Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Part 1 The Basics of Tarot 8
An Introduction to Tarot 11
History of the Tarot 12
Early Tarot Decks 13
Choosing a Tarot Deck 17
Handling Your Deck 18
Storing Your Cards 22
Interpreting the Tarot 23
Exploring the Tarot 24
The Four Suits 26
Teach Yourself Tarot 28
Use Your Intuition 29
Where to Begin 31
The Tarot As a Tool for Divination 33
Keep a Tarot Journal 34
Symbolism in the Tarot Deck 35
Symbols in the Suits 36
The Power of Numbers 40
The Meaning of Color 47
Familiar Symbols 48
Part 2 The Major and Minor Arcana 53
Meanings of the Major Arcana 55
Introduction to the Trumps 56
The Foo6 58
The Magician 60
The High Priestess 63
The Empress 66
The Emperor 68
The Hierophant 71
The Lovers 74
The Chariot 76
Strength 79
The Hermit 82
The Wheel of Fortune 84
Justice 87
The Hanged Man 89
Death 91
Temperance 93
The Devil 95
The Tower 98
The Star 101
The Moon 103
The Sun 106
Judgment 109
The World 111
The Suit of Wands 113
Interpreting the Wands 114
King of Wands 115
Queen of Wands 116
Knight of Wands 117
Page of Wands 118
Ace of Wands 119
Two of Wands 120
Three of Wands 121
Four of Wands 122
Five of Wands 123
Six of Wands 124
Seven of Wands 125
Eight of Wands 126
Nine of Wands 127
Ten of Wands 128
The Suit of Pentacles 129
Interpreting the Pentacles 130
King of Pentacles 131
Queen of Pentacles 132
Knight of pentacles 133
Page of pentacles 134
Ace of pentacles 135
Two of pentacles 136
Three of pentacles 137
Four of pentacles 138
Five of pentacles 139
Six of pentacles 140
Seven of Pentacles 141
Eight of pentacles 142
Nine of Pentacles 143
Ten of pentacles 144
The Suit of Swords 145
Interpreting the Swords 146
King of Swords 147
Queen of Swords 148
Knight of Swords 149
Page of Swords 150
Ace of Swords 151
Two of Swords 152
Three of Swords 153
Four of Swords 154
Five of Swords 155
Six of Swords 156
Seven of Swords 157
Eight of Swords 158
Nine of Swords 159
Ten of Swords 160
The Suit of Cups 161
Interpreting the Cups 162
King of Cups 163
Queen of Cups 164
Knight of Cups 165
Page of Cups 166
Ace of Cups 167
Two or Cups 168
Three of Cups 169
Four of Cups 170
Five of Cups 171
Six of Cups 172
Seven of Cups 173
Eight of Cups 174
Nine of Cups 175
Ten of Cups 176
Part 3 Performing Tarot Readings 177
How to Do Readings 179
Focus and Attitude Are Key 180
Ask Clear Questions 181
Understand That the Future is Not Fixed 183
Reading for Yourself 184
Reading for Others 188
Practice Different Spreads 191
How Often Should You Do Readings? 192
Tarot Spreads 193
Acquainting Yourself with Spreads 194
Choosing a Significator 195
Lay Out the Spread 200
Interpret the Spread 202
Which Spread Should You Use? 203
The Significance of Trumps in a Spread 204
Creating Your Own Spreads 205
Sixteen Spreads 207
Single-Card Method 208
Yes/No Method 208
Either/Or Method 210
Past-Present Future Method 210
Immediate Situation Three-Card Spread 211
Four-Card Spread 212
Practical Advice Five-Card Spread 214
Traditional Celtic Cross Spread 216
General Life Conditions Spread 218
Quick Answer Spread 220
The Horseshoe Spread 222
The World Tree Spread 224
The Tree of Life Spread 226
Horoscope Spread 229
Feng Shui Spread 234
Thirteen-Card Story Spread 237
The Tarot For Personal Development 241
Daily Insights from the Tarot 242
Daily Affirmations and the Tarot 243
Reflecting on the Major Arcana for Inner Truths 244
Working with the Minor Arcana 245
Connect with Your Intuition 247
Glossary of Terms 251
Index 253
