The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tarot, 2nd Edition

by Tognetti, Arlene; Lenard, Lisa

Edition: 2nd

ISBN13: 9781592570669

ISBN10: 1592570666

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2003-07-01

Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.

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Summary

You're no idiot, of course. You believe the Tarot holds valuable insights that can help you make decisions, understand the truth, and reveal the energy of your future. But when it comes to reading the cards' meanings and finding out exactly what you need to know -- fast -- you feel like you're not playing with a full deck. Make like the Tarot's Fool and deal yourself in! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tarot, Second Edition, helps you confidently decipher the symbols and metaphors of the Tarot cards -- and uncover in their imagery your karmic destiny. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Arlene Tognetti has been studying Tarot and astrology since the 1970s and started her own practice in 1980. She began teaching the Tarot at the University of Washington in the Experimental College in 1982 and currently teaches the Tarot at Pierce College in Tacoma.

Lisa Lenard is the author of five novels and ten trade nonfiction books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astrology.

All About Tarot	p. 1
What Is Tarot?	p. 3
Just a Pack of Cards?	p. 4
A Tarot Primer	p. 6
Tarot Q&A	p. 10
Do You Really Want to Know the Future?	p. 13
Back to the Future	p. 15
From Cave Painters to Tarot Card Artists	p. 15
The Mystery of the Mystical	p. 20
Tarot and Psychology	p. 22
Tarot for a New World	p. 25
What Tarot Reveals About You	p. 27
Who Am I? Where Do I Come From? Where Am I Going?	p. 28
Holding Up a Mirror	p. 31
The Therapeutic Relationship	p. 37
Getting to Know the Cards	p. 39
Contemplating Tarot Cards	p. 41
So What Do All These Cards Mean?	p. 43
Tarot Cards and Color Theory 101	p. 46
A Matter of Mythology (Greek, That Is)	p. 47
Common Images in the Cards	p. 48
What Do You See in the Cards?	p. 51
Walking the Fool's Path	p. 51
What Brings You to the Tarot?	p. 58
Your Personal Response to the Cards: A Tarot Exercise	p. 60
Life in the Tower	p. 64
Take Nothing for Granted	p. 67
Learning to Use the Tarot Deck	p. 69
Your Personal Energy and the Tarot Deck	p. 69
What's the Deal If Cards Are Reversed (Upside Down)?	p. 71
All in a Day's Energy: A Tarot Exercise	p. 72
Start Your Own Tarot Journal	p. 79
Practice, Practice, Practice	p. 81
The Major Arcana: A Fool for the World	p. 83
Don't Be an Idiot, Be a Fool	p. 85
The Fool Looks for Signposts of Experience	p. 86
What Do Lots of Major Arcana in Your Reading Mean?	p. 95
The Major Arcana in Combination with Minor Arcana Cards	p. 95
Destiny vs. Free Will	p. 99
Travelers on the Road of Life	p. 99
Setting Off on the Life Path	p. 101
Let the Cards Tell You What They Mean	p. 102
The Fool (Key 0): Open to All Possibilities	p. 102
The Magician (Key 1): Unleashing Your Creative Power	p. 104
The High Priestess (Key 2): Trusting Your Own Intuition	p. 106
The Empress (Key 3): Abundance and Fertility (Mom)	p. 108
The Emperor (Key 4): Authority (Dad)	p. 109
The Hierophant (Key 5): The Lure of Conformity	p. 111
What Kind of Fool Are You?	p. 115
Gaining Knowledge Through Choice and Experience	p. 116
The Lovers (Key 6): Choices in Paradise	p. 116
The Chariot (Key 7): Victory Through Adversity	p. 118
Strength (Key 8): Learning Fortitude and Compassion	p. 120
The Hermit (Key 9): Timeout for Inner Truth	p. 122
Wheel of Fortune (Key 10): Taking Your Chances	p. 124
Justice (Key 11): Being Fair and Honorable	p. 126
The Fool in Dante's Dark Wood	p. 129
"Midway Upon the Journey of Our Life ..."	p. 129
The Hanged Man (Key 12): Sacrifice and Release	p. 131
Death (Key 13): The Power of Regeneration	p. 133
Temperance (Key 14): Patience and Adaptation	p. 136
The Devil (Key 15): Confronting Materialism	p. 138
The Tower (Key 16): Facing the Unexpected	p. 140
The Fool in Tune with the Universe	p. 143
Look to the Skies	p. 144
The Star (Key 17): Hope and Faith	p. 144
The Moon (Key 18): Nurturing Imagination	p. 146
The Sun (Key 19): Enjoying Contentment	p. 149
Judgement (Key 20): The Awakening	p. 151
The World (Key 21): Attainment and Self-Actualization	p. 153
The Minor Arcana: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles	p. 157
Everyday Cards	p. 159
The Small Mysteries	p. 160
What Suits You?	p. 161
The Minor Arcana in Combination with Major Arcana Cards	p. 166
Rising to the Challenge	p. 167
Wands: The Fruits of Your Labors, the Tools of Your Trade	p. 169
The Royal Court	p. 169
Everyday Wands	p. 175
Cups: Life, Creativity, Emotions	p. 189
The Royal Court	p. 189
Everyday Cups	p. 195
Swords: Action, Power, Obstacles	p. 209
The Royal Court	p. 210
Everyday Swords	p. 215
Pentacles: Possessions, Wealth, Security	p. 229
The Royal Court	p. 229
Everyday Pentacles	p. 234
Tarot Readings Any Fool Can Do	p. 247
Getting or Giving a Good Tarot Reading	p. 249
Getting a Good Reading	p. 250
How to Choose a Tarot Reader	p. 250
Whether You're Getting or Giving, Keep an Open Mind	p. 253
Is There a Specific Question to Answer?	p. 254
Understanding Tarot Spreads	p. 254
When You're Reading Someone Else's Cards	p. 257
One More Time: Practice, Practice, Practice	p. 259
What's Your Question? Ask the Cards	p. 261
Three Cards for a Quick Answer	p. 261
The Seven-Card Spread	p. 264
Put Your Cards on the Table: The Celtic Cross	p. 268
What If the Answer Doesn't Seem to Fit the Question?	p. 275
Past, Present, Future: Your Yearly Horoscope Revealed	p. 277
Your Year in Cards: The Horoscope Spread	p. 277
Past/Present/Future: Taking Stock	p. 284
Cover Your Celtic: Double Your Info	p. 287
Decisions, Dreams, Karma: Searching for Answers	p. 293
What Should You Do? The Decision Spread	p. 294
When You Wish Upon a Card: The Gypsy Wish Spread	p. 298
Your Lesson Is in the Cards: The Karmic Spread	p. 304
Are You Satisfied with the Cards' Message?	p. 309
More Ways to Interpret the Tarot	p. 311
Tarot, Humankind, and the Future of the World	p. 313
What's Your Life's Purpose and Challenge? The Mission Spread	p. 314
We Imagine What Oprah Would Ask Us	p. 320
The World at Your Fingertips	p. 324
Choose the Deck That Suits You	p. 325
So Many Decks, So Little Time	p. 326
Discovering the Deck That's Right for You	p. 329
Designing and Making Your Own Tarot Deck	p. 329
Care and Storage of Your Tarot Deck	p. 330
Dealing the Deck: Turning Cards and Shuffling	p. 331
Tarot and Numerology	p. 333
Numerology Is the Language of Numbers	p. 333
What's Behind Those Numbers?	p. 335
The Meanings of the Numbers in the Major Arcana	p. 336
The Numbers and the Minor Arcana	p. 341
Timing and Numbers	p. 343
The Personal Year and the Tarot	p. 344
Glossary	p. 351
Index	p. 355
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