I agree with you even I feel that it is good to work with book meanings along with reading cards with intuition because the base becomes strong and one could become more confident in giving readings.
I completely agree. Your the first video that I have watched, out of many, for beginners in particular, that advises to learn the cards and has a common sense and reasonable explanation why. This has really relieved a lot of anxiety I was having thinking I should jump in without knowing the meanings and solely going on intuition. Your advise feels right to me; to learn the basics, then add intuition along with the meaning. 🙏 Thank you.
Lovely! One of your most useful videos yet (at least for me). I've been stuck in a book-learning phase for years and I'd really like to put the books away. I'm definitely using the books to seek validation from others instead of trusting myself.
Cierra Grove I’m so glad you found it useful! I can definitely relate to the desire or need for validation! I’m wishing you courage and compassion to pushing through to the next step of your journey. 😊❤️
This is really wonderful. I so agree on the way you learn. I began to feel if I couldn't intut card meanings I was a failure.. So I started doing both. I use the deck guides, and my intuition...
I always go through a new deck with the guidebook so that I know the general theme and what the creator wanted to express. I might even take a few notes of unusual things that jump out at me. After that I'll let the cards speak to my intuition, unless I get completely stumped and I might refer to the guidebook to get me back on track.
I think alot of people forget we were spirit and still we are first, and not the physical so by this spiritual law i think we get the spiritual information first then we act without thinking? The tarot truly is a divine tool for me and i only use it for very important questions that only they can give a more view of what is going on and how the energy feel is... i don't see it as a toy to be played with because i feel that it comes from a more divine nature than what a lot think of...Because spirit was first, and this is what we can understand within these communities...I've had my deck for many years and just never really picked it up until here recently in my adult life, i kinda wished i never put them down because i sometimes feel like i've lost touch, but these past few days they've wanted to be pulled out, it's like they know when they're needed. Isn't that bizarre in a sense from a divine nature and how they do work and in truth if by a great intuitive...I gotta feel the intuitiveness in order to be able to say the readings are legit because we all know basic meanings of these cards. I think these date back way further than what they give credit for....
The more I watch your videos, the more I come to appreciate the warmth and dedication you project into every topic. I loved what you said about understanding Tarot for what it is. Even if it just means reading the LWB, Tarot does have a place in the Akashic records, and it's an energy I believe everyone has the ability to tap in to. By the way, could you possibly do a video recommending your favorite Tarot UA-camrs? I know about Ethony and a few others. But honestly, there just aren't enough organized, well-spoken cartomancy channels like yours on this platform. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Tamlyn, that means a lot. 😊 And that sounds like a fun video request! I’ll have a good think about some of my favourite channels and put a video together for you - be on the look out in the next month or so!
You have helped me to realize I really need to work more on my intuition for card meanings and not get overwhelmed reading all the meanings in the tarot/ guide books. As a beginner I’m so worried about not knowing the basic meaning least of all using my intuition that I’m not sure I have yet 🤔. Thanks Katey for your wonderful insight and a gentle push for me. 🤗
Thank you Katey! You are always inspiring, supportive and helpful. I specially admire your deep knowledge and honesty. Thanks for sharing, thanks for being there,🙏,🤗
Thank you so much!! This was such a helpful and inspiring video 💖 The idea of putting away the books and trusting my intuition is so intimidating, here I am searching for youtube videos to help give me the courage! I just need to keep practicing and put the self-doubt aside 😄
Thank you Katey, this is awesome. Love how you make everything feel so real. You're so down to earth and you shine with honesty as you speak. I so relate to what you talk about with every video I watch. Thank you for taking the time to help us all learn more about what we love doing. Terri
I am new and old to the tarot - I developed a spread that it took several years to work out and now it's a good thing I didn't do it before I was ready to deal with the things it gives
Thank you so much for this video, it really helps me. I feel like I think a lot like you (and I had to laugh when you mentioned in another video that you are a Libra too!) Everything you've said here touched on issues I've had as a beginner and I think it will help me to move forward.
Hi thanks very much indeed for doing this video. It has been one of the most helpful things I have ever read about learning the tarot and about using the tarot during the seven or eight years I have been interested in it. I find myself doing exactly what you described: knowing the meanings I have learnt, knowing the experiences I have had with a card, getting ideas and information from the card, and then still spending ages looking through guidebooks! I think it comes down to an overactive mind and your video has helped me see this properly for the first time and learn to let go and enjoy using the tarot cards instead of stressing about them. A million thanks. Adam x
Thank you for this excellent, insightful perspective. As someone learning about tarot, I really appreciate that you've taken the time to share your thoughts. It is so helpful! Very happy to have found the wisdom that shines through from your wonderful videos.
Thank you for this vid! I have learned so much of it. I’m a beginner and it helped me also that your’s and my vieuw about reading tarot is about the same. It gave me tools how to move on. I was also a bit overwhelmed. Now I’m inspired🔮💜
Meditation is vital to my practice..listening to the energy around me and allowing the messages to come forth works for me. Taking those training wheels off is scary. 😁Knowing that the Universe wants you to know..yep...I like that. Thanks Katey. 💚
Sometimes it can certainly feel that way! Although, more often than not, I’ve found that I get in my own way and make things harder for myself, rather than the Universe making it hard for me! 😂
Great advice Katey! I tend to like to give the guidebooks a once over to see if there is anything added to the deck that I might want to note deck that's specific to that deck. When I started out using a mixture of books and online resources really helped but I only would like up a meaning if I was stuck or if I needed a quick keyword to jog my intuition. Nowadays, I put the books away and just trust the intuitive messages that pop up in conjunction with what the cards are saying based on the images themselves.
Sounds like you have a great relationship with your guidebooks! I'm definitely more like you in how I use guidebooks these days, but I did have trouble taking those training wheels off in the early stages of learning to read!
I'm so happy I went ahead and clicked on this video. I feel like I'm at a tipping point with tarot, in trusting my own intuition and knowledge about symbolism and what the cards mean to me. Slowly deciding what the Moon and five of Pentacles mean to me, and not go by the book, for example. What really stuck with me from this video was the insight that the cards, the universe, know me. They know how I will read different cards, and hence, they show me what they want me to be aware of. It's a very good reminder to let the book be, when I feel like the meaning is clear to me. I have a lot of performance anxiety and self-doubt, but just yesterday I was told to trust in my knowledge of my self, and have some self-esteem. So, thank you for helping me take another step on my journey.
It was a total light bulb moment for me, so I’m so glad it resonated with you. It can be tricky with all that self-doubt going on! And I get you with performance anxiety! It reminds me of when someone would look over your shoulder when you were trying to do a maths equation in school! Even if I knew I was right, having that pressure made me freeze up and question everything! 😅 I think some of us will always be on the anxious, self-doubt side of things, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t do wonderful things - we just have to work a bit harder at framing our thoughts. It’s a process, one step at a time, but I think learning to trust ourselves in readings only serves to enhance our ability to have confidence in other areas of life, too. I’m so very glad to hear you feel you’re taking the next step for you! 😊❤️
Katey Flowers Oh man, I was the kid who thought only the highest grade was good enough in school. But, I just came to a realization what the Knights in the suits mean to me, since I instantly did a reading! It's scary, but rewarding to trust in myself. I'll always struggle a bit, just like you, but I believe we can keep moving forward. 💚
Maja N I was similar - perfectionism can be a really discouraging trait! But I do agree, there’s so much to be gained when we can move through those beliefs and expectations. And that’s amazing! Isn’t connecting with the cards of your own terms and coming to an understanding the most wonderful feeling?! Onwards and upwards! 😊
Thank you so much for all of your videos! I’m just starting out with tarot reading so I am looking at the meanings behind the cards but I hope to build up my intuition in time! This is so exciting 😁
I made a video full of deck recommendations for tarot beginners quite a while ago, which you can find here: ua-cam.com/video/HYRK6WeSLtw/v-deo.html Let me know if you folks would like to see an updated version! :)
Katey-I would love to see an updated video if you have time. I appreciated the beginner tarot video when I found it a few months ago and have very much enjoyed your channel since that time.
what would be a good book on Lilith that connects into Tarot within symbology? I would love to get to know more about her and the net doesn't have but a few things that are pretty similar in the documentation on her.
Hi there staring out on my tarot Journey, I have one deck that I am not loving it’s the art nouveau tarot deck. My question is what should do with. There is part of me drawn to it and if I don’t use it I do what a good home for it.
Katey, can you do a video on how to balance the guidebook or definition with your own intuition when you're reading for yourself? It's too easy for me (as a newbie) to get swayed by what I WANT to see, or what I EXPECT to see and call that my intuition. Or alternatively, to try to stick very very closely to the textbook definition of the card and work from there, but then the reading is really weird and not always useful.
This video was intended to be for reading for yourself or others. All of this is advice I would apply to your situation, too. 😊 I suppose the only thing I would add is that reflecting on your readings after the fact can help you see where you might be giving in to that ‘what I want to see’ rather than listening to your intuition. And from there, it’s about keeping yourself accountable. Good luck!
i would like to make a journal to track my tarot readings but i dont know what to do!!?? do i write down my clients WHOLE READING?!!! ARE THERE SHORT CUTS?? that would be time consuming if i have to write down everything that happens in a client reading😳
Each book can have different meanings for the cards. I find this very frustrating. Is there a particular book that has more “universal” meanings for the cards?
I agree with you even I feel that it is good to work with book meanings along with reading cards with intuition because the base becomes strong and one could become more confident in giving readings.
I love that idea that the Universe wants me to understand the message. I think that alone will be extremely helpful.
I completely agree. Your the first video that I have watched, out of many, for beginners in particular, that advises to learn the cards and has a common sense and reasonable explanation why. This has really relieved a lot of anxiety I was having thinking I should jump in without knowing the meanings and solely going on intuition. Your advise feels right to me; to learn the basics, then add intuition along with the meaning. 🙏 Thank you.
Lovely! One of your most useful videos yet (at least for me). I've been stuck in a book-learning phase for years and I'd really like to put the books away. I'm definitely using the books to seek validation from others instead of trusting myself.
Cierra Grove I’m so glad you found it useful! I can definitely relate to the desire or need for validation! I’m wishing you courage and compassion to pushing through to the next step of your journey. 😊❤️
This is really wonderful. I so agree on the way you learn. I began to feel if I couldn't intut card meanings I was a failure..
So I started doing both. I use the deck guides, and my intuition...
Im just learning...felt very drawn to learn.i want to help others but im doubting my intuition..thank you for this video and all of your tips
I always go through a new deck with the guidebook so that I know the general theme and what the creator wanted to express. I might even take a few notes of unusual things that jump out at me. After that I'll let the cards speak to my intuition, unless I get completely stumped and I might refer to the guidebook to get me back on track.
❤❤❤ I'm so finding this truth myself..in the present..thank you for the confirmation.
I think alot of people forget we were spirit and still we are first, and not the physical so by this spiritual law i think we get the spiritual information first then we act without thinking? The tarot truly is a divine tool for me and i only use it for very important questions that only they can give a more view of what is going on and how the energy feel is... i don't see it as a toy to be played with because i feel that it comes from a more divine nature than what a lot think of...Because spirit was first, and this is what we can understand within these communities...I've had my deck for many years and just never really picked it up until here recently in my adult life, i kinda wished i never put them down because i sometimes feel like i've lost touch, but these past few days they've wanted to be pulled out, it's like they know when they're needed. Isn't that bizarre in a sense from a divine nature and how they do work and in truth if by a great intuitive...I gotta feel the intuitiveness in order to be able to say the readings are legit because we all know basic meanings of these cards. I think these date back way further than what they give credit for....
Amazing video! I'm not a technical reader, I do not do reversals, it is more about using my intuition & what the cards means to ME x x x
The more I watch your videos, the more I come to appreciate the warmth and dedication you project into every topic. I loved what you said about understanding Tarot for what it is. Even if it just means reading the LWB, Tarot does have a place in the Akashic records, and it's an energy I believe everyone has the ability to tap in to.
By the way, could you possibly do a video recommending your favorite Tarot UA-camrs? I know about Ethony and a few others. But honestly, there just aren't enough organized, well-spoken cartomancy channels like yours on this platform. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Tamlyn, that means a lot. 😊 And that sounds like a fun video request! I’ll have a good think about some of my favourite channels and put a video together for you - be on the look out in the next month or so!
You have helped me to realize I really need to work more on my intuition for card meanings and not get overwhelmed reading all the meanings in the tarot/ guide books. As a beginner I’m so worried about not knowing the basic meaning least of all using my intuition that I’m not sure I have yet 🤔. Thanks Katey for your wonderful insight and a gentle push for me. 🤗
This was truly lovely and helpful. Thank you so much, Kathy.
Thank you Katey! You are always inspiring, supportive and helpful. I specially admire your deep knowledge and honesty. Thanks for sharing, thanks for being there,🙏,🤗
Thank you so much!! This was such a helpful and inspiring video 💖 The idea of putting away the books and trusting my intuition is so intimidating, here I am searching for youtube videos to help give me the courage! I just need to keep practicing and put the self-doubt aside 😄
I really appreciate your perspective. Thank you for sharing your insights. Looking forward to when you’re doing online readings again.
Thank you Katey, this is awesome. Love how you make everything feel so real. You're so down to earth and you shine with honesty as you speak. I so relate to what you talk about with every video I watch. Thank you for taking the time to help us all learn more about what we love doing. Terri
I am new and old to the tarot - I developed a spread that it took several years to work out and now it's a good thing I didn't do it before I was ready to deal with the things it gives
I am a new reader. I learned the basics. Then I use key words that describe the card and then I use my intuition. I don't rely on a book.
Thanks so much for making this video! This helps me tremendously!
Yolanda Welch I’m so glad! 😊
Thank you so much for this video, it really helps me. I feel like I think a lot like you (and I had to laugh when you mentioned in another video that you are a Libra too!) Everything you've said here touched on issues I've had as a beginner and I think it will help me to move forward.
Very helpful. It addressed every single thought and feeling I have about Tarot, I feel lot more confident moving forward. Thank you.
Hi thanks very much indeed for doing this video. It has been one of the most helpful things I have ever read about learning the tarot and about using the tarot during the seven or eight years I have been interested in it. I find myself doing exactly what you described: knowing the meanings I have learnt, knowing the experiences I have had with a card, getting ideas and information from the card, and then still spending ages looking through guidebooks! I think it comes down to an overactive mind and your video has helped me see this properly for the first time and learn to let go and enjoy using the tarot cards instead of stressing about them. A million thanks. Adam x
Thank you for this excellent, insightful perspective. As someone learning about tarot, I really appreciate that you've taken the time to share your thoughts. It is so helpful! Very happy to have found the wisdom that shines through from your wonderful videos.
I feel like you are speaking straight to me with this. 💜🖤💜
Thank you for this vid! I have learned so much of it. I’m a beginner and it helped me also that your’s and my vieuw about reading tarot is about the same. It gave me tools how to move on. I was also a bit overwhelmed. Now I’m inspired🔮💜
I was thinking of getting a foreign language deck so I couldn't rely on the book. Plus some of them are really beautiful. And interesting.
Thats such a great idea!
Great insights and suggestions!
❤ Thank you. This video was so helpful.
Wow! Thanks so much for this video. It’s going to be so helpful. 😊
Thank you so much, this was so helpful. 🌝🇬🇧
Meditation is vital to my practice..listening to the energy around me and allowing the messages to come forth works for me. Taking those training wheels off is scary. 😁Knowing that the Universe wants you to know..yep...I like that. Thanks Katey. 💚
Thank YOU, Tracy! 😁
Thank you for sharing your perspective and wisdom on this topic!
This was VERY helpful. Thank You! I adore your videos! I've learned SO much from you!!!
I’m so very glad you found this video helpful! And thank you so much for your kind words. 😊❤️
Thanks. Katey. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
This video is very helpful! It found me at the right time. Thank you! ✨🌈☀️
This a great video for beginners - excellent advice.
Thanks, Lou! I always value your opinion, so I'm glad to hear you thought it useful :) xx
I felt the same. The Universe does make you work that hard for answers.
Thank you!
Sometimes it can certainly feel that way! Although, more often than not, I’ve found that I get in my own way and make things harder for myself, rather than the Universe making it hard for me! 😂
Great advice Katey! I tend to like to give the guidebooks a once over to see if there is anything added to the deck that I might want to note deck that's specific to that deck. When I started out using a mixture of books and online resources really helped but I only would like up a meaning if I was stuck or if I needed a quick keyword to jog my intuition. Nowadays, I put the books away and just trust the intuitive messages that pop up in conjunction with what the cards are saying based on the images themselves.
Sounds like you have a great relationship with your guidebooks! I'm definitely more like you in how I use guidebooks these days, but I did have trouble taking those training wheels off in the early stages of learning to read!
I'm so happy I went ahead and clicked on this video. I feel like I'm at a tipping point with tarot, in trusting my own intuition and knowledge about symbolism and what the cards mean to me. Slowly deciding what the Moon and five of Pentacles mean to me, and not go by the book, for example.
What really stuck with me from this video was the insight that the cards, the universe, know me. They know how I will read different cards, and hence, they show me what they want me to be aware of. It's a very good reminder to let the book be, when I feel like the meaning is clear to me. I have a lot of performance anxiety and self-doubt, but just yesterday I was told to trust in my knowledge of my self, and have some self-esteem. So, thank you for helping me take another step on my journey.
It was a total light bulb moment for me, so I’m so glad it resonated with you. It can be tricky with all that self-doubt going on! And I get you with performance anxiety! It reminds me of when someone would look over your shoulder when you were trying to do a maths equation in school! Even if I knew I was right, having that pressure made me freeze up and question everything! 😅
I think some of us will always be on the anxious, self-doubt side of things, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t do wonderful things - we just have to work a bit harder at framing our thoughts. It’s a process, one step at a time, but I think learning to trust ourselves in readings only serves to enhance our ability to have confidence in other areas of life, too. I’m so very glad to hear you feel you’re taking the next step for you! 😊❤️
Katey Flowers Oh man, I was the kid who thought only the highest grade was good enough in school. But, I just came to a realization what the Knights in the suits mean to me, since I instantly did a reading! It's scary, but rewarding to trust in myself. I'll always struggle a bit, just like you, but I believe we can keep moving forward. 💚
Maja N I was similar - perfectionism can be a really discouraging trait! But I do agree, there’s so much to be gained when we can move through those beliefs and expectations.
And that’s amazing! Isn’t connecting with the cards of your own terms and coming to an understanding the most wonderful feeling?! Onwards and upwards! 😊
Katey Flowers It really is amazing - almost as good as feeling like I'm not alone. But only almost. 🌷
Maja N ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for all of your videos! I’m just starting out with tarot reading so I am looking at the meanings behind the cards but I hope to build up my intuition in time! This is so exciting 😁
Grateful for your videos. ❤️🌹
I'm so Happy that I found you. Love your videos. You have so much wisdom. You are very helpful in my path.
Awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing your tarot wisdom 🥰
Very nicely explained. Very clear.
Thank you so much for this. I am having a rough time finding my way thru this. I have so many questions
I made a video full of deck recommendations for tarot beginners quite a while ago, which you can find here: ua-cam.com/video/HYRK6WeSLtw/v-deo.html
Let me know if you folks would like to see an updated version! :)
Katey-I would love to see an updated video if you have time. I appreciated the beginner tarot video when I found it a few months ago and have very much enjoyed your channel since that time.
Awesome! So glad you found the old one useful! I’ll add an updated video to my list - hopefully it’ll be up for March. 😊
This was so great to watch. I'm also a huge fan of your Margaret Atwood shelf.
Yes! Another Atwood fan! :D
super helpful. i dropped notes. thank you!
Very helpful, Katey. Thank you.
what would be a good book on Lilith that connects into Tarot within symbology? I would love to get to know more about her and the net doesn't have but a few things that are pretty similar in the documentation on her.
Thank you for this, very helpful 😊
*Katey
This was great, so much good advice here.
Thank you, dear Kelly Bear! That is very kind. 😊
Unrelated - that shirt is beautiful on you. I feel like red is def on of your colors
Hi there staring out on my tarot Journey, I have one deck that I am not loving it’s the art nouveau tarot deck. My question is what should do with. There is part of me drawn to it and if I don’t use it I do what a good home for it.
Lovely!
Katey, can you do a video on how to balance the guidebook or definition with your own intuition when you're reading for yourself? It's too easy for me (as a newbie) to get swayed by what I WANT to see, or what I EXPECT to see and call that my intuition. Or alternatively, to try to stick very very closely to the textbook definition of the card and work from there, but then the reading is really weird and not always useful.
This video was intended to be for reading for yourself or others. All of this is advice I would apply to your situation, too. 😊
I suppose the only thing I would add is that reflecting on your readings after the fact can help you see where you might be giving in to that ‘what I want to see’ rather than listening to your intuition. And from there, it’s about keeping yourself accountable. Good luck!
Thankyou🌺
Thanks so much, this was so needed xx
Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful :)
Loved this video 💜
i would like to make a journal to track my tarot readings but i dont know what to do!!?? do i write down my clients WHOLE READING?!!! ARE THERE SHORT CUTS?? that would be time consuming if i have to write down everything that happens in a client reading😳
Each book can have different meanings for the cards. I find this very frustrating. Is there a particular book that has more “universal” meanings for the cards?