Learning to read Tarot

[teenyweenytadpole]

Would love to learn how - can anyone recommend any good books or places to start? Is it something you can learn from other people? Do you have to have a "gift" or can it be developed? Thanks!

aeclectic tarot website is very good.Detailed meanings and forums discussing spreads and interpretations.

I think anyone can do it by learning up on card meanings and stuff. The intuition part is different. Not everyone can do that.

You can read books but, as Bucharest says, you need to spend some time and see if you have the intuition.

You also need to try different decks and find one that, for lack of a better word, resonates with you.

I have the Rider Waite set. Love 'm!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider-Waite_tarot_deck

Thank you - I think I'll buy myself a set, developing my intuition is one reason why I wanted to learn.

Just listen to what your sitter says and reflect it back. That's what the best "readers" do.

I luv the Rider Waite pack too and it comes with a little leaflet outlining the essential meanings it gives one an idea.

I find the pictures tell a great deal but all tarot packs vary so it is trial and error.

I have a gorgeous Tarot set which I haven't used for ages.

When I was in my mid-teens I used to get some scary accurate readings that freaked me out a bit.

I picked the set that really appealed to me - pretty pictures and meanings behind all the different illustrations.

I'm a tarot reader, and I learned primarily through practice. I agree that the Rider-Waite deck is one of the best to start with, and from there you can branch out.

A suggestion if you want to build on intuition: don't take a textbook approach to the cards, i.e. don't stick doggedly to textbook interpretations. By all means read up, but if your gut is taking you elsewhere in terms of meaning, then investigate that before anything else.