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    Tarot 101: Mastering the Art of Reading the Cards

    Tarot 101: Mastering the Art of Reading the Cards

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    by Kim Huggens

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      ISBN-13: 9780738726205
    • Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
    • Publication date: 09/08/2010
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 360
    • Sales rank: 281,628
    • File size: 1 MB

    Kim Huggens has been studying Tarot since the age of 9, and is the co-author of Sol Invictus: The God Tarot (Schiffer Publications, 2007) and in-progress companion deck Pistis Sophia: The Goddess Tarot. She lives in Cardiff, UK, where she works as a veterinary receptionist part-time to fund her university studies in Ancient History. She moved to Cardiff in 2002 for her undergraduate degree in Philosophy, and also graduated with an MA in Religion in Late Antiquity from Cardiff University in 2007. Kim has given numerous talks and workshops on the subject of Tarot, divination, Paganism and mythology in the UK, and regularly runs Tarot courses. She is a practicing Vodouisante and Thelemite, and a member of the OTO. She lives with her partner and cat, and in her spare time plays Call of Cthulhu, Dungeons and Dragons, writes short fiction, goes for walks in graveyards and wishes she could translate Sumerian.

    Table of Contents

    Contents
    Acknowledgments xvii
    A Note about the Structure of the Course xix
    Getting Started xxiii

    1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
      • What Is Tarot? 1
      • What Can It Do? 3
      • Why Are You Here? 5
      • Choosing a Tarot Deck 5
      • Deck Reviews 10
      • Where to Buy 11
      • Tips for Caring for and Storing Your Deck: Spills, Clumping, and Other Accidents 11
      • Optional Homework 12
      • Further Reading 12
    2. The Language of Tarot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
      • Tarot Origins: History and Myth in Context 13
      • The Nature of Symbolism 14
      • Learning Tarot Effectively 16
      • Myths Surrounding Tarot 24
      • Optional Homework 26
      • Further Reading 26
    3. The Major Arcana: Introduction and Progress Cards. . . . . . . . . .29
      • The Order of the Majors: Norms and Variants 30
      • Ideas of Importance 31
      • Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth 32
      • The Hero’s Journey 33
      • 0 The Fool 37
      • I The Magician 40
      • VII The Chariot 43
      • Optional Homework 46
      • Further Reading 46
    4. The Major Arcana: Feminine Archetypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
      • Gender in the Cards 47
      • Maiden, Mother, Crone, Whore, and Other Feminine Archetypes 49
      • Goddess Archetype Spread 50
      • II The High Priestess 52
      • Developing Your Intuition 55
      • III The Empress 56
      • XVII The Star 59
      • Optional Homework 62
      • Further Reading 62
    5. Reading Tarot: Beginnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
      • The Purpose of a Reading 63
      • The Objectives of a Reader 64
      • The Physical Process of Reading 65
      • Your Reading Style 69
      • Saying the Meanings Aloud 70
      • Learning with Others: Practice Readings 71
      • Less Is More: The One-Card Spread 71
      • Practicing Objectivity 72
      • Optional Homework 74
    6. The Major Arcana: Masculine Archetypes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
      • Carl Jung and the Fourfold Divine Masculine 75
      • The Four Elements, Suits, and Courts 77
      • Other Masculine Archetypes 81
      • IV The Emperor 82
      • V The Hierophant 85
      • IX The Hermit 88
      • The Elemental Spread 91
      • Optional Homework 92
      • Further Reading 92
    7. The Major Arcana: Virtues and Vices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
      • Medieval Virtues in the Tarot 93
      • Thelemic Retellings 95
      • XI Justice/VIII Adjustment 98
      • VIII Strength/XI Lust 101
      • XIV Temperance/Art 104
      • Alchemical Roses 107
      • The Great Rite Alchemy Spread 108
      • Optional Homework 109
      • Further Reading 109
    8. The Major Arcana: Cyclical Things. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
      • Abstract Concepts in the Tarot 111
      • Fate vs. Free Will 112
      • Your Birth Card and Year Card 113
      • Rotary Mysteries, the Sphinx’s Riddle, and Ezekiel’s Vision 116
      • X The Wheel of Fortune 119
      • La Danse Macabre122
      • XIII Death 123
      • XXI The World 126
      • The Wheel of the Year Tarot Spread 129
      • Optional Homework 131
      • Further Reading 132
    9. The Tarot Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
      • The Purpose of the Tarot Spread 133
      • Different Types of Spreads 135
      • Pre-Written vs. Created Spreads 136
      • Some Classic Spreads 138
      • The Earliest Recorded Spread 143
      • Using Reversals 144
      • Optional Homework 147
      • Further Reading 147
    10. The Major Arcana: The Dark Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
      • The Dark Side: Learning How to Cope 149
      • Negative into Positive: Becoming a Proactive Tarot Reader 152
      • The Dark Night of the Soul 153
      • XII The Hanged Man 155
      • XVI The Tower 159
      • XV The Devil 162
      • The Underworld Spread 165
      • Optional Homework 166
      • Further Reading 167
    11. The Major Arcana: What’s Out There? (In Here?). . . . . . . . . . .169
      • As Above, So Below 169
      • Astrology and the Tarot 170
      • The Sun and Moon in Neoplatonism 172
      • XVIII The Moon 174
      • XIX The Sun 177
      • XX Judgement 180
      • VI The Lovers 183
      • The Astrological Spread 186
      • Optional Homework 187
      • Further Reading 188
    12. Creating Your Own Spreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
      • The Features of a Spread 190
      • Creating a Simple, Short, Purpose-Driven Spread 191
      • A Note on Patterns and Card Positions 195
      • Creating Other Types of Spreads 196
      • Finding Inspiration 198
      • Optional Homework 198
      • Further Reading 199
    13. Court Cards: Introduction and Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
      • A Note on Court Card Titles 202
      • Old-Fashioned Views of the Court Cards 202
      • Useful Approaches to the Court Cards 205
      • Elemental Attributes of the Court Cards 206
      • The Nature of Each Court Card 208
      • MBTI Types and the Court Cards 210
      • Keirsey Temperaments 211
      • Optional Homework 213
      • Further Reading 213
    14. Court Cards: Cups and Coins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
      • The Coins Court 215
      • The Cups Court 219
      • Astrological Attributes of the Court Cards 222
      • Using Significators 224
      • Optional Homework 226
    15. Court Cards: Wands and Swords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
      • The Swords Court 227
      • The Wands Court 232
      • Your Personal Tarot Court 236
      • Court Card Vision Boards 240
      • The “Where Am I?” Spread 241
      • Optional Homework 241
    16. The Minor Arcana: Introduction and Coins/Earth . . . . . . . . . .243
      • Names of Suits 244
      • The Four Worlds and the Minor Arcana 245
      • Kabbalah and the Minor Arcana 246
      • Kabbalah and the Major Arcana 248
      • Numerology and the Minor Arcana 249
      • The Suit of Coins/Earth 250
      • The Resources Spread 254
      • Optional Homework 255
      • Further Reading 255
    17. The Minor Arcana: Methods for the Minors and Cups/Water. .257
      • Rider-Waite and Thoth Meanings: Some Differences 257
      • Interpreting the Minors—Methods of Approach 258
      • Major Arcana, Court Cards, and Minor Arcana: One Big Happy Family 260
      • The Suit of Cups/Water 263
      • A Relationship Spread 268
      • Optional Homework 269
      • Further Reading 269
    18. The Minor Arcana: The Mind Applied to Tarot, and Swords/Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
      • Intellectual Tarot 271
      • The Suit of Swords/Air 274
      • Elemental Interaction in Readings 279
      • Astrology and the Minor Arcana 280
      • Optional Homework 285
      • Further Reading 286
    19. The Minor Arcana: Magic, the Will, and Wands/Fire. . . . . . . .287
      • The Suit of Wands/Fire 287
      • Tarot for Magic 292
      • Pathworking the Tarot 297
      • Using "Keys:" The Missing Card in a Run 300
      • The "Who Am I?" Spread 301
      • Optional Homework 302
      • Further Reading 302
    20. The Difficult Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
      • Dealing With Difficult Questions/Querents 305
      • Laws on Tarot 309
      • Your Tarot Ethics 310
      • The Reading Style Spread 314
      • Optional Homework 315
      • Further Reading 315
    21. Tips and Tricks When Reading for Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
      • Chatting Isn’t Cheating: Interactive Readings 317
      • A Matter of Seating 319
      • Atmosphere and Appearance 320
      • The Mind Blank 322
      • Optional Homework 322
    22. The Next Step. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
      • Places for Fellow Tarot Lovers 323
      • Collecting Tarot Decks 324
      • Creating Your Own Deck 326
      • Going Professional 327
      • A Final Thought 327
      • Optional Homework 327
      • Further Reading 328

    Appendix 1: The Four Elements 329

    Appendix 2: The Tree of Life 331

    Bibliography 333

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    Would you like to gain professional-level skills in Tarot, bring more insight to card readings—and definitely have some fun? This complete course in Tarot demystifies the art of reading Tarot cards in an exciting new way. And all you need is a desire for wisdom and a boundless imagination.

    In twenty-two clear and practical lessons, Kim Huggens teaches you everything you need to know to become an expert card reader. Unlike other Tarot guides, this book groups the cards according to shared themes—a much simpler and more intuitive way to learn. You can even use the Tarot deck of your choice.

    Designed to be completed at your own pace, each lesson introduces an essential concept broken down into four topics and features helpful tips, key terms, and enjoyable activities for hands-on learning. At the end of each lesson are extra exercises that beginners as well as advanced card readers can explore to delve deeper into the Tarot.

    • The Major and Minor Arcana
    • Choosing a Tarot deck
    • Methods of card reading and interpretation
    • Spreads for love, success, and more
    • Creating original spreads
    • Reading for others
    • Image symbolism and divinatory meanings
    • Developing intuition for insightful readings

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