can i combine different types of tarot cards?

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Permalink Reply by Dusty White on February 3, 2012 at 8:24am

Hi

The meanings of each deck differ slightly because when each new author illustrates a deck they change "what you see."

Okay, that said, the TotD and the R/W are VERY similar and at your stage of development you cannot possibly pull all of the subtle meanings out of the cards. This means that using the "standard meanings" you get from the cards you have and the book you have will be fine. Go here: easytarotlessons.com. Don't worry--it's free. Take the free course: podcast, read the lessons. You will master the tarot faster than you can imagine. It is not hard, but you do need a good teacher, which is why I recommend the free course.

Right now you need to develop GOOD tarot habits and avoid bad information. As you develop a bit more skill and understanding of the deck you have, you will be MUCH less reliant on the book you have. Always look at the picture first and ask what it is saying to you. Then look at the situation ()the question you are asking). See how these work together. The book will be your third, and least reliable, source of information. But don't quit. And keep asking questions!

Permalink Reply by Gray Path on February 5, 2012 at 6:39am

thank u so much,Dusty

Permalink Reply by jude alexander on February 3, 2012 at 10:28am

I recommend that you put aside any book for now and beginning immersing yourself in the images of your cards. You love the depictions on your new deck. Select one card each day. Then journal what YOU see in the card and what it feels like for you. Form your own meanings, trust your intuition.

If you do this on a regular basis, you will learn from the divine the meanings of tarot cards.

Jude

Permalink Reply by Gray Path on February 5, 2012 at 6:39am

thank u,jude

Permalink Reply by jude alexander on February 13, 2012 at 3:51pm

you're welcome. :-)

Permalink Reply by Tegwedd ShadowDancer on February 3, 2012 at 7:00pm

Hey Dusty, figuring out what the images in the cards, and how this relates to your question/situation is the very heart of the "Madame Tezra Minimalist Method of Reading Tarot", which I developed.  Thank you for your unwitting support.  

Permalink Reply by Gray Path on February 5, 2012 at 6:39am

thank u shadow dancer

Permalink Reply by Ianna on February 13, 2012 at 12:47pm

Greetings Durgadas! You have received evry good feedback from some of our most knowledgeable members. There is no 'one way' to learn the Tarot in my opinion. Just hang in there and don't get too overwhelmed, it can be a lot of information, especially if English is not your first language. I also suggest learning the rider/waite deck forst for the more traditional meanings, it can provide a foundation from which you can build on and chang as you grow and learn more.....Tegwedd also has a good point, she has a wonderful method of which you might want to learn more about. Happy you're here, Blessings, Ianna:)

Permalink Reply by Ianna on February 13, 2012 at 12:52pm

Oh-Forgot to mention, I have recently began working with more than one deck at a time for a reading. For example, I might use one of my favorite decks, The Robin Wood deck as the primary deck for the reading but then schuffle an oracle deck (Wild Wisdom by Cavendish is phenonminal) also draww a few cards from that deck, adding them to the already laid out cards for the reading. So far I'm very pleased, the oracle deck adds more meaning and additional info. A felow, Tarot Oracle, on utube uses this method and often uses multiple decks for a reading. Interesting.....Ianna:)