When you are studying the Tarot on your own, it makes sense to keep a Tarot journal.

Simply, get a two-ring binder file and a bunch of punched papers (journal papers) from any stationery shop. You can go wild and get separators.

Then maintain a record of the readings that you did, the spreads that you did and the intuitions that you got along with the date you did the reading.

You can check back in a couple of months and see your accuracy.

You can also do this process with each card. As a learning process, make a page for each card. Write down words or phrases that come into your mind when you see that card. Do this with the upright and reversed positions as well – for all the 78 cards. As and when a meaning is enhanced or added, just add it to your list on the page for that card. 

I follow the same method for my journal. I found that having and maintaining a journal is the best practice one can have as a beginner and as a student of Tarot and even as a professional Tarot reader.  

Some people also suggest maintaining records of readings you did for other people and then double checking them. But I find that to be quite a tedious process as I can’t do that while I am reading for someone else. Also this way I don’t maintain their privacy. So I don’t maintain records of other people’s readings.

But ifyou are not doing professional readings and if you are reading for friends and family members, ask them for permission and if they say OK then make a record of those readings as well.  This way, you can know where you were right and where you went wrong. You can see which card prompted you for both predictions / guidances etc and based on that your readings will become enhanced.