Tarot Card Reading Instructions

Preparing Your Tarot Cards

These Tarot card reading instructions are useful for when you have a new Tarot deck and are eager to start to interpret Tarot cards.

Here's the step-by-step tarot card reading instructions to developing a connection to your Tarot deck and starting to really connect with tarot card meanings.

Flip out!  The first step to getting in touch with the Tarot is to spend a little time going through the cards.  Forget Tarot spreads for a few minutes and just look through the cards, looking at the illustrations.  Which Tarot cards appeal to you, which make you want to learn more?  For every Tarot card that intrigues you, spend a minute looking through the tarot card meanings and try to remember just one of the Tarot keywords.

• Grab 40 winks.  Many, many Tarot card reading instructions recommend sleeping with your new Tarot deck under your pillow for a few nights (or more).  While it may not help you remember more Tarot card meanings, it will help build a strong connection between you and your Tarot cards.

• Dwell on it...  Start a daily practice of meditating on a Tarot card.  To do this, draw a single card as described in the One Card Draw. Look up the Tarot card meaning and think about how it could influence or direct your life, for just one day, for the better.  Spend between 2-3 minutes examining the tarot card and trying to recall a couple of the keywords.

• Select a spread It's now the time to move ahead and start to interpret Tarot cards.  Have a look at our Tarot spreads page and choose a Tarot spread.  If you are still learning the Tarot card meanings, choose a simple Tarot spread; if you feel more confident with your knowledge of Tarot card meanings, feel free to go for a more complex Tarot layout. 

• Tarot Card Meanings  Once you've got your Tarot spread laid out, it's time to begin to interpret Tarot cards. This page is the main page that lists all the Tarot card meanings for the Major and Minor Arcana.  Again, if you're just a beginner Tarot card reader, start with the Meaning of Each Tarot Card keywords section on every page.

For beginner Tarot readers, following these guidelines will get you understanding tarot card meanings quickly.  Take your time and remember that exploring the Tarot is like exploring yourself; it is a deep and lengthy process that should be enjoyable even as it has the power to transform. Leave Tarot  card reading instructions and return to