kimtsan
Check out The Four Queens channel on Youtube. Kelly-Ann (owner of Four Queens) has a 10 part tarot trainee course outlining the basics of tarot. That was where I started my tarot journey and it was very helpful! The videos range from 20-40 minutes long but it's worth every minute. Kelly-Ann is very eloquent and her videos are packed with information and perspective. If you have the time, her trainee course is a wonderful place to start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw24j5r2qoE&list=PLH1DuMfxSE8iFgylkOjVpL_cf1NcNqU7P
For books, check out Tarot 101. AMAZING resource book for tarot, beginners and experts alike. It provides various approaches to tarot (such as the masculine/feminine, astrology, mythology, colour-symbolism...etc and many more). It also gives you great journal questions and tarot exercises to practice tarot. Such a great book.
You can also try out Galaxy Tarot. It's a phone app and it has a tarot encyclopedia and it contains definitions for each card. It also does spreads and readings for you, but I used it extensively as a convenient reference when I first started. If you get the Pro version, you get more information on the symbolic possibilities and other occult associations (like you get chakra associations, I Ching, etc) but just the lite version is decent enough.
For websites, Biddy Tarot is a good resource. It's the first website that comes up if you search for a tarot card anyway. The explanations are written in a down-to-earth and relatable way.
Also, great to look at the Rider-Waite deck. It's practically a must-have because so many tarot decks draw on its format and symbolism.
And obviously, here on Aeclectic Tarot. The tarot exchange section is great and the people there are amazing with giving feedbacks.
Oh oh oh, lastly, seriously keep a journal. Doesn't have to be written down or anything. I do mine mostly through blogging and Microsoft OneNote. And keep EVERY single reading you've done, for yourself and for others. If it's not in text, record it somehow. That way, you get to see how far you've come and how far you've improved, many many readings later.
I think that's all for now, on the top of my head.
Best,
Kim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw24j5r2qoE&list=PLH1DuMfxSE8iFgylkOjVpL_cf1NcNqU7P
For books, check out Tarot 101. AMAZING resource book for tarot, beginners and experts alike. It provides various approaches to tarot (such as the masculine/feminine, astrology, mythology, colour-symbolism...etc and many more). It also gives you great journal questions and tarot exercises to practice tarot. Such a great book.
You can also try out Galaxy Tarot. It's a phone app and it has a tarot encyclopedia and it contains definitions for each card. It also does spreads and readings for you, but I used it extensively as a convenient reference when I first started. If you get the Pro version, you get more information on the symbolic possibilities and other occult associations (like you get chakra associations, I Ching, etc) but just the lite version is decent enough.
For websites, Biddy Tarot is a good resource. It's the first website that comes up if you search for a tarot card anyway. The explanations are written in a down-to-earth and relatable way.
Also, great to look at the Rider-Waite deck. It's practically a must-have because so many tarot decks draw on its format and symbolism.
And obviously, here on Aeclectic Tarot. The tarot exchange section is great and the people there are amazing with giving feedbacks.
Oh oh oh, lastly, seriously keep a journal. Doesn't have to be written down or anything. I do mine mostly through blogging and Microsoft OneNote. And keep EVERY single reading you've done, for yourself and for others. If it's not in text, record it somehow. That way, you get to see how far you've come and how far you've improved, many many readings later.
I think that's all for now, on the top of my head.
Best,
Kim