
On of the things I like about The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot by Joannes Fiebig and Evelin Burger is their lists of "10's." There list of The 10 Most Important Rules for Interpretation inspired me to write my own list:
7 Tips for Interpretation
Because any one tarot card has such a wide variety of meanings, these are tips I use to zero in on the right one for any particular reading. My list only has 7 because that's all I have and I didn't want to make things up just to have 10, even though that would have been nicer.
1. Consider the basic card meaning. For me, this is almost always the starting point for interpreting a card, although it often happens simultaneously