The Easiest Way to Learn the Tarot–EVER!!

Mandy, Sharon and I were having a brainstorm for podcast ideas and content for future episodes. Listening to it later, I realized how much great information we'd covered. I wanted to share it, but I didn't want to script it. So this week's podcast is the product of that meeting.  I hope you enjoy hearing how we brainstorm! I know you'll walk away from this experience with some great new knowledge!...

Today's podcast is a full on mystery lesson of one of the most controversial names connected to the Tarot.  Who is L.W. de Laurence? What is the real story behind the man known as "the Yankee Pirate?" How did he affect the Tarot as we know it today? What did he do to deserve such a bad reputation? And why is he so important to the evolution of the Tarot? We answer all these questions and more toda...

Mandy, Sharon and I tackled the question of "what do we know now that we wish we knew when we started learning to read the Tarot?"  We each share some of our stories from the past of our superstitions that impeded our skills, our mistakes we made, and what we've learned that makes us better readers. This knowledge has been achieved through years of practice and pursuing excellence. We hope it help...

The Horrors of Psychic Readings Mandy, Sharon and I started out with the intention to share some of the horrible experiences we've had during Tarot readings. Surprisingly, we got distracted! So we started out with tips on how to develop your intuition. Not the kind of tips that make you say "how the heck do you do that?", but every day, easy tips. Enjoy the added bonus of the unplanned lesson on i...

YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE TONIGHT WITH THIS EPISODE! YOU CAN DOUBLE YOUR ABILITY TO GIVE A GOOD READING! Mandy, Sharon and I took the opportunity today to talk about what we do to make sure our readings are the absolute best they can be every time we do a reading. Some of the points we discussed were : Psychologically and emotionally invest yourself in the client while they are being read for. Be p...

Every now and then, a tarot reader will get a client that is lying to them. This can range from with holding pertinent information to outright lies for various reasons. In this podcast Mandy, Sharon and I talk about what reasons a client would lie for. We go on to explain how to identify those lies as well as how to address them. Please Subscribe for more Tarot Lessons. We teach you basic and adva...

On last week's podcast, Mandy let us know she brought another Easy Tarot Lessons student with her to the Strawberry Faire and the May Ball to do the Tarot readings with her. Today Matt joins us to talk about their experience at the events!  From what he was expecting to what it was really like, there is some great information on how to prepare for something like this, to what it feels like afterwa...

We've been following Mandy on the Moon's career ever since she started in the school. We've watched her go from phone psychic to the market to being flown to the Netherlands as a guest speaker in a seminar!  Join us as she talks about her second year at the Strawberry Faire in England. She shared what she did different this year to make things go more smoothly and gave us some great tips on how to...

In earlier podcasts, we've shown you what happy readers look like from a student's point of view. Today, we had an extra special guest on board to show you what a happy client looks like!  Joanna Lee joined us today to share her experience as being on the receiving end of Tarot and astrology readings. Being Mandy's sister, she's gotten the benefit of Mandy's Tarot training. She's also had the expe...

Today we decided to share an actual group recording with you! This podcast will show you why studying with others is so very important. We worked with just the Ace through ten of the coins (pentacles) and wands suits. The new exercises were great fun so take note of them! This podcast will explain better than anything, the importance of being able to see the cards in different ways through the eye...

So many people only know of the Tarot as a divination tool. You would be surprised at all the many uses the Tarot has! Today Mandy, Sharon and I discussed some of the many ways to apply Tarot cards. We talked about remote viewing, brainstorming, problem solving, dowsing and many more ways to put your cards to use. It's amazing, all the stuff you can do! Join us today to see just how much more your...

Today we thought it would be fun to talk about what it's like to be a professional tarot reader. We shared some whacky moments and some war stories! Mandy, Sharon and I discussed some mistakes to avoid as well as how to avoid them! We also shared some tips on what it takes to be a Great tarot reader that stands out and above all the others. If you've ever wondered what to expect and how to prepare...

Iris was having a problem interpreting the Aces.  She had a hard time getting past the static image of a large hand holding something smack in the middle of the card.  She was also stuck on the traditional meaning of "New Beginnings".  We discussed how to get past the giant hands and really take a good look at the background.  We also looked at the elemental and astrological aspects each card cont...

One of the biggest problems with tarot readings people get is that the clients are unsatisfied with the results they get. If they were as thrilled as we all like to think our clients are they would be coming back again and again. Repeat clients are the ONLY WAY to make a real living reading your cards and the only way to get REPEAT CLIENTS is to give them information so valuable, precise, and accu...

Iris wanted to know where to find people to practice reading on, as her family "does not believe in all of that rubbish" and she does not live in a major city. So I sat down for 78 minutes (wow! That is like "forever!") and we went over the psychology of getting people to read for, how to do it, where to do it, and then after that we went on for another 20 minutes on even more about where and how...

How can you trust your intuition when using your cards? how do you know that you are *right* and not just making things up? This is one of the most pressing questions every serious tarot reader asks themselves at some point in their studies, and the smart readers ask this often. Blind faith in intuition to magically make everything work is a recipe for disappointment and disaster sooner than later...

Every tarot card in your deck has a "sign" and in today's lesson we show you how to find out what that sign is and how to understand it in the context of a reading. Lori sat in on today's lesson and helped out. We looked at the basics of astrology (qualities and elements) so that we could better understand WHY and HOW each of your tarot cards has a special and unique meaning. Nowhere else (that I...

The Celtic Cross spread is an overview spread that shows you all parts of a situation in ways that smaller, less coordinated spreads can't. When you learn and master this amazing spread (and all of its hidden spreads, patterns, and themes) you can get 3-5 times MORE INFORMATION than you normally could. This is three to five times more info than any other tarot reader you meet. Also, you can VERIFY...

The main focal point of this lesson is on opening up cards and "clarification cards." We cover when to open up cards and how to do it to get the results you want (enhanced clarity, greater accuracy and much more detail. To this end I covered a lot of ground on what to do before you get to this point (needing to open up cards) and how to make the most of it when you do. Other things covered in toda...

Shuffling is an underrated art in tarot readings. Too many people assume that it is done a few times or that you hand your cards over to your client (as if they will know what to do with them). This all sounds nice in "New Age tarot 101" class but it is in fact a crippling way to remove any accuracy or precision from your readings. In fact, if you like random cards that have NOTHING AT ALL to do w...

In today's lesson we take a new look at court cards. April is a talented reader with no small amount of experience, but court cards were presenting their usual problems, so we went ahead and dove into that. Along the way we covered how to get your client to communicate more effectively and honestly with you, what types of psychic abilities you have, and why Toucan Sam is so much cooler than the Tr...

Dawn was having trouble with exercise four from The Easiest Way to learn the Tarot—EVER!! Going from one card to another in a linear-time fashion can be problematic if we are doubtful on the meanings of cards, or worse: if we have memorized fixed meanings for each card. So, in today's lesson we took time to go through exercise 4 several times, slowly and carefully working our way through various p...

Vera was having issues with seeing overall patterns and the hidden inferences in the spreads she casts, so we sat down and worked through this. In today's free audio lesson we look at how cards interact in a spread. This is a very deep subject and one that cannot be covered in-depth in a 30-minute session, but we were able to get to the core issues and do a practice run where we designed an improm...

Today's lesson has something for everyone. What happens when you are reading a spread and your bias gets in the way of the message? How can we know when that is happening and how can we stop it? How do we know when we are reading the future versus our current state? What if things change? We need to be able to give ourselves and clients ACCURATE information, not "good for now, until it changes" in...

Prespreads: Today Lilianne and I sat down and talked about pre-spreads, what they are, when to use them, how to use them, and why you want to go through the extra effort of casting a spread before you cast a spread. This information is covered far more in-depth in the course at easytarotlessons.com , and in my book Advanced Tarot Secrets , but in today's free lesson we hit the topic pretty thoroug...