For learning/ remembering tarot card meanings:
- Pick a feature/ image on the card you associate with the meaning this will act as a prompt and jog your memory for remembering the rest of the card. For example: the emperor has a Rams head on the throne and this represents Aires who is the planet Mars the Roman god of war. You can also relate the numbers so again for the emperor is the number 4 and represents structure and stability of the four lines of a square.
- Read for other people the less you know them the better.
- For remembering the court cards: think of the elements.
So the pages are the element of air 'thinking cards'
The Knights are the element of fire 'doing cards'
The queens are the element of water 'emotion cards'
The Kings are the element of earth 'material cards'
Then the suit is just an aspect of the type of court card...
The page of wands is the fire element of air - this could mean someone who acts before they think.
The knight of cups is the water element of fire - he takes into account people's emotions before doing.
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 6 Nov 08, 2017
Tip for Tarot
Get to know yourself and your deck
With time you will learn that you don't always want to do a reading. Sure you might start with doing reading every day for different people, you'll accept anyone, say what you have to and be done with it.
However has you grow, you start to realise that that's not what will be happening. Some days you really just don't want to. Some days you feel drawn to your cards. Learn when to do readings and when to not do readings.
Not only that but also know your limit. If you read professionally - like me - you should also be careful, when you see a person that's going to you constantly, you need to set a limit of time. Why? Because people may get addicted and that is super bad. Sure maybe you even gain money, but is that really morally correct?
Feeling disconnected
It's important for you to realise that some days you'll be completely off. You won't know what to say, you'll fail, you'll be all over the place. That's normal! You don't always feel connected to things, you don't always enjoy doing things you do constantly. And that is okay! It happens in every single field of your life. Some days you get bored of seeing the same people every day, going to the same job, doing your routine. And that is okay. Trust me, when this happens jsut take some time to yourself. Try to get connected by reading a book about tarot, watching a TV show, researching more, learning, etc..
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 7 Dec 11, 2017
Tip for Tarot
Here's a little tip when working with tarot and other people!
Keep a glass filled with water, salt and a piece of garlic that has been bitten by you. Yes.. the last person sounds ewish and believe me it is, but it is worth it!
This will cleanse the energies of the person and the deck, so the person won't influence your deck negatively after they leave. After, you should place your cards near or under the glass when not using it.
Tip for Pendulum
For pendulums a easy and simple way of cleansing it is placing it near a Selenite overnight. The crystal will cleanse the energies around it, even the pendulum's.
Or let it stay inside a glass filled with water, salt, garlic ( also bitten ) and vinegar.
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 8 Dec 24, 2017
My first tarot deck!
By: Charoite
Dec 14, 2017 Post # 1
The day has finally arrived! I finally got my first tarot deck (vision quest). Do you have any tips and advice, I have already worked with oracle cards for a while now.
Blessings!
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 9 Dec 24, 2017
Re: My first tarot deck!
By: Pythia
Dec 15, 2017 Post # 2
Congratulations, I hope you love the deck!
Before doing any readings, I really recommend connecting to your deck by going through each individual card and reflecting on what the imagery means to you. If the deck comes with a guide, I would only look at it and start learning the recommended meanings after you've worked on connecting with the deck on your own. Whether you use the guidebook or not in the end completely depends on you, but I know it can be extremely useful to use your intuition when you're just getting to know a deck.
I also recommend thinking about creating your own spreads, because personalizing every part of your tarot experience can really help you connect with the deck and improve your overall reading experience in general. It can be useful to take inspiration from others if you've never worked with spreads before, so this isn't something you need to do earlier on like the above advice. It's just an idea for future workings if you like :)
Re: My first tarot deck!
By:Pythia
Dec 15, 2017
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 10 Dec 24, 2017
Re: My first tarot deck!
By: Cl4ire_Bear
Dec 22, 2017 Post # 3
Hey! I'm a little late to this thread but I have some tips for getting to know tarot better :>
First I want to suggest getting to know the court cards (or whatever equivalent to that your deck has). It can help a lot of get ot know them, the faces, and like Pythia said reflect on what the imagery means to you.
I also find that I connect to certain cards more than others, I've picked up the word significator for whenever I find one of those cards in a reading. Personally I have more than one. It's kind of like giving your deck a way to communicate better with you and get to know you.
Second, bringing your deck around with you or keeping it under your pillow while you sleep can help build a personal connection, that's pretty basic advice for almost any object, but I like to think my tarot deck can feel how I feel throughout the day, and so when I do readings it will know better how to respond.
Third, try and talk to people who also have tarot decks, do readings for eachother and talk about what you like about your deck with them. There's a lot of places online where you can find people who practice tarot who would probably love to talk about it with you. Or even friends/family members who might find it interesting.
I suggest reading Undersatnding The Tarot Court, it helped me start to build my own way to interpreting my cards. This is a link to buying it on Amazon:
I found it in pdf form for free at some point, but it's always great to support by buying if you can.
I really hope everything is working out good for you and your deck!
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 11 Dec 24, 2017
Re: My first tarot deck!
By: Cl4ire_Bear
Dec 22, 2017 Post # 3
Hey! I'm a little late to this thread but I have some tips for getting to know tarot better :>
First I want to suggest getting to know the court cards (or whatever equivalent to that your deck has). It can help a lot of get ot know them, the faces, and like Pythia said reflect on what the imagery means to you.
I also find that I connect to certain cards more than others, I've picked up the word significator for whenever I find one of those cards in a reading. Personally I have more than one. It's kind of like giving your deck a way to communicate better with you and get to know you.
Second, bringing your deck around with you or keeping it under your pillow while you sleep can help build a personal connection, that's pretty basic advice for almost any object, but I like to think my tarot deck can feel how I feel throughout the day, and so when I do readings it will know better how to respond.
Third, try and talk to people who also have tarot decks, do readings for eachother and talk about what you like about your deck with them. There's a lot of places online where you can find people who practice tarot who would probably love to talk about it with you. Or even friends/family members who might find it interesting.
I suggest reading Undersatnding The Tarot Court, it helped me start to build my own way to interpreting my cards. This is a link to buying it on Amazon:
I found it in pdf form for free at some point, but it's always great to support by buying if you can.
I really hope everything is working out good for you and your deck!
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 12 Dec 24, 2017
Re: My first tarot deck!
By: Charoite
Dec 22, 2017 Post # 4
Thanks for the responses and advice (:
Re: Divination-Tips'n'Tricks By: Agiel
Post # 13 Dec 24, 2017
Re: My first tarot deck!
By: Agiel / Novice
Dec 24, 2017 Post # 5
I have around 4 Tarot Decks in my office, I absolutely love them! They're a part of both my physical work and my magickal practice.
Here's a couple of tips:
If you plan on doing readings for others face to face, keep a cup filled with water, salt and a garlic that's been bitten by you . The worse part is bitting the garlic really haha.
This will absorb all the negativity and bad energies from the other person so they will not go to you or in to your cards! After that you can and should keep the cards near the cup, so they're always ready to be used.
As it's been said, and I feel it's important to make that sink in, spend time with your cards!
I spend a lot of time with my cards, sometimes even talk to them! Thanking them for being a part of me, for helping me and always being avaiable.
After all, they are a big part of you from the moment you connect to them! So spending time with them will reinforce that connection, making it like steel!
I can't wait to see you grow with your cards and soon enough reading them like a pro!
