Learning the Tarot is a thorough (but never overwhelming) invitation to the beginner. The book focuses in detail on: the actual process of discovering meaning in the cardshow to consider one card by itself, how to look for card pairshow to create the "story" of a reading The book includes a convenient reference section that contains two pages of information for each card, including a picture from the popular Waite-Smith deck, a description, keywords, action phrases, and suggestions for cards with similar and opposite meanings. The author first presented this course online at learntarot.com, which continues to attract over one hundred thousand visitors per month. “When I first created my website in 1995,” writes Joan Bunning, “I never dreamed how much interest in the tarot I would find. People from all over the world began writing to tell me about their experiences with the course and their adventures with the cards. This response was music to my ears! I knew from my own experience that the tarot is a wonderful tool for personal guidance and inner exploration. “My goal with this book was to give you the basics you need to begin working with the tarot on your own. I try to make this inner process understandable by breaking it up into a series of steps that are simple while still doing justice to the depth and beauty of the cards. I concentrate on the everyday, showing how the tarot makes real, practical sense in the modern world. The tarot is a living system that adapts creatively to each user. Rather than rules, I offer guidelines. While reading my book, I want you to feel that you have a teacher sitting next to you who is introducing you to this special tool, but also encouraging you to go on to discover your own unique approach to the cards.”
语言:
英文
格式:
pdf
作者:
Joan Bunning
目录:
Preface Acknowledgments Section I—Lessons Lesson 1 Introduction to the Tarot Part 1 Elements of trie Tarot Lesson 2 The Major Arcana Lesson 3 The Minor Arcana Lesson 4 The Spread Lesson 5 The Daily Reading Lesson 6 The Environment Lesson 7 Writing a Question Lesson 8 The Question Reading Lesson 9 The Other Reading Lesson 10 The Open Reading Part 2 Principles of Interpretation Introduction Lesson 11 Interpreting a Single Card Lesson 12 Major and Minor Arcana Cards Lesson 13 Aces Lesson 14 Court Cards Lesson 15 Card Pairs Lesson 16 Position Pairs in the Celtic Cross Spread Lesson 17 Reversed Cards Lesson 18 Creating the Story Lesson 19 Some Final Thoughts Section II—Exercises Introduction to the Exercises 1 Introduction to the Tarot 2 The Major Arcana 3 The Minor Arcana 4 The Spread 5 The Daily Reading 6 The Environment 7 Writing a Question 8 The Question Reading 9 The Other Reading 10 The Open Reading 11 Interpreting a Single Card 12 Major and Minor Arcana Cards 13 Aces 14 Court Cards 15 Card Pairs 16 Position Pairs in the Celtic Cross 17 Reversed Cards 18 Creating the Story 19 Some Final Thoughts Section III—Suggestions for Exercises Lesson 3 Lesson 12 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Section IV—Card Descriptions Introduction to the Card Descriptions Part 1 Major Arcana Keywords 0 The Fool 1 The Magician 2 The High Priestess 3 The Empress 4 The Emperor 5 The Hierophant 6 The Lovers 7 The Chariot 8 Strength 9 The Hermit 10 The Wheel of Fortune 11 Justice 12 The Hanged Man 13 Death 14 Temperance 15 The Devil 16 The Tower 17 The Star 18 The Moon 19 The Sun 20 Judgement 21 The World Part 2 Minor Arcana Keywords Wands Cups Swords Pentacles Section V—The Celtic Cross Spread The Celtic Cross Position Descriptions Jill\’s Readings Introduction First Reading Second Reading Third Reading Appendices Appendix A The Fool\’s Journey Appendix B Tarot Suit Qualities Appendix C Suit Pair Meanings Appendix D Court Card Rank Pair Meanings Appendix E Shuffling Methods Appendix F The Question Reading: A Step-by-Step Procedure Appendix G The Other Reading: A Step-by-Step Procedure Appendix H The Open Reading: A Step-by-Step Procedure Bibliography Index About the Author