Okay, so I’ve been wanting to get into tarot for a while, but it always seemed so…complicated. All those different cards, the meanings, the spreads…it was overwhelming! But I finally decided to just jump in and try to make it as simple as possible. So here’s how I put together my “easy tarot card set” and how I’m using it.
Finding the Right Cards
First, I needed cards. I didn’t want to spend a ton of money on some fancy deck, especially since I wasn’t even sure if I’d stick with it. I just wanted something basic and easy to understand.
I ended up choosing Rider-Waite deck, It is very basic, and it is easy to find what those cards mean on the internet.
Learning the Card Meanings (The Simplified Way!)
This is where I really wanted to keep things simple. 78 cards with detailed meanings? Nope, not for me, not yet. So, I decided to focus on just the Major Arcana cards first. These are the big, thematic cards like “The Fool,” “The Lovers,” “The Tower,” etc. There are only 22 of them, which felt way more manageable.
I found some resources online that gave short, keyword-based meanings for each card. I didn’t try to memorize everything; I just wanted a general idea. For example:
- The Fool: New beginnings, innocence, taking a leap of faith.
- The Magician: Manifestation, resourcefulness, power.
- The High Priestess: Intuition, mystery, the subconscious.
- …and so on.
I wrote these keywords down on little index cards, one card per Major Arcana card. This way, I could easily flip through them and refresh my memory.
Creating a Simple Spread
I wasn’t about to tackle some elaborate Celtic Cross spread. I needed something super basic. I decided on a simple three-card spread:
- Card 1: The situation.
- Card 2: The challenge.
- Card 3: The advice.
It’s straightforward and gives me enough to think about without being confusing.
My First Reading (And What I Learned)
Okay, so I shuffled my deck, focused on a question I had (something simple like, “What do I need to focus on today?”), and drew three cards. I laid them out, looked at my keyword cards, and tried to see how they related to my question.
It wasn’t some magical, mind-blowing experience, but it was interesting. The cards I drew seemed to resonate with what was going on in my life, and it gave me a new perspective on things. It felt more like a guided reflection than a prediction.
Keeping It Going
I’m not a tarot expert by any means, but this “easy” approach has made it approachable and fun. I’m still just using the Major Arcana and my simple three-card spread, and I’m gradually learning more as I go. Maybe someday I’ll branch out to the Minor Arcana and more complex spreads, but for now, this is working perfectly for me.
The biggest takeaway for me is that tarot doesn’t have to be intimidating. You can start small, keep it simple, and still get something valuable out of it. It’s about the process of reflection and gaining a different perspective, and my little “easy tarot card set” has helped me do just that.
