Beginner resources?

[universalme]

Hi all

I've just started taking my first steps into my tarot journey, I'm thinking about buying my first deck but don't know where to start and there's so many books out there, I'm a little overwhelmed

What resources would you recommend for a beginner? decks, books, websites... I'm open to all suggestions

thank you in advance

Comments

[chinashopbull]

Thirding Little Red Tarot (the blog specifically, which has shut down but is fully archived). Also, if you're able/willing to pay money for any kind of "learn tarot" info, the Alternative Tarot Course on LRT helped me a lot and supposedly is re-opening sometime this summer

Biddy Tarot is another kinda go-to. There's a lot more "Buy my webinar!" junk on the website than there used to be, but the free info is pretty beginner-friendly.

For books, Rachel Pollack — the one people rec is 78 Degrees of Wisdom, tho I haven't read it myself.

Regarding decks... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ As far as I can tell most people kinda agonize over chosing their first deck, then as they start to work with it and get a "feel" for how they want to work with tarot, pretty quickly and decisively end up with a second deck that they use much much more, and that's the one they really learn with. At least, that's how it was for me and like every person I know who does tarot stuffs on a regular basis. You might get lucky, though, who knows.

So first starting out? Just pick one you like, or one you can get your hands on most easily.

Can't learn to ride a bike without a bike, right? Doesn't need to be the perfect one. Just needs to be one with all the parts and that's comfortable/attractive enough to you that you'll actually wanna use it.

I'm of the mind that the deck in your hands is your #1 best resource for learning.

It's less overwhelming once you get some momentum :)

[universalme]

Thank you. I think this is something I needed to hear :)