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Your Secret Language
A Beginner's Practice Guide for Card Readers
For curious souls learning to read cards. Simple, gentle structure for studying your deck, practicing with others and building a language that is all your own.
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Seven steps to a practice you love
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Start with one deck
Begin with a single deck: 78 cards if it's a tarot deck, or however many your oracle deck holds (many have around 33 to 50).
- 2
Make a practice deck your own
Sometimes I modify my cards.
- 3
Learn the creator's language
Many decks come with their own guidebook, and that's as good a place as any to start learning the meanings of the cards.
- 4
Practice with a friend
Once you feel familiar with your deck, whether that takes a couple of hours or a few weeks, ask a friend if they'd like to practice with you.
- 5
Set safety containers
I've learned that, much like dreaming, this kind of work engages the unconscious mind.
- 6
Set the table
I like to prepare my space the way I prepare for a meal.
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Build a routine
Because this is practice and learning, like school, it helps to set yourself a routine.
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My reading list
The books that helped me learn, plus where to keep exploring.
From my table to yours
We like deep conversations
Everyone drawn to the cards has a unique story, but we share something: we aren't afraid to look into the unknown and make sense of its mysteries. This guide gathers what has stood out to me after years of books, readings and practice.
It comes from my life experience, so I encourage you to seek out at least two other opinions and keep what feels right to you.
Readers are creators
Storytellers, coaches and performers
An intuitive card reader is part life coach and part storyteller, and there's a performative element to every reading. If you're a creator too, the guide ends with ways to keep growing: my creative video series and one-on-one creative life coaching.
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