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A beginner's guide to tarot and oracle card reading Looking for a fun, in-depth guide to tarot and oracle card reading? In this book, you'll find the tools you need to give yourself and others in-depth and impactful readings with the cards. You'll learn about the origins of card readings, how to pick and work with decks from various traditions, and gain insights into developing your unique style as a reader. From learning card meanings to activating your intuition with interactive techniques and exercises, and exploring more than a dozen spreads,
Tarot & Oracle Card Reading For Dummies is the book you've been waiting for.
Inside... - Explore the history of tarot
- Understand intention-based readings
- Pick the right card deck for you
- Learn the Rider-Waite-Smith® card meanings
- Explore oracle card themes
- Work with tarot and oracle spreads
- Conduct readings for you and others
- Perfect your reading technique
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Tarot and Oracle Reading 5 Chapter 1: Introducing Tarot and Oracle Card Reading 7
Chapter 2: Tapping into (Just Enough) Tarot History 15
Chapter 3: Touring the Tarot 27
Chapter 4: Becoming a Reader 41
Part 2: Mastering Card Reading Basics 63 Chapter 5: Shaping Your Practice 65
Chapter 6: Nailing the Mechanics of a Reading 79
Chapter 7: Selecting a Tarot Spread 87
Part 3: Exploring What Tarot Cards Mean 103 Chapter 8: Making Connections 105
Chapter 9: Doing Tarot Readings Step-by-Step 125
Chapter 10: A Treasury of Tarot Card Meanings 145
Part 4: Embracing Oracle Cards 225 Chapter 11: Approaching Oracle Systems 227
Chapter 12: Divining with Oracle Cards 241
Chapter 13: Selecting an Oracle Spread 257
Part 5: The Part of Tens 269 Chapter 14: (More Than) Ten Behaviors That Limit New Readers 271
Chapter 15: Ten Lessons I Learned at the Table 275
Index 279
About the author
Charles Harrington has been reading, teaching, and loving tarot for more than 25 years. He has written several deck guidebooks and given keynotes and workshops at conferences, hosted podcasts, and led meetups in the San Francisco Bay Area. He loves to find new and strange ways to use the cards in pursuit of wisdom, fun, and the occasional free cocktail.
