Teaching Tarot to Children

Teaching tarot to children is one of the best ways to get them involved in this ancient spiritual art. Years ago the tarot was seen as something that we should stay away from, however these days it has been demystified a lot and people have begun to put aside their fear and negativity towards the tarot.

More and more people are learning to read tarot cards to help themselves and those around them. These days, tarot is not only a tool for fortune telling, but also for self-learning, self-development, and spiritual development.

However, the big question is: how soon should tarot be taught to children? How old must they be before learning the basics of tarot card reading?

A popular view on this topic is that children should be mature enough to understand some basic concepts and some basic symbolism. That is why the age of 7-9 years is a good age to learn it. Before this age, children tend not to understand some essential things that card combinations can show. That is why it is difficult to explain the meaning of the letter sheets to them at such a tender age.

On the other hand, young children only use the cards for very mundane and common tasks that require the most basic knowledge about the world around us. Especially with the many tarot decks made for kids, this is easier than it used to be before.

There are some great card decks depicting story heroes, fairies, manga, and cartoon characters that will not only delight children, but will also get them interested in the development of the story throughout the cards distributed.

None of the images on these cards are threatening, obscene, or violent, so children are safe and secure from anything that is above their age level.

I have a friend who learned tarot at the age of 9. He told me that his life has become much fuller and much more enriched because of that. She could more easily understand mythology, the art of storytelling, and many things that helped her in school, and she could easily make connections that were not as visible to many of her classmates.

One way to teach tarot to children is to use the cards to play instead of reading. Collect some cards and let them tell a story based on how they are lined up next to each other. This will enhance their creativity and imagination and later help them learn to read the cards intuitively (rather than based on a fixed traditional meaning).