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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1: Tarot Analytics: A Holistic Approach
Chapter 2: A Concise History Lesson
Chapter 3: Allaying Fears and Offering Theories
From Fear to Understanding
Synchronicity
Apophenia and Patternicity
The Forer (or Barnum) Effect
Divine and Occult Theories
Myth of the Divination-Fulfilling Prophecy
The Theory of Qi
Projective Psychological Testing
Chapter 4: Choosing Your Deck
Which Deck to Use?
Connecting to and Caring for a Tarot Deck
Chapter 5: Anatomy of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot
Chapter 6: The Personal Journal
Personal Glossary of Card Meanings
Log of Readings and Client Notes
Card Reflections
Practice Development
Reference Library
Chapter 7: Beginner Rote Learning
Chapter 8: Keywords
Major Arcana
Minor Arcana
Suit of Wands
Suit of Cups
Suit of Swords
Suit of Pentacles
Chapter 9: Cyclopedia of Card Meanings
Major Arcana
Key 0—The Fool
Key 1—The Magician
Key 2—The High Priestess
Key 3—The Empress
Key 4—The Emperor
Key 5—The Hierophant
Key 6—The Lovers
Key 7—The Chariot
Key 8—Strength
Key 9—The Hermit
Key 10—Wheel of Fortune
Key 11—Justice
Key 12—The Hanged Man
Key 13—Death
Key 14—Temperance
Key 15—The Devil
Key 16—The Tower
Key 17—The Star
Key 18—The Moon
Key 19—The Sun
Key 20—Judgement
Key 21—The World
Minor Arcana
Suit of Wands
Suit of Cups
Suit of Swords
Suit of Pentacles
Chapter 10: Signifier Cards
Chapter 11: The First Operation
Chapter 12: Interpreting Court Cards
Literal Interpretation
Figurative Interpretation
Court Cards and the Classical Elements
A Contextual Character Analysis of the Court
The Pages
The Knights
The Queens
The Kings
Left-Right Symbolism in the Court Cards
Chapter 13: On Shuffling, Cutting, and Drawing
Shuffling the Tarot Deck
Cutting the Tarot Deck
Drawing Cards into the Spread
Chapter 14: The Fundamentals of Reading Spreads
Different Spreads and Their Uses
One-Card Draw
Two-Card Spread
Three-Card Spread
Alternative Three-Card Spread
Expanding on the Three-Card Spread
Four-Card Spread
Combination Spreads
The Simple Cross
The Essential Keys Spread
Fixed-Term Analysis Spread
The Dyadic Cross
The Six Points (or Six Controversies) Spread
V Formation or Horseshoe Spread
The Seven Chakras Spread
The Personality Tree
The Insight Spread
The Celtic Cross
The Tree of Life
The Pneuma Crossing: Eleven-Card Spread
Zodiac Spread
Twelve-Card Specific Question Spread
The Lemniscate Spread
The Six Faiths
Grand Profile Life Assessment Spread
The Traditional Fifteen-Card Spread
The Chai Eighteen-Card Spread
The Grand Tableau
The Triquetra Outcome Management Spread
The Ba Gua Spread
Eden Gray’s Three Aces Spread for Yes or No Inquiries
Two-Seeker Love and Relationship Spread
The Rose
The Seashell
The Adjustment Card
The Shadow Card
The Essence Card
Card Counting in Tarot
Telling Time with Tarot
Chapter 15: Consideration of the Spread Landscape
Choosing Spreads
The Significance of the Major Arcana
The Significance of Court Cards
Card Reversals
The Significance of Numbers
The Significance of Suits
Elemental Dignities
Elemental Affinities in the Minor Arcana
Directionality
The Color of the Sky
Intuitive Reading
How Frequently May Seekers Consult the Tarot?
Checklist of Consideration Points for a Reading
Checklist of Recommended Exercises
Chapter 16: Devising Tarot Spreads
Step 1: Articulate purpose and objective of spread
Step 2: Decide theoretical or philosophical principle
Step 3: Apply the principle to a tarot spread layout
Step 4: Decide total number of cards
Step 5: Determine indication of each card position
Chapter 17: Tarot Readings: A Step-by-Step Analytical Process
Chapter 18: The Five Components of Circumstance
Force Majeure
Karma
Disposition
Education
Action
Chapter 19: Assuaging Seekers When a Reading Seems Negative
Chapter 20: Reading Tarot for Yourself
Chapter 21: The Setting of a Tarot Reading and Energetic Supplements
The Setting of a Tarot Reading
Energetic Supplements
A Note on Invocations
Reading from the Conscious vs. Reading from the Unconscious
Chapter 22: Intermediate Ruminations and Practicum
Recommended Exercises: Ruminations
Recommended Exercises: Practicum
Chapter 23: The Value of Meditation to Tarot Practice
Chapter 24: Inappropriate Questions
Chapter 25: Ethical Considerations of the Tarot
Chapter 26: Tarot and Love
Love and Relationships in the Major Arcana
Love and Relationships in the Minor Arcana
Hope’s Three-Card Relationship Spread
Chapter 27: Tarot and Professional Development
Professional Development in the Major Arcana
Professional Development in the Minor Arcana
Inspiring High Achievement with Tarot
Chapter 28: Using Tarot to Build Resilience
The Seven Characteristics of Resilience
Optimism
Confidence
Humor
Expression
Focus
Connections
Devotion
The Analytical Process of a Resilience Reading
Positive Affirmations in Tarot
Affirmations in the Major Arcana
Affirmations in the Suit of Wands
Affirmations in the Suit of Cups
Affirmations in the Suit of Swords
Affirmations in the Suit of Pentacles
Chapter 29: Depth Diagnostics
Step One: Selecting the Signifier
Step Two: The First Operation
Step Three: Preliminary Brief
Step Four: Main Tarot Spread
Step Five: Deconstruction
Step Six: Projections
Chapter 30: The Opening of the Key
First Operation: The Opening and the Narrative
Second Operation: The Twelve Astrological Houses
Third Operation: The Twelve Zodiac Signs
Fourth Operation: The Thirty-Six Decans (The Key)
Fifth Operation: The Ten Sephiroth
Chapter 31: Tarot de Marseille and the Thoth
Chapter 32: The Professional Practice of Tarot
Governing Law
Business Formation
Business Model
Marketing Strategy
Consumer Analysis
Competitor Analysis
The Four Ps: Product, Pricing, Placement, Promotion
Practice Approach
Ensuring a Safe Environment
Pro Bono Publico Readings
Chapter 33: A Personal Essay: How I Started
Appendix A: Tarot Spreads Quick Reference
Appendix B: Astrological Symbols and Elemental Associations
B1. Solar System Symbols
B2. Zodiac Constellations
B3. Traditional vs. Modern Rulership Distinctions
B4. Alchemical Symbols of the Elements and Associations
B5. The Classical Elements, Western Astrology, and Tarot
B6. Astrological Complements
B7. Fire Associations in the Major Arcana
B8. Water Associations in the Major Arcana
B9. Air Associations in the Major Arcana
B10. Earth Associations in the Major Arcana
B11. Papus Mandala on the Elemental Affinities
B12. Astrological Correspondences of the Minor Arcana
B13. Tarot and the Tree of Life
Appendix C: Ruminations on the Major Arcana
Appendix D: Profile Tables and Ruminations on the Minor Arcana
D1. Suit of Wands
D2. Suit of Cups
D3. Suit of Swords
D4. Suit of Pentacles
Appendix E: Profile Tables for Interpreting Court Cards
Appendix F: Numerological Associations
F1. General Numerological Associations
F2. Numerology and the Four Suits
Appendix G: Pythagorean Numerology
G1. Calculating the Life Path Number
G2. Name Correspondences in Numerology
G3. The Decisive Age
Appendix H: Sample Logs and Templates
Appendix I: The Marseille Major Arcana
Endnotes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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