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Additionally, I consider all tarot cards to be "dual" in their nature - they have both positive and negative meanings. So, if a card gets placed "upside down", I "rightside up" the card. I've found that "negativity" arises from the person being read, the situation{s} the person is in, the cards that surround, and/or the position the card in the layout. {Phew!}
Whatever layout you choose should depend upon the circumstances and your comfort level. If the person you're reading for complains - says that they're used to a different layout or would like you to use both the Major and Minor Arcana - be honest and explain. The methods you use are important - both to yourself and to the person you're reading for. You, as the reader, must be comfortable. If you're not comfortable, your reading will pick up your negative vibrations - and that is not what the customer {nor yourself} wants.
You'll also find that the longer you read Tarot, the more decks you'll collect. I rather suspect that all Tarot Card readers are pack rats. Also, practically every deck that I show pictures for on this website, I own. {What a pack rat, eh?} {For a list of the most generally accepted meanings of Tarot cards, please access Tarot Meanings.}
Cleaning your Tarot
I get asked a lot about how I keep my decks "clean". One because I allow my customers to "touch" my decks. Two because I do a lot of readings. And, three because I do readings on the radio and TV and at parties and I have only about a minute in-between readings to "clear" the last vibrations. So, below are the most usual ways I "clean" my decks {or rune stones, or I Ching coins, or crystals, etc, etc}.
The most common way is to wrap your deck in silk in-between readings. Silk is used because it's considered a "natural" fabric. Therefore, cotton, wool, and leather are just as appropriate. Also, the "wrapping" can just as easily be a bag made from any of those fabrics. And, very often when there's a longer period of time in-between readings, you can place the deck {wrapped or not wrapped} in a box that's made from gold, silver, copper, or wood.
An added cleansing is to place the deck in a window. Sunny windows, of course, are much easier to come by - but full moons, new moons, solar events {like midsummer} are just as appropriate. I use lunar and solar events on a regular basis so that my decks are extra-energy and synergy empowered.
Another way to cleanse your deck is the same as cleaning stones. Place your deck in a bowl of salt and leave overnight. {Sea salt is considered the best, but in truth, any salt will do. Grains, also, are just as good - rice, all of the different grass grains, etc}
Because I do readings at parties and on the radio, I often don't have time to do "regular" cleansing. So, over the years, I've developed a way to do it quick and on the fly. First, I shuffle the deck 3 times to place my energies upon the deck. My energies are positive - I wish for a good, sensible reading for my client. Then, I ask the client to shuffle the deck at least 3 times so that their energies/questions/problems are transferred to the deck. Then I do the reading. And so, onto the next person, I repeat the steps.
Now, of course, on the radio, the client can't shuffle the deck. So, when I do those readings, I just simply keep shuffling the deck until I lay the cards out. In between parties and radio stuff, I tell my cards that they did a good job, that they can now have a rest, and do various "traditional" cleansings I've listed above. {The "talking to the deck" - it's like talking to plants.}
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