Getting Started With My New Tarot Deck
Okay so I just bought this cheap Rider-Waite tarot deck yesterday because YouTube kept showing me witchy stuff. Unboxed it this morning – cards everywhere, little booklet flapping about. Honestly panicked for 5 minutes holding that 78-card brick.
Then I dumped the whole thing on my kitchen table like a toddler. Started flipping cards randomly thinking “nah too complicated.” But coffee kicked in, decided to try just FIVE steps today:
My Step-by-Step Disaster Turned Win
- Step 1: Grabbed only the Major Arcana cards (22 big ones). Screw wands and cups today.
- Step 2: Threw out that confusing 10-page guidebook. Seriously who writes these tiny letters anyway.
- Step 3: Made my own sticky notes with ONE word meanings. “Death” = Change. “Fool” = New Start. Stuck them right on the cards with chewing gum.
- Step 4: Shuffled them messy while thinking “show me today’s vibe.” Cards flew under the fridge – whatever, pulled the one stuck to my sock. It was “Wheel of Fortune.” My sticky note said “Luck”. Hell yeah.
- Step 5: Asked if I should start that scary project. Drew “Magician” sideways. My sticky said “Action”. Slapped it back in the pile thinking “fine universe I get it”.
How This Actually Worked
Took like 15 minutes total. Didn’t memorize jack. Used zero spreads. The mess looked like a unicorn sneezed glitter everywhere but WHO CARES. Now the cards live in a ziplock bag with my gummed-up sticky notes. Perfect for tossing in my bag to freak out friends at brunch.
Biggest lesson? Tarot’s just flash cards with drama. Forget perfect – shuffle like you’re dealing poker and yell “GIVE ME A SIGN”. Works every time.
