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 Mary K Greer’s Blog

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  • Pulling Back the Wizard’s Curtain on ChatGPT
    by Mary K. Greer on January 14, 2025 at 9:42 pm

    The following is for those interested in the human+AI interactions via ChatGPT, which, in my case, began with my fascination for using ChatGPT for Tarot inquiries. This particular experiment shows both the benefits and liabilities, or even dangers, of conversations if the human is unaware of the programming and core AI purposes involved. MKG to

  • The Masters and Wisdom of the Tarot August 2024 Workshops
    by Mary K. Greer on June 12, 2024 at 9:19 pm

    Do you feel somewhat alone in your tarot practice? Want to make friends at the same level and with shared interests? Are you looking for inspiration and to up your tarot skills whether reading for yourself or others? And would you just like to have fun with tarot? Come to one or both Omega Institute

  • The Art of Writing Forewords
    by Mary K. Greer on April 18, 2024 at 10:41 pm

    I’ve written quite a few forewords to tarot books and in the process have looked at forewords to other books to create a checklist for what I appreciate most in them and might want to include in my own foreword

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    by Attila Kárpáthy on February 11, 2025 at 7:17 am

    On December 4 2019, I announced that I had published a new Tarot deck called the Empty Tarot. The concept was to deliver a deck of empty canvases to allow people to draw and paint their versions of the Tarot.…Read more Empty versus invisible ›

  • 3-card readings 02/09/2025
    by Attila Kárpáthy on February 9, 2025 at 1:37 pm

    Sunday, 3-card readings 02/09/2025 Priestess rev. – Emperor – King of Cups rev. Prejudice – Enthusiasm – Misadventure Card of the day: Emperor Time: 2 to 4 AM “Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.” Jim Rohn – What…Read more 3-card readings 02/09/2025 ›

  • Monday, 3-card readings 02/03/2025
    by Attila Kárpáthy on February 3, 2025 at 8:16 am

    Once again, beyond the effective reading, the issues discussed today are important and worth sharing with all of you. Ace of Cups rev. – Eight of Cups rev. – King of Wands rev. Fears – Jealousy – Apathy Card of…Read more Monday, 3-card readings 02/03/2025 ›

  • Kazanlar Tarot new edition
    by Attila Kárpáthy on January 31, 2025 at 10:11 am

    The Kazanlar Tarot uniquely combines marvellous art with dense, esoteric content. A new edition of the deck is available at https://kazanlartarot.com/en/, and a guidebook in English or Hungarian can be purchased. It is a must for any true Tarot enthusiast…Read more Kazanlar Tarot new edition ›