacked the structure and discipline I needed to comprehend the symbolism fully, so I relied on decks that allowed me to use my intuition over knowing the tarot. The images in RWS are definitely iconic, but they're not my cup of tea. Whereas RWS clones that retain the spirit of the original I'm hoping will be more accessible so I can learn more comprehensively this time around. 

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Hello @frberubewelcome to the TT&M Family

[DecemberMagpie]

Hello @frberube

 

I'm pretty new at tarot as well. I finally received one of the tarot decks I ordered this past Friday, the Tarot of the Divine by Yoshi Yo****ani. 

How is your deck working for you? I haven't been drawn to the classic RWS decks. The artwork isn't the nicest to look at in my opinion. However all the books seem to reference it so part of me feels like, perhaps I should get one for study reasons. Still, there are so many other pretty decks calling my name. 

 

I just finished reading the The Only Tarot Book You'll Ever Need by Sky Alexander and Mary Shannon. It was an easy to read beginners book. I'm now trying to read A Complete Guide to Tarot by Eden Gray. I've heard a few people learned from this book. So far it seems to go into more of the history of the tarot and more descriptive detail of the RWS deck. I'm not sure I'm jiving with this book, still I'm not that far into it at the same time. 

 

So far I've only done single card draws for my self to reflect on a lesson or thought for myself. What kind of spreads have you been doing?

Edited April 11, 2021 by DecemberMagpie

[Hemera]

Well, the classic RWS has never been my cup of tea either. It just doesn't offer enough food for thoughts and ideas for me. I got one for just those study reasons that @DecemberMagpie mentions - but I still did not use it even for study. Luckily there are hundreds of RWS based beauties out there.😍

Welcome to the forum @frberube 😊 You've come to the right place!

[purepom]

Hey nice to meet ya!

[Albadawn]

Welcome to the forum! 🥰