Tarot cards for beginners?

I've never done tarot cards. I still haven't worked out where I will get them though. What stores sell them? I may not practice them though. I'm a PAGAN not a CHRISTIAN so don't try to tell me OMGZZ YOUR GOING TO HELL!!111SHIFT111 Anyway I'm really new to tarot cards. Can someone explain them to me? My mom is a fundamentalist who will die if she finds them so it will be hard to get to them. I'm completely new. Can somebody give me some sites or good information on them?

Tarot cards for beginners?
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You can use a regular playing deck to practice the minor arcana, that is what I learned with, and your mom probably won't be any the wiser. You can pick up books in the metaphysical section of any bookstore to help you learn what the cards mean while using the playing deck, and when you feel ready to, you can buy your tarot deck at the same section, complete with major and minor arcana cards (78 is standard) and an accompanying book for the cards. Be sure not to buy an oracle deck if your looking for tarot, they're usually labeled as such, but if not, look for the card count, oracles usually have less than 78. Also, be sure the deck is something you feel comfortable with...my first deck was rediculously large and I couldn't shuffle them, so I had to get the deck I use now. I also highly suggest you "know" your cards. after learning, I personally made up my own book for my deck, on what I "felt" they meant, and when doing a reading, allow those "gut" feelings, to come out, that's what a reading is. Use the books as a guideline to learn how to use the TOOL that is the cards, but realize it's the READING and the READER that makes all the difference. Here is a website that you can use...has many different decks as well as a tarot FAQ.





http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/intro.sht...





hope this helps.
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Many major book stores (Barnes %26amp; Noble, Borders, etc.) carry Tarot cards. Some gift shops too. There are also plenty of places on-line to order them.





As for how to use them, decks almost always come with a little instruction book that gives you the basics (how to do different kinds of spreads, what each of the cards mean, etc.). I would recommend reading that, and maybe additionally buying one full book about Tarot.





For decks, I would suggest the Rider-Waite because it's pretty easy to find, has illustrations that are common to most other tarot books, and most importantly has illustrations that match the nature of each card. Though as with any art, if you ask 20 different readers which decks they like and the exact meanings of certain cards, you'll get 20 different answers!





It is also possible to give readings with a standard deck of playing cards. The hearts are cups, the spades are swords, the clubs are wands, and diamonds are pentacles/stones. Jacks replace Pages and Knights. These cover all the Minor Arcana, but of course not the Major Arcana (Death, The World, The Lovers, The Fool, etc.)
Reply:You can actually get them in mainstream bookstores like Barnes and Noble or Books-A-Million. Some of the decks are fairly small in size so they can be kept inobtrusively in your purse.





I would say to STUDY the cards themselves as well as the book to understand this tool.....
Reply:There are several stores on line that carry them. Off line, Barnes and Nobel and Borders bookstore (Walden Books in CA) carry some. Isis and Llewellyn are both on the web and carry all sorts of books and the like! Many of the cards come with books that not only tell about the cards, but the different ways to use them. I have 2 sets. The Shape Shifter and Shaman Tarot. Both came in a set with instruction books. Hope this helps.
Reply:WELL I THINK THEY DO NOT TELL YOU ANYTHING NEW. THEY ARE VERY GENERAL AND MOSTLY THE SAME FOR EVERY BODY. MY ADVICE ENJOY LIFE AS IT IS! DON'T TRY TO RUIN THE SURPRISES. THEY JUST MIGHT NOT COME.
Reply:That's a very large and vague topic. Like others have said, you can get tarot and tarot books at nearly any bookstore. Some have more of a selection. My suggestion with tarot, or any other types of cards, is to remember that they are just a tool. They don't give readings, you do. I also usually say throw away the books, but since you are very new, read up on them. Study each card and learn to trust your intuition. At the end of the day, you'll find a way to read cards the way you are comfortable with them. You can always look online for a basic history and basic card meanings. I'm sure there's probably a tarot.com or something like that out there. You'll never be short on imformation. Again, it will come down to you. A card can traditionally talk about love, but what is it really saying? Why did it come up during this reading? Lastly, just practice and work with them when you can. The more you practice, the more confident you become. The more confident you become, the more you allow information to flow through you. Have fun with it. :)
Reply:OK Tarot cards can be useful mediation tools, but experienced readers and skeptics tend to agree: the magic is not in the cards, it is in the reader.





The cards can be gotten in many bookstores, including general ones, or online, or via mail order from magazine ads. Good Tarot study goes hand in hand with learning about mythology, symbolism, archtypes, metaphor, and psychology.





Here are some good resources, the top two I consider essential for any serious student of the Tarot using the Internet.:
Reply:I got the cutest deck of Gummy Bear Tarot cards ( they come in a candy tin) from Amazon. com they are easy to read and very accurate and the instruction book is wonderful.....
Reply:leave 'em alone