Did you follow a book/ teacher
or did you start without a human guide?

I did an internet tarot course, not with Mystic Board. Then I got introduced to this site and been here since.
We all start somewhere... Many free courses in the Net..... I started mine with Joan Bunning's free internet tarot course.
Cant give site addresses here..... but just make a search of the name I gave you and see it for yourself.

Also, this site does give a more interactive tarot course where you can interact with your classmates....... as we are doing now.

I was originally given a deck of cards when I was 8  by my Grandmother who read & was a medium, she taught me to just "feel" the cards & see how I felt.. I quickly learned that altho the cards had traditional meanings they often meant something else entirely in the context of a reading.. I would watch her read for friends & think "that cards doesnt mean that!" but the sitter would understand....so what she was getting was correct! Later on I picked up books & read them & took bits from here &there & practised on people...joined a few online forums & learned from people there..& Im still learning.... I have gradually learned to take notice of what FEEL with the cards before what I have read....

MM xx

Hi, I've only started reading tarot (or trying) a year ago, more or less. I did not take any course, but bought some books. I have to admit that i'm still struglling with the detailed meanings.

Elis

Not being in a position to afford an actual deck yet, I thought I'd try the software here.  I've just started the Joan Bunning Course, too. The reading I've just *tried* (my first - talk about a beginner!) is all over the place according to the "book" definitions, so I'm going to take a closer look at the cards and see how I perceive each one.

As long as nobody thinks this is off thread, I'll post how it went as soon as I know myself.  Hopefully, this will answer the question in detail.