Is it hard to learn and read Tarot? And does Tarot really work out?

Question

I mean...I heard that only ppl who have holy mind or strong inner soul can use Tarot well...Is that true?If not,what about you? How long is it to take you get used to Tarot? And when you use it, does it really work out, is it that marvellous?
And pls tell me, how must I get used to it? Is that true that after buyingone, I must do some "ritual" to create a "connection" between the Tarot and inside of me? (It sounds so magical huh!)
And after all, have you seen any ppl FAIL with learning Tarot?
Pls tell me, thanks so much!

Answer 1

At first, learning the meanings of the cards is tedious. I was never good a memorizing anything. But after a while you start to read the cards intuitively, using the general meaning and the association of the different cards with one another and the reading becomes better. It just takes a lot of practice and also, the ability to connect to a higher source of knowledge.

Yes you can fail at being a good reader if you try to concentrate completely on the cards and don't listen to the impressions you get that are intuitive.

The ritual of cleansing is nice and keeping the cards in a silk cloth or bag...because the cards are nothing more than a tool to channel the readers intuitive impressions about a situation, so ritual is part of it.

Answer 2

I believe anyone can learn
I run a class teaching tarot amongst other psychic tools

I have had some students who right away make wonderful readers and see so much in the cards
and some students , not so and they may require more help

what I have found is that people are scared to say what they see in the cards , scared to express themself
so i dont believe that one has any more intuition than another
but some people are more expressive and can give lovelty detailed readings , while others hold back for fear of being wrong
I am not one for ceremonial rituals with cards , but thats just a preference thing

Answer 3

The tarot are just cards. You get a different answer every time you ask a question. Though it is fun, it means nothing. I have two decks, because I thought they were pretty pictures.

Answer 4

Tarot is a SCAM, just like palm reading or astrology - look up an article online about "cold reading" by Ray Hyman to understand better how these con artists operate.

Answer 5

It depends on what you mean by "work out".

It does take a while to learn the cards and memorize what they're supposed to mean. You have to do that to pass yourself off as a Tarot reader to others who are familiar with the cards. Cold reading is also a skill that can be quite hard to master. You have to know a lot about people so you can make educated guesses about them and gleen information about them in their answers and manner.

As to whether it "works out", sure it will. If you tell someone a list of things that are going to happen, they'll tend to remember any of them that happen to come true in any way and forget the failures. So, even though you aren't really doing any real predicting, they'll think you did. You have human nature on your side in that respect.

And in the cold reading of them, they'll remember your correct guesses about them more than your fumbling for information. And afterwards, they'll remember it as far more accurate than it was. A vague reference you made to something about them that had some trivial validity will change to a detailed account in their memories later on. Again, you have human nature on your side.

No matter what you say, the mark will find something in it that they'll think was accurate. They're inclined to believe you already, or they wouldn't be going to a Tarot reader. There was one Tarot reader who had such good response that he actually started to think he was doing real predicting. He started to even fool himself into thinking this was more than just cold reading. So, to make sure, he tested himself. He gave readings where he said just the opposite of what he "saw". To his amazement, the marks still thought his readings were just as accurate. It was then he realized that it wasn't him doing the work, it was the marks. They are searching fervently for something to believe, so they do.

Answer 6

Not that bad. It takes a few days to learn all the cards, but there are patterns.

And it is a bunch of crap. I read on weekends at a Renaissance festival. The stories associated with the cards were just parables out of mythology, so of course they apply to about anyone's life. So everyone would always tell me how great I was at it, but I always knew it was crap. The funny thing is I would read friends for free and tell the the opposite of what the cards said, and they were equally impressed.

Answer 7

It's all bs dude. Its kind of like dealing out a regular deck of cards. They randomly choose a card and that is the one that is supposed to tell the future.

Answer 8

Tarot cards are totally real, the reverend mother moiham saw her death before it happened.

Answer 9

You are here: The Occult >> Tarot Cards

Tarot Cards: What Are They?
Tarot cards, sometimes called "the book of divination of the gypsies," are known traditionally as a deck of 78 cards with various pictures on them. They have been used for hundreds of years to reveal hidden truths about and foresee the future of the person receiving the card reading. Tarot card decks come in many varieties-one online tarot card encyclopedia lists 70 major varieties of tarot cards ranging from "Tarot of the Cat People" to "Halloween Tarot" to "Dali Universal Tarot" designed by the famous artist, Salvador Dali. There is much speculation over the origin of tarot cards. Did they really originate with the gypsies, or did they come from medieval Europe? Others have maintained that tarot cards came from China or ancient Egypt. A few decades ago, tarot cards were instantly associated with gypsies, but today the cards are just as popular among occultists and New Agers. Whatever their origin, there doesn't seem to be any argument that after being introduced to Western Europe in the 14th or 15th century, their use has spread, and today they can be found all over the world.

Tarot Cards: What's in a Deck?
The tarot card deck is made up of essentially two parts: 56 pictorial cards that are surprisingly similar to a regular deck of playing cards and 22 additional cards called the major arcane. These cards include pictures with names such as the Fool, the Devil, Temperance, the Hermit, the Sun, the Lovers, the Juggler, the Hanged Man, and Death. Those who believe in tarot and have their cards read regularly say that the readings help them prepare for the future by not only revealing truths about their lives, but also by divulging secrets about people all around them. Experienced psychic tarot card readers claim that they are the only ones who can deliver a truthful reading and caution against just reading interpretations out of the book that comes with the cards. In order to get the best reading from the cards, the one who desires the reading must concentrate on the cards with the psychic reader, and the psychic reader helps that person make contact with the cards and put their own "special vibration" on the deck so the cards will reveal all their mysteries. Readers of tarot cards lay the cards out in special combinations called spreads. In these spreads, it becomes possible for the reader to see a detailed, pictorial representation of the situation for which their client has come to them. In a traditional 10-card spread called the Celtic Cross, a reader can look at the positions of the cards and determine what past actions have contributed to or caused the situation, and based on current events in the client's life, and the "energy" of the cards, what will most likely occur in the future.

Tarot Cards: What's the Harm?
The use of tarot cards does not seem to be a religion in the sense that it does not involve the worship of deities. However, in another sense, it is very much a religion (or some would say obsession) when it becomes a practice or activity that someone is completely devoted to. At some point, it can take on cultish or occultish aspects. In fact, there are many people who place tarot cards in the same category as other occult fortune-telling techniques such as the ouija board, astrology, crystal balls, palmistry, and tea leaves. Of course, some maintain that tarot cards are just harmless fun. Tarot cards fit in well with the New Age movement that is so prevalent these days. New Agers use certain practices or methods to "get in touch with their inner spirits," and tarot cards can be a perfect way for them to channel their thoughts and connect with the "Oneness of the Universe."

So where is the harm in tarot cards? If those who use tarot cards are not worshipping Satan and are not conjuring up evil spirits or sacrificing virgins, how can tarot cards possibly be a danger to anyone? Oddly enough the danger of tarot cards is admitted within the ranks of tarot card readers themselves. The readers cannot explain how the tarot readings work, and the decision to use a particular system in reading the cards is entirely a matter of the personal preference of the reader. In other words, two readers could read the same spread of cards and come up with entirely different interpretations of those cards. Tarot card readers also say that the tarot can only provide a static "photograph" of a situation, and that our own choices and actions determine our future-not the cards. If this is the case, why use the tarot cards at all?

Tarot Cards: No Hope for the Future
Tarot cards represent the fact that we all want to know what the future has in store for us. One could argue that it's actually commendable to want to make good decisions in the present based on our knowledge of the future. However, since the future hasn't happened yet, there is no power here on earth that can tell us what's in store. In order to have a hope for the future and gain the wisdom to make sound decisions now, we must tap into the power of the Creator of the universe - the only One who knows our future - God. Your future is written in the pages of God's Word, the Bible; and God never changes, and His Word is not open to multiple interpretations. So, rather than basing your actions on a deck of cards and betting your future on the whims of card readers who admit that "nothing is written in stone," why not place your trust in the unchangeable God who wants to be personally involved in your future.

Answer 10

Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a Reich like me. I once was lost and now I am found was blind and now I see.