| Anyone can learn the tarot. In order to become a | | | | Swords, to the same card in another suit, say the |
| proficient tarot reader you will need to develop your | | | | Three of Cups, except that the different suit will give it |
| psychic ability and become familiar with the meanings | | | | a different "emotion." |
| and interpretation of the Tarot Deck. | | | | For example, eights in a tarot deck broadly represent |
| Everyone has psychic ability. It is like all abilities -- it can | | | | strength, taking action, courage and travel. If it were |
| be developed with enthusiasm and a desire to learn. | | | | Cups, this is the suit of love, passion, and uncertainty. |
| People with an interest in the tarot have a head start, | | | | So the interpretation of the Eight of Cups might involve |
| because this interest and enthusiasm will drive them | | | | the courage to act on a prospective love interest, |
| forward. | | | | travel that leads to a significant meeting, etc. |
| To become a professional tarot reader, you will need | | | | The biggest task any prospective reader faces, is |
| to gain some experience in tarot reading, either by | | | | how to interpret the cards for a client. |
| practicing on family and friends, or better still, giving free | | | | Being well prepared with a good knowledge of the |
| readings to clients. These then become potential | | | | cards' meanings, you will then need to allow yourself to |
| paying clients for a possible future career. | | | | be aware of any feelings, hunches or intuitive insights |
| The tarot deck has 78 cards, which can seem | | | | you have, about a particular client. Most people who |
| daunting when you come to learn their meanings and | | | | start tarot reading are often surprised about how |
| how to interpret them when giving a reading. | | | | much they can feel and sense from the clients they |
| The tarot deck has two parts, the Major Arcana and | | | | read for, almost straight away. |
| the Minor Arcana. The Minor Arcana is split into four | | | | In fact, learning the tarot, and practicing tarot readings, |
| suits (most often called Cups, Wands, Pentacles, and | | | | is the most effective way to increase psychic ability. |
| Swords), and each suit has cards from the Ace to the | | | | This is why practicing on complete strangers is better |
| Ten, and then each has 4 Court Cards: usually called | | | | than your family and friends. |
| Page, Knight, Queen and King. | | | | You should get a tarot deck as a starting point. Then |
| Learning the face value meaning of each card is really | | | | think about a good course or book that explains the |
| quite simple. This is because you can apply the same | | | | meanings of the cards, developing psychic ability, and |
| meaning for each card in one suit, say the Three of | | | | also the ins and outs of actual tarot reading. |