We appreciate that learning to read tarot cards can be a little daunting with so many cards and so many different meanings to learn. Then you discover that card meanings can be completely altered when dealt upside down or be changed in the context of the cards they are dealt with. So you could be forgiven for thinking that the task is too great or that you just don’t have enough time to master the art. We can assure you however, you really needn’t think that. It’s true that the Tarot, as with any discipline, can take years to master, but every journey begins with a first step. Like the fool taking his first step, it seems like he will hurt himself by falling off a cliff, however, there is nothing to fear, the fool knows he will be fine and is merely beginning a long but wondrous journey- and so are you.

The easiest way to learn the Tarot is to jump straight in. Lay out some cards in a simple spread such as a three card spread and start by simply appreciating the art. From there think to yourself what the pictures could symbolise and what they could be saying to you. At this point we advise you refer to a guide for what the cards mean, then quietly think about the meanings of the cards you have drawn plus what they could be saying to you in relation to each other and in the context of your life. There are plenty of excellent guides to the Tarot you can buy as books or you could use the brief guides we have to each card on this site. As you become more familiar with the cards and their meanings, relating the cards to each other and your own life will become easier. We find it liberating that with the aid of a simple guide to the cards there is nothing stopping you getting straight into it.