Suggestions Please Tarot Help? Options

So i reacently started reading the tarot i have had the liz dean deck for a few years i mainly meditated on the deck and try to do a reading but never fully tried to understand and learn the cards. But recently i have been really drawn to learning the tarot i have been trying many techniques to learn the cards and spreads and practice with the one card draw each day. And to really try to learn the card and have been journeling every reading question. Also i have been trying to right down interpreation of my reading as well as a few key words of the cards to help remember them and there ideals and meanings. But i feel like i need to do more practice to better learn and understand the cards. I was wondering some of the ways to best get practice? Also which method of your choice is best and also what kind of layout im just starting to use the major arcana cards first so that i may really learn those first and then maybe once i feel comfortable in doing a reading with those move on to the minor arcana and learn them. Could someone list some of your own practices and how you would suggest for me to best begin my journey with the tarot. Again i am really drawn and passionate about learning the tarot any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, grim.
Peace.

I had a tarot card "App" for my phone awhile back. While I don't think it is useful for actual readings, you can easily look up a standardized meaning behind certain cards. This might help you as it is more easily searchable than a book. Just a thought. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

one thing ive noticed, that so far all my practicing friends agree with me on, is that when you read a spread for someone else you are also reading for yourself. I think it is best to take the bull by the horns and practice with some friends or family or any willing guinea pig to get the feel for it. I truly believe that only part of it is memorization because inevitably, as you continue to get better and more experience, a recognizable pattern will emerge. You will notice that when you pull a certain card in tandem with another, despite what a book might contend, it means 'x'. This type of interpretation only comes from practice. Its not perfect, and there will always be layers...but the more you cross examine and play with them the better you will become.