by Madhavi Ghare | Begin, Tarot, Tarot Card Decks
For those just starting out in Tarot, choosing the right deck is a well-established problem, as there are so much choice. Most people working with Tarot will tell you to ‘follow your intuition’ when picking your deck. This is an excellent piece of advice that makes good sense. Reading Tarot is about accessing your intuition, so finding a deck that speaks to your intuition is vital. But, ‘following your intuition’, especially when you are just starting out, is easier said than done. Here are some practical tips to consider when choosing a Tarot deck.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin, Tarot, Knowledge, Tarot Card Decks, Book Review
Learn Tarot on a Shoestring Budget
P.S.: Most of them cost less than / around $20!
Do you want to learn Tarot Card Reading? Are you on a budget?
I think it is such an interesting turn of fate that we get drawn to wanting to learn Tarot Card Reading right when we are in the middle of something else, you know, like Life. 🙂 So there we are, wanting to learn Tarot Card Reading while pursuing studies, or working a full-time job, or raising kids.
And of course, we are on a budget – think shoestring budget. Most one-on-one or classroom Tarot Workshops cost a bit (mine included). And carving out time for the lessons is not always possible. How do you learn Tarot then? Especially when you are on a shoestring budget?
I’ve spent over a decade reading, studying, and gathering a bunch of knowledge and information about Tarot and taught Tarot Card Reading to many students. After all that reading and studying and teaching, I have compiled a list of processes, techniques, books, articles etc that may help you in your journey with the Cards.
I would like to share this with you. Part of it came about as a ‘Reading List’ that I give all of my students after they finished my workshop. And the other part — well, it is in the form of blog posts on this very web site. In this post, I’m just bringing it all together in one place, so you can have a single point of reference during your self-study process.
The learning is totally your domain though. That is one place you will have to help yourself. The biggest advantage of this resource list is that you can work through the list at your own pace while you juggle and balance all your other life stuff.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
This is the last article in my series about ‘Connecting with your Tarot cards’. In this article, we are going to look at a very intense and interesting exercise technique where we enter a Tarot card.
This is yet another exercise that will really connect you to your Tarot cards on a very deep level.
This exercise will help you completely immerse yourself into the image of the card, and help you communicate with your inner energies that are a reflection of this card.
So, lets go ahead and find out how to get this exercise going.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
This is the third article in my series ‘Connecting with your Tarot cards’, where we talk about telling stories with your Tarot cards.
Storytelling by itself is not something new or strange for Tarot card readers. Every reading by itself is a story for the reader to tell – especially when the person you are reading for is a complete stranger.
However, in the learning process, or when you are trying to connect with your Tarot cards in the first place, this storytelling exercise can not only enhance your reading skills, but will also help you connect with the cards on a much deeper level.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
This is the second post in my series of articles that talk about how to go about ‘Connecting With Your Tarot Cards’.
In the previous post, we discussed how to use Journaling with your Tarot cards to get connected with your Tarot cards. Another process that you can use to get connected with your Tarot cards is called ‘A Card A Day’.
This process can also be used in conjunction with the Journaling process that we looked into in the previous article.
So, without any further ado, lets find out how we can connect with our Tarot cards using the ‘Card A Day’ method.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
This series of articles was inspired by an interesting conversation I had with Krissy over here. Thanks Krissy! 🙂 Here is the first article in the series: ‘Connecting With Your Tarot Cards’.
Connecting with your Tarot card deck can often seem like a very difficult task, especially if it is your very first Tarot card deck. But this can even happen to experienced Tarot card readers who are trying to connect with a new Tarot card deck.
In this post, I am going to talk about the method that I like the best: Journaling.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
Your Tarot card deck is something you cherish. It is precious. And for you, it means the world. Whether you are a reader with one or two Tarot card decks, or whether you are a collector of Tarot decks, storing these decks and caring for your cards is something that occupies every Tarot reader’s mind.
So what is the best way to store a Tarot card deck? And how does one care for the 78 best buddies of your life? Lets have a look.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
Tarot cards often tend to ‘behave’ like us human beings – in that, that they get tired. It is not a mysterious thing. Many of us may have experienced this from time to time: as and when the cards become tired, they tend to give sluggish readings or readings that make no sense at all. Sometimes, such tired cards also end up tiring the reader and making the process of reading the cards an arduous task.
This is the perfect time to charge ’em! Charging them is like recharging their batteries – and what an effect such a charging process has on these cards! Suddenly, they are more sensible and are easy to read with.
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by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
The structure of a Tarot Card Deck is the foundational building block to understand the Tarot. Typically, a Tarot Card Deck has 78 cards. And while there are some decks that have more cards than that, they stick to the same basic structure. This structure allows us to create a framework for understanding the Tarot, and the meanings of the Tarot Cards. So, let us look at the structure of a standard Tarot card deck and understand those concepts.
by Madhavi Ghare | Begin |
Buying your own Tarot card deck can often seem like a very daunting task, especially if it is your very first Tarot card deck. There are many things you have to consider, and then of course, there are the superstitions about the first deck you own. How do you face this task? Let’s figure this out together… (more…)
I think it is such an interesting turn of fate that we get drawn to wanting to learn Tarot Card Reading right when we are in the middle of something else, you know, like Life. 🙂 So there we are, wanting to learn Tarot Card Reading while pursuing studies, or working a full-time job, or raising kids.
