Tarot for BeginnersHistory, Meanings and Clear Thinking
Learn the cards and how a reading works in plain English, without the usual mystique.
42 pages A4 · phone edition 68 pages
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About this guide
Learn the cards and how a reading works in plain English — whether you use tarot for reflection, creativity, conversation or curiosity about the future. It covers the Major and Minor Arcana, simple spreads, and how to read without the usual mystique.
More about this guide
It traces tarot from an Italian card game to fortune-telling, shows how the 78 cards fit together, and goes through the Major Arcana, the four suits and the court cards. Then it shows you how to do a reading step by step, with five spreads to try and three example readings.
It also asks honestly whether tarot works, how to use it as a reflection tool, how to read for friends kindly and safely, and what the law says about paid readings and their red flags. A 30-day journal and the whole deck on a single page help you learn the cards.
What’s inside
- What tarot is, and what it isn’t
- From Italian card game to fortune-telling
- How the 78 cards fit together
- The Major Arcana, part 1: 0 to X
- The Major Arcana, part 2: XI to XXI
- The four suits: Ace to Ten
- Pages, Knights, Queens and Kings
- How to do a reading, step by step
- Five spreads to try
- Does tarot work?
- Tarot as a reflection tool
- Reading for friends, kindly and safely
- Paid readings, the law and red flags
- Choosing and caring for a deck
- A 30-day tarot journal
- The whole deck on a page
- Looking closely at the Major Arcana
- Three example readings
For general interest and reflection only. It is not fortune-telling, and it is not medical, financial or legal advice.
