spoonbender
When I first started out, I read in a book that before reading Tarot cards, you have to ground yourself, open your chakras, do a prayer, imagine white light coming into your deck, etc. There's nothing wrong with those things of course, but I really don't think they are that necessary. I hardly ever read Tarot after reading that because it always took so long, even just the preparing.
Now I usually read the cards this way: I go up to my room, take out the deck, shuffle it on my own way (I'm not that good at shuffling) while concentrating on the question very well. Sometimes I put music on, but definitely not always. I really can't be disturbed while reading, so the door is shut. I lay out the cards, interpret them and write everything down on my computer. And that works perfectly.
Spoonbender
Now I usually read the cards this way: I go up to my room, take out the deck, shuffle it on my own way (I'm not that good at shuffling) while concentrating on the question very well. Sometimes I put music on, but definitely not always. I really can't be disturbed while reading, so the door is shut. I lay out the cards, interpret them and write everything down on my computer. And that works perfectly.
Spoonbender