Comments for » Tarot Blog http://www.learntarotonline.com/tarot-blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:45:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Hello and Welcome to Learn Tarot Online by Amanda http://www.learntarotonline.com/tarot-blog/hello-and-welcome-to-learn-tarot-online#comment-3 Amanda Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:00:53 +0000 http://www.learntarotonline.com/tarot-blog/hello-and-welcome-to-learn-tarot-online#comment-3 Hi Debbie, Great to hear from you. I originally learnt the tarot about 15 years ago. I learnt using the Rider Waite deck which, in my opinion, is one of the easiest decks to work with because you can clearly see the pictures, the colours and the symbols. This makes it quite easy to work with because you don't need to "learn" the meanings as such. You can literally let the cards speak to you. For many decks, you have to understand the mythology or legend or culture that it is based on before you can properly use the cards. I was taught to look at the colours, the pictures and what was actually going on in the card. When you do that, you can begin to build an impression of what the card represents. Then I started to lay the cards next to each other and build up a story of what was going on, and how one card changed the energy of the card next to it. You start to allow your own intuition to come through and you find that you develop your own meanings for each card. To make it easier, I would suggest you have a deck of cards that you feel really comfortable with, then lay the cards for each suit out side by side, so all the Major Arcana cards together, cups, wands etc and look at each card in turn. See what you feel and what comes up for you. That will be right for you. What cards are you using? Hope this helps. With abundant blessings. Amanda Hi Debbie,
Great to hear from you.
I originally learnt the tarot about 15 years ago. I learnt using the Rider Waite deck which, in my opinion, is one of the easiest decks to work with because you can clearly see the pictures, the colours and the symbols. This makes it quite easy to work with because you don’t need to “learn” the meanings as such. You can literally let the cards speak to you.

For many decks, you have to understand the mythology or legend or culture that it is based on before you can properly use the cards.

I was taught to look at the colours, the pictures and what was actually going on in the card. When you do that, you can begin to build an impression of what the card represents.

Then I started to lay the cards next to each other and build up a story of what was going on, and how one card changed the energy of the card next to it. You start to allow your own intuition to come through and you find that you develop your own meanings for each card.

To make it easier, I would suggest you have a deck of cards that you feel really comfortable with, then lay the cards for each suit out side by side, so all the Major Arcana cards together, cups, wands etc and look at each card in turn.

See what you feel and what comes up for you. That will be right for you.

What cards are you using?

Hope this helps.
With abundant blessings.
Amanda

]]> Comment on Hello and Welcome to Learn Tarot Online by Debbie http://www.learntarotonline.com/tarot-blog/hello-and-welcome-to-learn-tarot-online#comment-2 Debbie Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:12:08 +0000 http://www.learntarotonline.com/tarot-blog/hello-and-welcome-to-learn-tarot-online#comment-2 I've been puttering around with the Tarot cards for years. I always wanted to learn, but I have always had such confusion about them. I've been taking things a little more serious lately and have been following a couple different lesson plans online. I still get confused and overwhelmed. There are a lot of cards, then there's figuring out what they mean in a certain position in a spread, and then how about when they fall next to one another????? And that's not to mention when a card falls in reverse...... What did you do to learn the tarot? What can I do to make it easier? I'm trying to learn from a couple of different sites because I like the way a lesson plan flows in one, but the meanings of the cards make more sense to me in another. Any suggestions? I’ve been puttering around with the Tarot cards for years. I always wanted to learn, but I have always had such confusion about them. I’ve been taking things a little more serious lately and have been following a couple different lesson plans online. I still get confused and overwhelmed. There are a lot of cards, then there’s figuring out what they mean in a certain position in a spread, and then how about when they fall next to one another????? And that’s not to mention when a card falls in reverse…… What did you do to learn the tarot? What can I do to make it easier? I’m trying to learn from a couple of different sites because I like the way a lesson plan flows in one, but the meanings of the cards make more sense to me in another. Any suggestions?

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