Introduction

Welcome to Tarot with Miss Myo!

Tarot is something that I have loved for a long time and I started to seriously study it this year. However, life being what it is, circumstances continue to get in the way of my learning. I decided to start this blog because I believe it will not only help my own personal journey of learning the Tarot, but that others might find it useful as well!

My learning tool has been the book "Easy Tarot Handbook" by Josephine Ellershaw. It's definitely the best Tarot instruction book that I have found. Ms. Ellershaw breaks the lessons down in easy to follow yet extremely informative steps and I will be using many of her suggestions here!

The "Easy Tarot Handbook" comes with a beautiful set of cards, The Gilded Tarot designed by Ciro Marchetti. Here is an example of one of those cards:

As is the case with many card readers (or card readers in training!) I actually own several decks. Besides The Gilded Tarot, I also have The Mythic Tarot, a set of HP Lovecraft inspired cards, and The Rider Waite Deck.

If I was to do a face-to-face reading with someone, I would ask them to pick whatever deck spoke to them. However, my personal favorite (and the deck I use the most) is the Rider Waite Deck. Not only is it the "traditional" deck, it's also the deck used in my all-time favorite television program, Carnivale. My Rider Waite Deck was a Mother's Day present from my husband and sons, so that makes it all the more special!

Same card as above - The Rider Waite version.

There is really no right or wrong deck to use - you can even make your own! The meaning of the cards doesn't change from deck to deck, though the energy does. That's why it's important to use the deck that speaks to you!

As such, I rarely use my HP Lovecraft deck.  Even though, as I said, the meaning of the cards doesn't change, being that it's a Lovecraft deck the images are pretty dark and disturbing. Also, each suit tells a story, which is pretty unique for a Tarot deck. While I love Lovecraft and I love the artwork on this deck, the energy is a little too dark for my tastes. It's cool to look at, but doesn't feel right for me to use.

The most important thing is to treat Tarot cards with respect. While reading Tarot can sometimes be fun, it's not a game. And the worst thing someone can do is use the cards to fleece someone out of money. That is always seriously wrong.

I hope that you will find this site informative and interesting and that you will enjoy the journey!

xoxoxoxo

Miss Myo