Demon Goddess
Trogon said:The only things I would add... First; Thirteen's Tarot Basics is full of tons of good information on the cards.
Secondly - as for how long it takes to study ... well, for me, probably the rest of my life. Everytime I get a new deck, I study it and get new insights to the cards ... even new insights to my old decks. Every time I do a reading (for myself or for someone else) it is like studying how those cards fit into the "real world". And I'm constantly going back through what I've learned and refining and expanding it.
Hope that helps
Trogon is right, and 20 years in, you'll still be learning new things about old cards.
with love,
T