Bluecat
Thanks for asking this Nan - I have been pondering the same myself!! I've got the 21 ways book so I'm off to find that study group
Dave you beat me to the punch line *LOL*. This book really is an excellent way to gain confidence in reading intuitively and help you learn to see the details and emotions within the cards. If you want to study, this is a great book and a fun one. I cannot recommend this book or study group strongly enough!dadsnook2000 said:And then you could participate in the "21 Ways To Read A Tarot Card" Study Group, using Mary Greer's wonderful book. While the initial group of participants has already completed the Apprentice Level steps, several are currently starting that level. All of us who have moved on to the Adept Level are still monitoring, encouraging and helping those who are just starting out.
This approach does indeed give you many tools to read any card in any deck, and the exercises are very practical. If you seriously want to learn then you should review this Study Group and consider joining. Dave
dajeeps said:I like the technique of equating the minors with the corresponsing majors.
Ace represents aspects of the Fool and whatever element it represents
Two, Magician
Three, High Priestess
and so on
That helps to clue me in on the general meaning of the card if I'm having problems getting a vibe from it, without having to look it up directly.
To be honest, I get vibes from cards in a reading that are sometimes quite different than what's in the book. The key to understanding the meaning of it for me is that each reading is unique and context for each card involved is provided by the question being asked and the vibes other cards that are appearing bring to it. Because of that I tend to trust the vibes, rather than text in that situation.
Hope this helps.