Hi,

I think you are going to be just fine!  In the end it really doesn't matter which deck you read with - if you like you can build up a collection later, but it's not neccesary.  I still only have two decks - I use the Gothic Tarot deck, and the normal Rider Waite.

Don't be afraid of the cards.  They always tell the truth, and the more you practice, the better you will be at reading it intuitively.  When you practice, start on yourself, and close friends and family.  Tell them you are learning, and always have your books with you.  You will be amazed at how fast you will learn the different cards.

I found that key words for every card makes it easier to get to know them, the only thing you have to remember is that different cards have different meanings in different positions.  

An excellent book for beginners is by Hajo Banzhaf: The Tarot Handbook.  Do yourself a favour and go buy it!

Good luck!

Luca

My first deck was the rider deck and I didn't like it at all.. For me ithe visuals (aka the pictures lol) put  me in the mood and the RWD was just boring to me..  I wish I would have gotten a different deck that first time because if I did I probably would have been much more into it and I would be a lot farther along in tarot than I am now. I mean it took me like 3 years to get back into it, but once I did and I looked around for that perfect deck, I *finally* found it, actually I found 2!: the Gilded deck and the Archeon deck...I also like the Fantastical deck, but not as much as the others.  I can't wait until the 2nd Gilded deck comes out at a reasonable price, I looked at a couple and some are even better than the 1st!! I'm so excited lol