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A card has many meanings so it depends very much on the circumstances and I like it like that, even if I sometimes don't understand it all. It helps to keep in mind the question (and try to ask a good one in the first place), so I have some idea about what would make more sense, and look at any surrounding cards for any patterns like more of one suit or courts or 5's. Maybe there are people and they are facing a specific way so they're looking at something in another card. I also think it gets a little easier with practice and expanding my knowledge by reading books, blogs, this forum etc.
Some people work better with mostly or just their intuition but I don't work like that at all, so when I first started out and tried doing that I didn't get much out of it. To me the beginners mind that isn't filled with what you've read is kinda overrated because I try to question everything anyway, if that makes sense. Well that and the fact that my beginners mind was the unfortunate kind of empty! I didn't have any knowledge of any kind of symbolism (except for a little about colours) but if I did it might have fared better. So my view is that there's nothing wrong with studying the tarot in a more structured way if you struggle.
That all being said, sometimes I pick up a card and I just know that this is what's going on here, or read something in a book I'm consulting with when I'm at a loss and something just clicks and it makes sense. It doesn't always translate into words, which is something I'm working on, but I guess I do have some intuition/that spark in your belly that feels right.
Some people work better with mostly or just their intuition but I don't work like that at all, so when I first started out and tried doing that I didn't get much out of it. To me the beginners mind that isn't filled with what you've read is kinda overrated because I try to question everything anyway, if that makes sense. Well that and the fact that my beginners mind was the unfortunate kind of empty! I didn't have any knowledge of any kind of symbolism (except for a little about colours) but if I did it might have fared better. So my view is that there's nothing wrong with studying the tarot in a more structured way if you struggle.
That all being said, sometimes I pick up a card and I just know that this is what's going on here, or read something in a book I'm consulting with when I'm at a loss and something just clicks and it makes sense. It doesn't always translate into words, which is something I'm working on, but I guess I do have some intuition/that spark in your belly that feels right.