The Ultimate Guide to Tarot: Volume 1

"Liz Dean is the author of 13 tarot decks and books about tarot—but this is the one to start with. With its colorful pages and wide formatting, the book conveys its information in a manner that will delight the visual learners among us."

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Liz Dean is an author, tarot-reader and divination teacher. She’s written 22 books and tarot decks, including international bestsellers The Ultimate Guide to Tarot (named as one of the top tarot books in Oprah’s Daily News) – The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Spreads, HBO’s Game of Thrones Tarot and The Magic of Tarot. She was invited to present a keynote masterclass at Reader’s Studio, New York, in 2024, and has taught at the Omega Institute, New York State, with Rachel Pollack and Mary Greer; in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney for the Tarot Guild of Australia; and the London Tarot Conferences and for the World Divination Association, amongst many others.

Liz began reading professionally at Psychic Sisters within the famous Selfridges department store, London, and now reads and teaches privately for a global client list. A former editorial director in illustrated book publishing, commissioning mind, body spirit titles, Liz also held the position of co-editor of the UK’s leading spiritual magazine, Kindred Spirit. She lives by the sea in Sunderland, in north-east England.

www.lizdean.info @lizdeantarot

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Learn and master the intuitive art of tarot reading with this easy-to-use yet comprehensive reference.

Featuring vibrant, full-color illustrations, The Ultimate Guide to Tarot provides all the history and knowledge you need to read the cards with confidence. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced reader looking to deepen your interpretation skills, author and tarot expert Liz Dean provides the clear, concise guidance you seek, including:

• A thorough introduction to tarot—its history, the benefits of reading tarot, and an overview of the cards
• Detailed interpretations for each card of the major and minor arcana, including their symbolism and meaning, reversed meaning, and links to astrology, kabbala, numerology, and chakras
• Step-by-step guides for attuning, cleansing, and protecting your deck and creating a space for your readings
• A wealth of options for card layouts, including all the classic tarot spreads—Celtic Cross; Past, Present, Future; Astrological Week, Month, and Year Ahead; and the Chakra Spread—plus, a mini-layout to try for each of the 22 major arcana cards
• Appendices listing individual card correspondences for astrology, Kabbala and the Tree of Life pathways, chakras, and crystals

Along the way, you will learn how to combine the three essential ingredients of a great tarot reading: knowing the meaning of the cards, how to lay them out, and trusting the intuitive messages the images often spark within us during a reading. This synthesis is the true magic of tarot.

For every tarot reading journey, The Ultimate Guide to Tarot is a must-have companion. **
The Ultimate Guide to… series** offers comprehensive beginner’s guides to discovering a range of mind, body, spirit topics, including divination, crystal grids, numerology, witchcraft, chakras, aromatherapy, and more. Filled with beautiful illustrations and designed to give easy access to the information you’re looking for, each of these references provides simple-to-follow expert guidance as you learn and master your practice.

Zusammenfassung
A must-have companion guide for reading all of the important elements, symbols and meanings of every Tarot card.

Inhalt

 
1: INTRODUCING THE TAROT
How to Work with This Book
How Reading Tarot Benefits You
A Note on the Rider Waite Tarot
Early Cards: Court and Clergy
Hidden Knowledge: Astrology and Kabbala
Evolution of the Tarot: Influential Decks Through History
Exploring the Deck: The Major and Minor Arcanas
 
2: HOW TO BEGIN
Your Cards, Your Energies: Card Attunement, Cleansing, and Protection
Using the Card Interpretations
Six Easy Ways to Begin Your Tarot Reading
 
3: CARD LAYOUTS
The One-card Daily Reading
Past, Present, Future
Ask Three Times: Yes or No?
The Celtic Cross
The Week Ahead
The Month Ahead
The Year Ahead
The Tree of Life
 
4: CARD INTERPRETATIONS: The Major Arcana
Quick-Reference Meanings
0, The Fool
I, The Magician
II, The High Priestess
III, The Empress
IV, The Emperor
V, The Hierophant
VI, The Lovers
VII, The Chariot
VIII, Strength
IX, The Hermit
X, The Wheel of Fortune
XI, Justice
XII, The Hanged Man
XIII, Death
XIV, Temperance
XV, The Devil
XVI, The Tower
XVII, The Star
XVIII, The Moon
XIX, The Sun
XX, Judgment
XXI, The World
 
CTG>4: CARD INTERPRETATIONS : The Minor Arcana
Quick-Reference meanings
The Suit of Cups
The Suit of Wands
The Suit of Swords
The Suit of Pentacles
Afterword
Appendices
Astrology, Kabbala, and the Major Arcana: The Golden Dawn System
Kabbala: The Tree of Life Pathways and the Major Arcana
Astrology, Kabbala, and the Minor Arcana
Chakras, Crystals, and the Major Arcana
Tarot, Chakra and Crystal Correspondences
 
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index