Acknowledgments . . . xiii

Introduction . . . 1

Caring for Your Tarot Cards . . . 3

The Stars, Planets, and Constellations . . . 9

The Yes/No Feature . . . 19

How to Foretell Timelines . . . 23

The Gemstones . . . 31

The Hebrew Letters . . . 41

The I Ching . . . 51

Reading Physical Characteristics . . . 67

The Rune Stones . . . 71

Spelling Out Words . . . 81

Tarot Party Games . . . 85

Reading Three-Card Spreads . . . 91

The Celtic Cross Spread . . . 97

The Quest Tarot Spread . . . 107

The Major Arcana . . . 115

The Fool—Beginnings . . . 118

The Magician—Transmutation . . . 120

The High Priestess—Meditation . . . 122

The Empress—Femininity . . . 124

The Emperor—Establishment . . . 126

The Hierophant—Tradition . . . 128

The Lovers—Relationship . . . 130

The Chariot—Willpower . . . 132

Strength—Confidence . . . 134

The Hermit—Reflection . . . 136

The Wheel of Fortune—Chance . . . 138

Justice—Balance . . . 140

The Hanged Man—Uniqueness . . . 142

Death—Endings . . . 144

Alchemy—Restraint . . . 146

The Devil—Temptation . . . 148

The Tower—Demolition . . . 150

The Star—Hope . . . 152

The Moon—Dreams . . . 154

The Sun—Life . . . 156

Aeon—Rebirth . . . 158

The Universe—Oneness . . . 160

The Multiverse—Unbound . . . 162

The Minor Arcana . . . 165

Wands . . . 169

Ace of Wands—Passion . . . 170

Two of Wands—Dominion . . . 172

Three of Wands—Virtue . . . 174

Four of Wands—Perfection . . . 176

Five of Wands—Defeat . . . 178

Six of Wands—Victory . . . 180

Seven of Wands—Courage . . . 182

Eight of Wands—Swiftness . . . 184

Nine of Wands—Power . . . 186

Ten of Wands—Oppression . . . 188

Cups . . . 191

Ace of Cups—Emotion . . . 192

Two of Cups—Love . . . 194

Three of Cups—Overflowing . . . 196

Four of Cups—Mixed Emotions . . . 198

Five of Cups—Disappointment . . . 200

Six of Cups—Happiness . . . 202

Seven of Cups—Illusions of Success . . . 204

Eight of Cups—Failure . . . 206

Nine of Cups—Fortune . . . 208

Ten of Cups—Success . . . 210

Swords . . . 213

Ace of Swords—Cognition . . . 214

Two of Swords—Peace . . . 216

Three of Swords—Mourning . . . 218

Four of Swords—Truce . . . 220

Five of Swords—Defeat . . . 222

Six of Swords—Science . . . 224

Seven of Swords—Uselessness . . . 226

Eight of Swords—Interference . . . 228

Nine of Swords—Cruelty . . . 230

Ten of Swords—Ruin . . . 232

Stones . . . 235

Ace of Stones—Abundance . . . 236

Two of Stones—Harmony . . . 238

Three of Stones—Work . . . 240

Four of Stones—Power of the Earth . . . 242

Five of Stones—Material Difficulty . . . 244

Six of Stones—Success . . . 246

Seven of Stones—Failure . . . 248

Eight of Stones—Knowledge . . . 250

Nine of Stones—Material Gain . . . 252

Ten of Stones—Richness . . . 254

The Court Cards . . . 257

Mother of Wands—Creator . . . 260

Father of Wands—Intelligence . . . 262

Daughter of Wands—Luxury . . . 264

Son of Wands—Charisma . . . 266

Mother of Cups—Motherhood . . . 268

Father of Cups—Fatherhood . . . 270

Daughter of Cups—Connection . . . 272

Son of Cups—Seeker . . . 274

Mother of Swords—Mystery . . . 276

Father of Swords—Leadership . . . 278

Daughter of Swords—Confidence . . . 280

Son of Swords—Fairness . . . 282

Mother of Stones—Perception . . . 284

Father of Stones—Guardian . . . 286

Daughter of Stones—Possibilities . . . 288

Son of Stones—Advocate . . . 290

The Mysterious Blank Card . . . 292

spread illustrations

Figure 1: The “Classic” Three-Card Spread . . . 92

Figure 2: The Three-Card Spread with a Significator Card . . . 92

Figure 3: The Celtic Cross Spread . . . 99

Figure 4: Placement of Large Significator Card . . . 103

Figure 5: Placement of Small Significator Card . . . 103

Figure 6: The Quest Tarot Spread . . . 108

Figure 7: Ending a Quest Tarot Spread Reading . . . 112