Zephyros
I think the pressure derives from exactly what you're saying, "getting it right." It is quite alright to make mistakes, change decks, backtrack, and to change your mind. We talk quite a lot about how the journey is the thing and not the destination, and this is a prime example of that. An experienced reader should be able to tell a beginner that it is alright to start slowly, to make a good effort and if that fails, to try something else. But you really can't expect to cover all your bets at the outset.
My experiences are my own, of course, but I did, in fact, start with a deck I didn't like, the metallic Oswald Wirth, bought randomly when I knew absolutely nothing about Tarot. I hated it and didn't understand it. My next deck was the RWS, which I didn't like either. It was only on my third deck that I began to get a feel for what Tarot was, with the Morgan-Greer. It would be over ten years into my Tarot career that I finally found "my" deck, the one I swear by.
I don't regret my mistakes, nor do I see those ten years as time wasted. They were all the journey. People should be encouraged to have the freedom to make mistakes, it is an important part of not only Tarot, but of growing up in general.
My experiences are my own, of course, but I did, in fact, start with a deck I didn't like, the metallic Oswald Wirth, bought randomly when I knew absolutely nothing about Tarot. I hated it and didn't understand it. My next deck was the RWS, which I didn't like either. It was only on my third deck that I began to get a feel for what Tarot was, with the Morgan-Greer. It would be over ten years into my Tarot career that I finally found "my" deck, the one I swear by.
I don't regret my mistakes, nor do I see those ten years as time wasted. They were all the journey. People should be encouraged to have the freedom to make mistakes, it is an important part of not only Tarot, but of growing up in general.