Documenting my tarot practice and other stuff. My decks & methods:
RWS: I typically use this deck for daily draws, shuffling until a card jumps out. Sometimes lots of cards jump out! I also take the base of the deck into account, and sometimes the crown (or the card at the top of the deck). On occasion, I'll use it for weekly draws or other spreads with specific positions
TdM: I typically use this deck for bigger picture questions and almost always use a three-to-five card spread with specific positions relevant to the question at hand. Then I shuffle as long as it takes to feel right and deal for each position until I reach a major. I'll usually consider the base and crown as well.
Other notes:
*I don't pay attention to reversals and rarely get them based on how I shuffle, etc. I try to consider the positive and negative of each card.
*I use LLMs to help me with interpretations at times although ultimately the meaning is up to me.
*Speaking of personal meaning, that is the focus of my questions -- to clarify my own thoughts, feelings, patterns, etc. I do think tarot can be a tool for predicting or anticipating external events, other people's energy, fate, etc. It just doesn't interest me a ton in terms of my own tarot practice.