Before You Throw Out Your Tarot Guidebook…

When learning tarot, it can feel like all tarot readers, teachers and mentors are telling you to put down your tarot guidebook and reading materials, that there are no right or wrong interpretations, and that the best way to learn tarot is to, quite simply, read tarot.

And I do agree with this sentiment.

There is no one ‘right’ way to read tarot. Your best readings won’t be done reciting meanings you’ve memorised from a textbook, and you’ll learn your most valuable lessons about the tarot in pulling cards and reading them.

But this can be a confusing message to receive as a tarot newbie.

I mean, if you’re supposed to be ripping up the metaphorical tarot rulebook and putting down your study tools, is there really any point in studying the tarot at all?