Half the battle of how to learn tarot is knowing whether you want to use it to better know yourself and create personal growth or know that you want to use it in service to others. Of course you can do both. But one of these choices is usually dominant.
One of the challenges that is often overlooked when getting ready to learn tarot is how to get started learning how to learn tarot reading. Learning tarot on your own can teach you a lot. It will just take you a long time to learn by yourself. And it’s life long learning. It just keeps going. So I’m here to consolidate over 30 years of learning for you.
How to Learn Tarot.
One of the things that surprises people when they get ready to learn something new is that they don’t actually think about how they learn. Especially coming right out of high school or college, you’re so used to learning the way that other people have told you to learn for the last 18-21 years that you don’t realize that there’s a way that you like to learn. That there’s a way that you approach learning. The same goes for people like me who’ve been out of class for … a bit.
When you start to learn tarot, it’s such a personal journey, that if you don’t know how you learn you’re not going to get as much out of it as you possibly could. If you want to learn tarot and want to get more out of it, I want you to get a lot out of it.
This discussion is related to about how you learn. It’s not about the meanings of the cards.
We’re going to talk about the fundamentals of how to learn tarot card reading. Which is totally different that actually learning tarot card reading itself. At the end of this and with some companion articles you should be able to get started learning how to learn tarot today.
What Will You Need?
You’ll need a tarot deck or an app
You can find these on Amazon, Kickstarter, Etsy, or in book stores like Barnes & Noble. The tarot app I recommend is Tarot & Numerology. (Using the app is free if you don’t have a deck or $20!)
Get some books
Lots of books (Find out what I recommend)
Blogs are an underutilized resource. I read a great article by @readingyourself about the difference between divination and fortune telling. The Tarot Lady is non-stop awesome sauce. And you can check out my reading list.
Find some peers
Livestreams like the ones I’ve done on instagram or the ones I uploaded to YouTube. You may even find great stuff on Pinterest or Podcasts (my current podcasts are in the footer)
Pinterest is a great place to find tarot stuff if you’re learning. Because there are people on there who put up info graphics about how to learn tarot.
If you’re someone who learns via infographic and likes outlined steps, that’s a great way to connect with tarot in a way that you may not have thought was available. Especially if you’re already on Pinterest. If you’re a Pinterest fiend, search tarot on Pinterest. You’re going to find a lot of card pictures. But there’s also a lot of people putting up infographics.
You can also see & hear others’ perspectives about tarot reading, dvinination, fortune telling. Like Lucky Lynx’s channel.
There are podcasts out there where you can learn tarot. The one that I would recommend right now is by The Tarot Lady. It’s called TarotBytes. She does short fun podcasts about each tarot card and more. You get a great story and some insight about how to think about that tarot card. So if you’re looking for a podcast I would recommend that.
Those are some of the supplemental resources available to you depending on how you like to learn. So really think about how you like to learn. Then use the method or resource that propels you forward!
Get Started Whith How You Learn Today.
Do you like to learn while you’re doing something else? ‘Cause I know a lot of you will watch me when I’m live streaming and listen to me talk while you’re doing something else. In which case the podcast by The Tarot Lady would be great.
Do you like to learn on your own at your own pace? Do you like to see what you’re learning laid out in some sort of image, graph, or chart? In some sort of organized, infographic, flow type of thing? Pinterest is your baby. That’s where you’ve got to go.
And if you’re looking for that live experience, then join me patreon. You can have input on each month’s topic.
So how do you learn best? Let me know in the comments!