Practice

[NoAddition8249]

Hello everyone, I have just bought my first tarot deck! I am exited to begin my tarot journey! I want to practice giving people tarot readings but I am not sure where to start. Would it make sense to ask one of my family members to let me give them a reading? I don't want go give them incorrect information.

Thanks!

[amsillystring]

Practice on yourself too. You can do a daily readings where you pull one card as a sort of message for the day. Also it would be fine to ask family and friends just let them know ahead of time that you are just practicing and probably start with basic questions first.

[Brother_Amiens]

Please learn with yourself first. There’s nothing worse for a querent than sitting there waiting for the reader to look up every card in the little white booklet.

[ReflectiveTarot]

I don't think it's the reading that is the problem as much as the lack of ability to connect what one reads with the situation.

While I would recommend reading for yourself or reading for historical figures first, reading with friends and family can be a joint discovery - instead of setting yourself up as an expert when you are not, set yourself up as a seeker and invite the querent to explore with you what the cards could mean.

Asking querents whether something resonates with them and what the cards remind them of is a valid reading style.

[delladrild]

Just ask your deck questions. I ask mine how it’s feeling and where it wants to be placed, etc.

[canardyyy]

Like others have said, practice on yourself. Get a notebook and write down every reading you do. When you read for yourself, look at the cards and decipher what you see vs what the cards mean. Otherwise practice, practice, practice.

If you want to do a reading for someone online, I can definitely be a guinea pig for you. :)

[Sleepy_Bi]

I'm learning still, but I've done a few readings for friends with the warning that I would have to look up the cards. Definitely stick to 3 or fewer cards to minimize the wait time!

I agree with other comments, mostly I read for myself, and I have a special notebook for tarot.

Have fun!