PolyTarotNewbie Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 I’m sure this is probably a duplicate to something that’s been asked in the past but I couldn’t find any specific threads about it. I’m extremely new to tarot and most of what I’ve seen for spreads have come from YouTube and a few assorted websites. Any and all recommendations would be greatly appreciated. 💜
Raggydoll Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 Barbara Moore has a good book about tarot spreads and so has Liz Dean. I think that a book might be a good option to start of with because it teaches you all the basics and it has tons of inspiration.
gregory Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 I would say - start small. The Celtic Cross is not ideal for a beginner and many of us here avoid it even when we have gained experience.
DanielJUK Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 agree with @gregory, keep it small, keep it simple! A lot of cards make it more complicated and harder to work out. Try to keep to 3 or 4 card spreads when starting out. We get people asking for help here a lot when they read with the Celtic Cross, it's an absolute classic tarot spread but it's also 10 cards! It takes ages and can be complicated even for people with experience. One suggestion from me is to go freehand. You can do 2 card and 3 card spreads as the outcome of any question and you read the cards together. First read each card and then try and combine them, it's so useful for practising combos and learning! There was a thread about this type of spread just recently if you want to read people's ideas about it..... Final idea, do come and join in our monthly Circle exchanges where you are paired with someone, read for each other and then give each other feedback with how it's gone. It's a random spread each month. I must declare an interest in that I am a co-host of the Newbies Circle but we welcome people starting out and we are very gentle. You need 5 posts before getting in the circles area here and they will start posting for April as the new month begins 🙂
BlueMoth Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 11 hours ago, PolyTarotNewbie said: I’m sure this is probably a duplicate to something that’s been asked in the past but I couldn’t find any specific threads about it. I’m extremely new to tarot and most of what I’ve seen for spreads have come from YouTube and a few assorted websites. Any and all recommendations would be greatly appreciated. 💜 As an amateur myself, I tend to pick my spreads from Pinterest 😅 - they have all kinds of weird but interesting spreads up there. If you like more 'traditional' spreads, you can download the Labyrinthos app - they have many spreads with different themes (e.g. career, love, daily, celestial, moon etc.). I started off with Labyrinthos myself, then I tried out the spreads given in the instruction booklet that came with the tarot card deck I purchased. After I got used to all of them, I ventured off to Pinterest. Hope this helps!
frankie Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 I'm going to echo DanielJUK's recommendation above (including the tips in the thread linked) and suggest a line of three cards. A simple line of three helps you practice how the cards interact with each other to form a single answer to the question asked. This would mean training yourself to pay attention to card order, which suits show up and in what combination, how the figures in the card images flow from one card to the next (e.g. who faces whom, who turns away). If you do try spreads where each card is assigned a position/specific meaning (e.g. Card 1 shows your fears), I'd like to pass along some advice I was given that has helped me immensely: try to sum up your reading at the end (so pulling all the cards together) in one or two sentences and make sure you answer the question asked. Best of luck on your learning journey. 🙂
gregory Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 And decide BEFORE YOU START which cards relate to what. Yes/no/maybe or past-present-future or option one/ option 2/ neither one..... There is no mileage in trying to decide on that afterwards; it leads to "cheating - trying to squeeze out the result you wanted the cards to give you ! (This is why I don't read for myself on the whole; I can always make the cards relate to some OTHER aspect of my life, and I know very well that's what I will likely do....) You don't need pinterest or labyrinthos (a site I actually rather dislike - far too much putting the commercial over tarot for my tastes, and I'm not terribly impressed with the meanings there anwyay.) There are loads of spreads here: https://www.thetarotforum.com/forums/forum/14-tarot-spreads/ and on AT, if you have ever been there: https://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=203788 And Barbara's book is indeed excellent.
PolyTarotNewbie Posted March 30, 2022 Author Posted March 30, 2022 Thank you everyone for the suggestions and I will be exploring each of them as time allows
Guest Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 I've got a tarot set with book. It came as a set, from a general bookshop which is good.
Eric13 Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 I'l re-ack up the 3-4 card type spreads, reading left to right. Making your own spread helps in learning how to read a spread as well.
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