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Learning how to read Tarot can often feel daunting.
Seventy-eight cards with so many possible meanings to learn. Double that if you intend to add reversals to the mix. Astrology, kabbalah, hermeticism, numerology... Then there's all the spreads. Which one to use? How to remember the positions? How can I possibly memorise all of this?!?
Stop.
It can be kept very simple.
Take one of those countless lists of meanings you find in books and online and compare them card by card (over time, there's no need to be regimented about it) to the images you see. Your task is to distil them down to one or two overall concepts per card. Write these down somewhere. Don't worry if you don't think they're "perfect" - that list will change over time anyway.
No need to learn complicated spreads, either. Just ask a clear question (write it down so you don't forget how you worded it - it can make a big difference) and pull three cards. Apply your "distilled" meanings to those cards and put them together, like a sentence or a comic strip, to form an answer to that question. Maybe one card speaks louder than the others, or two cards seem to be related in some way...
Relax into the reading and let the images and ideas form.
Over time the assimilation will be almost effortless. You can do it.
Good idea, keep it simple. The best way for developing our intuition. I use to follow these rules in my readings and the results are very good indeed.
ReplyDeleteDear Nonni Moose 😉, I'm glad you've found that to be the case!
DeleteThere are those who like it complicated and thrive on learning it that way, and that's fine too. It would just make me sad it someone were put off trying because they felt they couldn't manage it.