Kosmos
This might seem tedious to some, but I find that it's a good practice when you're getting to know a deck. You could use it for any deck, but I'm posting here because Thoth is the deck I'm currently learning.
What to do:
-Choose a spread that you are familiar with.
-Place cards in their positions one after the other without choosing randomly.
-Read the spread and put the cards aside.
-Repeat until you reach the bottome of the deck.
Rationale:
I think this works well for a number of reasons. It allows to you work with all the cards consistently so that you can learn their meanings at the same rate. It also helps to contextualize the cards in a familiar spread. Also, when you do a real reading and cards are drawn randomly, it can suck when you see a card that you can't remember the meaning of because it just never seems to come up when you practice. By not choosing randomly at all, I feel more prepared to interpret a card when it does come up in a reading. It will also prevent you from seeing a certain card as the most important in a reading because its the one you know the best, which opens the stage for a whole new subtle level of intuitive reading.
see what I mean?
What to do:
-Choose a spread that you are familiar with.
-Place cards in their positions one after the other without choosing randomly.
-Read the spread and put the cards aside.
-Repeat until you reach the bottome of the deck.
Rationale:
I think this works well for a number of reasons. It allows to you work with all the cards consistently so that you can learn their meanings at the same rate. It also helps to contextualize the cards in a familiar spread. Also, when you do a real reading and cards are drawn randomly, it can suck when you see a card that you can't remember the meaning of because it just never seems to come up when you practice. By not choosing randomly at all, I feel more prepared to interpret a card when it does come up in a reading. It will also prevent you from seeing a certain card as the most important in a reading because its the one you know the best, which opens the stage for a whole new subtle level of intuitive reading.
see what I mean?