The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tarot Spreads Illustrated,9781592575503

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tarot Spreads Illustrated

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ISBN13: 9781592575503
ISBN10: 1592575501
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-11-07
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

Life is written in the cards. This guide offers step-by-step instruction on interpreting the Tarot, enabling anyone to begin doing readings immediately. Readers will understand each card’s meaning, along with its position within the spread. Includes two dozen classic Tarot spreads, giving readers the opportunity to concentrate on exploring interpretations. • Features two dozen classic Tarot spreads, along with the complete illustrated Waite Tarot Deck • Includes a visual glossary of the Tarot deck, with concise, yet complete explanations • Provides a Tarot reader checklist used with any spread to easily determine meaning • An excellent complement to The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Tarot, Second Edition

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.

Carolyn Flynn is the editor of SAGE Magazine, a women-'s magazine that appears in the Albuquerque Journal, and co-author of The Complete Idiot-'s Guide-« to Creative Visualization and The Complete Idiot-'s Guide-« to Oracles.

Table of Contents

Part 1: So You Want to Read the Tarot?
2(48)
Surrounding the Question
4(14)
A Guide Map
5(7)
Tarot Basics
6(1)
Take a Position
6(1)
What's the Spread?
7(3)
A Celtic Cross Story
10(2)
Tarot Is a Mirror
12(2)
The Role of Intuition
13(1)
Do I Have to Be Psychic?
13(1)
Full of Meaning
14(4)
A Week of Three-Card Spreads
14(1)
Three into Seven
14(4)
Destiny
18(16)
Your Personal Sound Track
19(8)
A Student of Life's Lessons
20(1)
Cycle of Self
20(2)
Cycle of Tests
22(2)
Cycle of Attainment
24(2)
The Big Aha
26(1)
The Ugly Cards
26(1)
Give Me a Mentor
27(6)
Your Life Path Card
27(2)
Figure Your Life Path Numbers and Cards
29(1)
Your Personal Year
29(1)
Life Path Spread
30(2)
The Horoscope and Destiny Spreads
32(1)
A Bright Destiny
33(1)
Free Will
34(16)
All the World's a Stage
35(5)
Starting Something New, Finishing Something Old
37(1)
Alchemy: Blending the Elements
37(1)
Achieving Balance: The Diamond Spread
38(2)
Out-of-Balance Energy
40(1)
Lessons of Life
40(8)
Daily Lessons Spread
44(2)
By the Numbers
46(1)
Tarot Timing
46(1)
Past, Present, Future Spread
47(1)
Destiny vs. Free Will
48(1)
The Choices Ahead
48(2)
Part 2: Tarot Spreads to Answer Your Questions
50(62)
About Creating Something
52(20)
Make It Happen
53(3)
Wands and the Magician
54(1)
Archetypes for Creativity
54(2)
Creativity in Action, Step by Step
56(15)
Celtic Cross: Defining Your Bliss
60(2)
Celtic Cross: The Initiative
62(2)
Celtic Cross: Collaboration, Your Creative Allies
64(2)
Celtic Cross: Alchemy, Turning Lead to Gold
66(2)
Imagination in Action: From Wish to Vision
68(1)
The Wish Spread
68(2)
Meditating on Your Wish Spread
70(1)
The Creative Life
71(1)
About Feelings and Emotions
72(16)
The Place of the Heart
73(5)
Wise Heart Archetypes
74(1)
Supporting Players
74(1)
Yin and Yang
75(3)
Spreading the Love
78(9)
Deeper Love: The Soul Mate Spread
78(2)
Arlene's Soul Mate
80(2)
The Compatibility Spread
82(2)
The Path to Peace Spread
84(1)
Forgive Me: The Letting Go Spread
85(2)
Power of the Heart
87(1)
About What Makes You Think and Decide
88(12)
The Energy of the Mind
89(7)
Your Advisers
91(1)
Your Decision-Making Style
92(1)
Carolyn's Intuition/Logic Reading
93(1)
Arlene's Intuition/Logic Reading
94(1)
Tarot's Decision Spread: Collecting All the Data
95(1)
When You Can't Decide
96(2)
I've Got You Covered: A Celtic Cross Variation
96(1)
Path to the Heart Spread: A Heart-Centered Decision
97(1)
Good Thoughts, Good Karma
98(1)
A Clear Mind, a Strong Heart
99(1)
About Your World and Having Stuff
100(12)
Pentacles: More Than a Bright Shiny Coin
101(1)
Abundance Archetypes
102(1)
Supporting Players: Resources in Other Suits
102(1)
Taking Stock
102(6)
The Magic 7 Spread
103(1)
The Zodiac Horoscope Spread
104(2)
What's in Your House?
106(1)
Harvest Time
106(2)
Your Health and Happiness
108(3)
Security Chakra
109(1)
Sexuality Chakra
109(1)
Power Chakra
109(1)
Heart Chakra
109(1)
Truth Chakra
110(1)
Knowledge and Intuition Chakra
110(1)
Spiritual Chakra
110(1)
The World Is Your Oyster
111(1)
Part 3: Looking at the Pictures on the Cards
112(54)
Royal Court Cards: Wands, Cups
114(14)
Who Are They?
115(3)
Leaders: Kings and Queens
116(1)
Assignments: Knights
116(2)
Messages: Pages
118(1)
The Truly Magic Wands
118(2)
Wands and Royal Wands
118(2)
High-Powered Pairings
120(1)
Cups: Your Relationship Coaches
120(2)
Two Celtic Crosses: Connecting, Reaching Out
122(4)
Friends of the Court: Places, Please!
126(1)
The Royal Way
126(2)
Royal Court Cards: Swords, Pentacles
128(10)
Your Task Force
129(1)
Spreading It Out
130(2)
King of Swords
130(1)
Queen of Swords
130(2)
Coming Closer: Knight of Swords
132(1)
Learning All About It: Page of Swords
132(1)
A Wealth of Information
132(2)
King of Pentacles
134(1)
Queen of Pentacles
134(1)
Knight of Pentacles
134(1)
Page of Pentacles
134(1)
Seeking Understanding
134(3)
Juliette's Hard Week
135(1)
Rosanna's Lessons to Come
136(1)
Great Minds Think Alike
137(1)
Colors, Numbers, Stars, Symbols
138(14)
Symbols and Their Meanings
139(2)
Animal Magnetism
139(1)
Flowers and Fruit
140(1)
Color My World
140(1)
Astrology and Numerology
141(4)
Celestial Objects
141(2)
Numerology
143(1)
Geometry
144(1)
Metaphors and Myths
145(2)
Jewish
145(1)
Christianity
145(1)
Ancient Egypt
146(1)
Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses
146(1)
A Whole-Person Scan
147(4)
Taking It Beyond
151(1)
Upright and Reversed
152(14)
The Theory of Upside Down
153(8)
Not Yet, Be Patient
154(2)
Topsy-Turvy Creativity: Part 1
156(2)
Topsy-Turvy Creativity: Part 2
158(1)
Stacking the Deck
158(2)
Reversal of Fortune: Life Paths
160(1)
Other Reversals of Fortune
161(3)
Blocking the Light: A Feng Shui Reading
161(1)
A Different Chakra Experience
162(1)
Karma Chameleon
163(1)
Gallery of Positive Reversed Cards
164(1)
Taking a Step Back
165(1)
Part 4: Looking at the Bigger Picture
166(36)
Seeing Placements
168(10)
Telling a Story
169(4)
The Story of Love
170(3)
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might
173(1)
Everything Has a Place
173(4)
A Chakra Shuffle
174(1)
By the Stars
174(2)
The Soul Has Many Mansions
176(1)
Looking Ahead
177(1)
Recognizing Patterns
178(12)
Looking for Patterns
179(3)
Charting Your Course
180(1)
Fond and Familiar
181(1)
Suit Your Style
181(1)
Repeating Images
182(1)
Going Interactive
182(5)
Side by Side
182(3)
Synchronicities
185(1)
Setting Off Sparks
185(2)
Looking for Themes
187(2)
Truth Cards
188(1)
Tarot's Intuition Cards
188(1)
Agents of Change
188(1)
Fluctuations and Trends
189(1)
It's All in the Timing
190(12)
Tarot's Inner Clock
191(4)
Right Time, Right Place
192(1)
Other Spreads, Other Positions
193(1)
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
193(1)
It's in the Stars
194(1)
Beneath the Surface
195(6)
Tuning In
195(3)
Should I Yin or Should I Yang?
198(2)
The Granddaddy of Timing
200(1)
When It Clicks, It Clicks
201(1)
Part 5: Doing Readings
202(65)
``Wearing In'' Your Tarot Deck
204(8)
Preparing Yourself
205(2)
Welcoming the Energy
205(1)
Welcoming the Truth
206(1)
Choosing a Deck
207(1)
`Tis the Seasoning
208(1)
Before a Reading
208(2)
Guiding Light Card
209(1)
Preparing the Question
209(1)
Between Readings
210(1)
Your Companion
210(2)
Tarot Reader's Checklist
212(12)
Step-by-Step Readings
213(3)
Preparation Checklist
213(1)
Reading Checklist
214(2)
Putting It to the Test
216(7)
About Creativity
216(2)
Seeking the Truth
218(1)
About Love, Prosperity, and the Future
218(5)
Upward and Onward
223(1)
What All the Cards Mean
224(43)
The Major Arcana
225(12)
The Fool: New Adventures
226(1)
The Magician: Make It Happen
226(1)
The High Priestess: The Truth Within
227(1)
The Empress: The Nurturer
227(1)
The Emperor: Father of Civilization
228(1)
The Hierophant: The Word
228(1)
The Lovers: Soul Mates
229(1)
The Chariot: Carry Me Home
229(1)
Strength: Love and Courage
230(1)
The Hermit: Spiritual Quest
230(1)
Wheel of Fortune: Time for a Change
231(1)
Justice: Do the Right Thing
231(1)
The Hanged Man: The Pattern Breaker
232(1)
Death: Transformation
232(1)
Temperance: Elixir of Harmony
233(1)
The Devil: Temptation
233(1)
The Tower: Unexpected Liberation
234(1)
The Star: Ray of Hope
234(1)
The Moon: The Power of the Imagination
235(1)
The Sun: The Light of the World
235(1)
Judgement: Coming to Terms
236(1)
The World: Glimpse of Eternity
236(1)
The Minor Arcana
237(1)
Wands
237(8)
King of Wands
238(1)
Queen of Wands
238(1)
Knight of Wands
239(1)
Page of Wands
239(1)
Ace of Wands
240(1)
2 of Wands
240(1)
3 of Wands
241(1)
4 of Wands
241(1)
5 of Wands
242(1)
6 of Wands
242(1)
7 of Wands
243(1)
8 of Wands
243(1)
9 of Wands
244(1)
10 of Wands
244(1)
Cups
245(7)
King of Cups
245(1)
Queen of Cups
245(1)
Knight of Cups
246(1)
Page of Cups
246(1)
Ace of Cups
247(1)
2 of Cups
247(1)
3 of Cups
248(1)
4 of Cups
248(1)
5 of Cups
249(1)
6 of Cups
249(1)
7 of Cups
250(1)
8 of Cups
250(1)
9 of Cups
251(1)
10 of Cups
251(1)
Swords
252(7)
King of Swords
252(1)
Queen of Swords
252(1)
Knight of Swords
253(1)
Page of Swords
253(1)
Ace of Swords
254(1)
2 of Swords
254(1)
3 of Swords
255(1)
4 of Swords
255(1)
5 of Swords
256(1)
6 of Swords
256(1)
7 of Swords
257(1)
8 of Swords
257(1)
9 of Swords
258(1)
10 of Swords
258(1)
Pentacles
259(7)
King of Pentacles
259(1)
Queen of Pentacles
259(1)
Knight of Pentacles
260(1)
Page of Pentacles
260(1)
Ace of Pentacles
261(1)
2 of Pentacles
261(1)
3 of Pentacles
262(1)
4 of Pentacles
262(1)
5 of Pentacles
263(1)
6 of Pentacles
263(1)
7 of Pentacles
264(1)
8 of Pentacles
264(1)
9 of Pentacles
265(1)
10 of Pentacles
265(1)
The Road Ahead
266(1)
Glossary 267(2)
Resources 269(2)
Tarot's Classic Spreads (and a Few More!) 271(26)
Index 297

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