At 18 I was just beginning my reading career
I had your enthusiasm! Now if you were 18 and not still a 40 something kid or even an older grown up then you would still have plenty of time to learn and study Tarot. Even at 70 patience may be more of a virtue and a necessity. I would suggest that maybe you look at what you really want from the reading, the answers you want to find, and if then you were not to get given the answers you want, how to word the questions so that you stand more change of empowering yourself rather than limiting your options and getting confusing or misleading answers that are meaningless. I don't see any point in asking boring things like the basic past, present and future unless they directly relate to the question and so may be worded, something like 'how does the past still influence me?' 'How can I improve my present conditions?' 'How can I acheive or improve my chances of the future I want?' See how the titles or placements change the meaning of the card? They then offer detail and the possibility for accuracy. Many of the modern great and famous Tarotists only use their own freshly designed spreads, created specifically and immediately for each individual client, to read from, so give it a try and work out your own. :)
Many spreads can be also created using only the Majors which is especially good for important or major decisions and situations
Lots of decks only have 22 cards and are Majors only too. Another interesting way to read with accuracy can be using just one suit for instance Cups for love or relationship questions, or Pentacles for money of financial queries. The great thing about a big public forum like this is that everybody is welcome to post their ideas and views. This leads to the vast plethora of information, all kept in these posts for anyone to read and learn from.
