To get started with Tarot, you need a deck of tarot cards. There are thousands of different decks; what sets them apart is the artist's style; various interests and values are reflected in decks featuring unicorns, dragons, cats, angels, goddesses, and more. I don't recommend these decks for beginners; they can be a side deck once you've got the hang of the cards to stimulate your interest.

Tarot is a system based on everything we have in life, here in reality, on planet Earth. But Tarot should remain Tarot, 78 symbolic images, either simple with just, for example, Cups on that suit (number following the card) or like the classic Rider Waite. Or like my "The Rune Witch Tarot deck", which is rooted in colors, elements, astrology, numerology, and power animals. The image on the card is important; it should tell you what kind of knowledge lies within the card. What events, meanings, lessons, and challenges does the energy want to convey? The more you know about the pattern, the more you can get out of the card, as it's no coincidence that cards appear on the table; everything has a purpose.

You should like the images or at least be fascinated by them, want to explore them, see new things in them, and ponder why the card looks the way it does. The artist wants to convey symbolism; it’s a clear advantage if the person who created the deck understood the basic messages of Tarot cards. Unfortunately, many new decks are created more for selling than for symbolism.

Essentially, it doesn't matter which Tarot cards you use, but you must understand the images or find joy and curiosity in them. Aside from my own, I still think Rider Waite is the best deck.

I see the tarot deck as a book that contains everything; I hope you see its possibilities, not create an obsession where you believe the cards will solve your life, but know that they are just a guide; it's up to you to take action.

I often discuss this with a weather forecast, using it as symbolism. If we’re told there might be a cold and snowstorm in mid-July, it’s not wise to step out in swimwear just because the weather is usually lovely. It's better to be prepared; you can wear winter clothes, stay indoors, or travel elsewhere. It will still be cold with a snowstorm, but you're prepared; you can do something different with the situation. You might not change the weather, but you can change your attitude toward it and dress accordingly. However, some events we must go through are those found in the Major Arcana cards; they are different life lessons and various experiences where we grow spiritually. To reach the spiritual experience, some of us must go through chaos, while some cards pass as the most obvious in our lives.

I believe being in the moment is important; I usually lay cards for each day. Like a "weather forecast" over the day, where I see what moments I need to act on if something unexpected arises, which can be both good and bad.

I don't think it's a coincidence that you start interpreting Tarot; there's a meaning beyond you being brilliant. Then you can interpret Tarot from different directions; perhaps you need it as a "magical thing" with big events and much drama because that’s your personality. Or maybe you think divination is easy money. Or perhaps, like me, you find it fascinating enough to want to know more and realize the cards hold immense knowledge that you likely will never fully grasp, even in a lifetime.

My goal with all Tarot coaching is to share my knowledge and to inspire you to understand that it is simple, but you can also increase the complexity over time. Initially, it might be enough to lay out the cards for a question or a period, gain an overview, ponder a bit more, and be moved by what the cards reveal. But if the interest is there, you’ll want to know more; you seek more knowledge, and the more you seek from the cards, the more you develop.

The four suits of the Minor Arcana are our reality, all the experiences where we act differently. Learning the four different suits should be simple; many people mix up swords and wands; they don’t see the difference. But there is a difference; they are different symbols, even if you can use both as weapons. Swords and wands create stir, question, and change with their power; they are active suits where the symbols fit well.

Cups and Coins, on the other hand, are nurturing, growing cards; they derive energy from what's transformed to develop it further. What is a wand? A stick, a tree, a branch, something you can knock with, but also build things with, maybe a whole house? Swords push forward, take over, threaten, and display their power, and the power of thought, which is the sword's attribute, is a strong force, the strongest of what we think is creative. If you consider, without thinking about sex yet aware of the existence of both masculine and feminine energy (which doesn’t exclude a relationship for two of the same gender but instead shows the energy), these forces can unite—the sword into the earth (coins), and the wand into the cup.

There is symbolism in everything, some of it hidden, just like in the Tarot deck, but if you think about it, you often find meaning in every symbolism and symbolic act. For you have indeed also seen, read, or heard the story of King Arthur. What does he do to gain power? That's right, he pulls the sword from the stone.