My Experience of Learning Tarot

It’s funny how different people come to tarot. For some people it’s been something their family has always done, others are simply drawn to it, but for people like me who grew up in very ‘no nonsense’ households where anything esoteric was poo-pooed, it is something odd and mysterious that requires a ‘happening’ to be brought into your life.

Tarot was something I was aware of but never paid much attention to. After all, it was just a load of nonsense and woo wasn’t it? Just a bunch of generalisations that could be applied to any situation, a bit like cold reading. Until I learned that my good friend, Steve, reads the cards.

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The Four Aces of RWS

Learn Tarot – Introduction

On the many Facebook groups and forums you’ll regularly see people recommending the study of each individual card, using a mix of artwork interpretation and other references, over many, many months.  With 78 cards this is a considerable challenge;  if others learnt the hard way then you should too!  Right?

Wrong!  Let us show you not only the easy way – but the best way to learn the underlying associations.

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Learn Tarot – The Elements

Tarot, like all Western Magical Traditions has 4 core elements;  Earth, Air, Fire and Water.  Below we’ll not only outline the element/suite associations but also provide clues on how to commit them to memory.

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Learn Tarot – The Numbers

Now you know what the elements represent, let’s take a look at the number associations (1-10) then combine this with what we’ve already learnt to perform our first readings/interpretations.  See, we said this would be easy!

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RWS The 5s

Learn Tarot – Putting The Pieces Together

We now have an understanding of the elements plus the numerological associations.  How do we combine these to determine the meaning of a card?

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From the Unified Esoteric Tarot

Esoteric and Divinatory Tarot by Attila Kárpáthy

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    by Attila Kárpáthy on September 3, 2025 at 6:00 am

    Queen of Swords rev. – Ten of Cups – Empress Disobedience – Happiness – Perseverance Card of the day: Ten of Cups Time: 6 AM to 6:40 AM. “Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is…Read more 3-card readings 09/03/2025 ›

  • Empress
    by Attila Kárpáthy on September 1, 2025 at 5:00 am

    (Excerpt from the book, Waiting on the Bench) Another chapter from my upcoming book, Waiting on the Bench. I hope you will enjoy reading it. The Empress is usually associated with the Emperor, she is the Emperor’s consort. While the…Read more Empress ›

  • 3-card readings 08/31/2025
    by Attila Kárpáthy on August 31, 2025 at 6:00 am

    Lover – Judgement – Empress Decision – Evaluation – Stubbornness Card of the day: Judgement Time: 10 AM to 12 AM. “Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.” Albert Camus – What should you focus on…Read more 3-card readings 08/31/2025 ›

  • 3-card readings 08/29/2025
    by Attila Kárpáthy on August 29, 2025 at 6:00 am

    Ten of Wands – Four of Cups – Ten of Cups Spontaneity – Nursing – Happiness Card of the day: Four of Cups Time: 10 PM to 10:40 PM. “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that…Read more 3-card readings 08/29/2025 ›