How to practise reading tarot

Quick answer

Useful practice starts with a specific question: set out the context, understand the positions, note your first reaction, then check your interpretation against the imagery, the elements and the neighbouring cards.

Ask a question you can act on

Rewrite "will I succeed" as "what conditions and actions can I pay attention to now". The second version gives you a reading you can review later.

Keep your reading records

Note the question, the spread, your reading of each card and what actually happened afterwards. Comparing over time teaches you more than getting one reading right.