I would also love to join the class! I have a Spanish deck and a Rider Waite deck but I much prefer the Rider Waite cards. I have read a few books on tarot but most of it for me is trial and error and a long and fun learning process. Using intuition and gut feeling is key in reading and trusting your thoughts and opening up your mind are so important.

I do readings for friends, family and also absent readings for people I have never met. They tend to be pretty accurate and successful but I believe that everyone can learn more. Nice to meet you all here and I can´t wait to learn more!!

Hi Star   Yes of course you can. I think thats a very good idea. Although I bet it won't be long before you want your own deck in your hands lol, you can actually use normal playing cards, but to be honest they are very tricky for a learner and I don't want you to be put off.

Another thing you can do is to make your own, some people print out the pictures then paste them onto card and use them that way, they are fine whilst learning but the majors do tend to get a little worn and easy to tell which are which if you use them too long.

I would go for the http://www.mysticboard.com/mb-free-learn-tarot-software/  first, but there are lots of other versions that give readings too, under the Tarot Forum heading.  Hmm In fact I am really not needed at all, the software is self explanatary and easy to use  <sobs>

StarrySkies, Lovely to have you join us, I agree with you that the world of tarot is so vast and changing there is always something new to investigate and learn. A lot of the learning is self-study and the bonus of having a group and a tutor is that we can all share and support each other during the tough, and boring parts and then all celebrate and share the joy of a successful journey and readings


....George, Star, Earl and Suzi, Sally, Starry,  we are growing daily, did I miss anyone?

alright! so iam all set

Another thing I have just finished playing with is posted here

Small pictures of all the major arcana from the Rider Waite deck. So everyone can look at a glance and see the cards we mean

The first part of our journey is also posted under Tarot Lessons and Tutorials  

Sounds great! Do we answer on the threads themselves, the tutorial answers I mean?