Tarot & Divination

Scrying for Beginners is for anyone who longs to sit down before the mirror or crystal and lift the rolling grey clouds that obscure their depths. Scrying is a psychological technique to deliberately acquire information by extrasensory means through the unconscious mind. For the first time, all forms of scrying are treated in one easy-to-read, practical book.

A top tarotist's secrets to personal growth, one card at a time. The two volumes of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom have inspired a whole generation of tarot students. It has often been described by readers, booksellers, and teachers as the "Bible of tarot readers." It is also often cited as one of the landmark books in modern tarot, and it helped to launch the "Tarot Renaissance" of the 1980s. The two texts-one for The Major Arcana and one for The Minor Arcana--appear together in this volume, which is a reissue of the 1998 edition first published by Thorsons.

Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom draws on mythology and esoteric traditions and delves deeply into the symbolism and ideas of each card. It also gives the cards a modern psychological slant based on the pictures rather than a system of occult symbolism. This endlessly useful reference tool provides a concise history of tarot, introduces common spreads, and is a clear and readable book for both the beginning and advanced tarot student.

Get answers to your questions about relationships, school, and career. Communicate with your personal spirit guides. Contact loved ones who have passed to the other side. Whether you want to divine the future or just have fun, Spirit Boards for Beginners is an invaluable resource, with:

- Step-by-step instructions for using the board
- Techniques for self-protection
- Tips to help you avoid being tricked
- The controversial history of spirit boards
- Dozens of true spirit-board stories

Super Tarot: Interpret the Cards Like a Pro

Improve your ability to string tarot cards together to create an accurate, insightful story.

Anyone can learn the basic figures on a deck of tarot cards; but to become a truly skilled tarot reader, one must go beyond mere symbols to recognize the deeper stories the cards are telling.

This generously illustrated guide will help you gain confidence and enjoy a greatly increased understanding of the tarot deck. Chapter by chapter, you'll build skills and put that newfound knowledge to work through an assortment of practice readings, intriguing exercises, and even games.

With the expert advice and proven techniques included here, you'll quickly begin to understand how each of the major and minor arcana interact, when and why to use focused spreads, and why the court cards can be especially tough to interpret. And for more serious students, there's even a chapter on becoming a professional tarot reader.

Deeply entwined for six centuries, the art of tarot and the science of astrology have an undeniably powerful link. With this unique and user-friendly guidebook, you can easily learn to combine tarot and astrology for yourself—and expand your tarot practice while enriching your life.

Well-known tarot reader Corrine Kenner expertly teaches you everything you need to know, starting with tarot and astrology basics, the cards' archetypal symbols and imagery, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the planets. You'll discover how every card in the tarot deck relates to astrology, and learn to:

• Read tarot cards and interpret an astrological chart
• Recognize the twelve houses' ruling signs and planets
• Pair the planets, signs, and houses with their corresponding tarot cards
• Understand the astrological associations of the Minor Arcana
• Make connections among the Court Cards, tarot suits, and the four elements
• Identify each card's qabalistic associations
• Give insightful readings for yourself and others

You'll also find practical astrological spreads, interpretive techniques, real-life examples, and sample readings for everyday people and famous figures, including Salvador Dali, Marilyn Monroe, and Prince William.

Create meaningful change and live the life you've always wanted with Ailynn Halvorson's unique tarot apothecary approach. By combining the wisdom of tarot, aromatherapy, meditation, and everyday ritual, you can build a magical practice in alignment with your soul. Ailynn shows you how to harness the power of numerology to discover which cards reflect your true identity and what challenges to expect in the coming year. She also helps you embrace powerful tarot archetypes with plant allies, crystals, and altar decorations that support your goals and allow you to grow. With Ailynn's practical guidance, you can make customized mantras, essential oil blends, and teas to nurture a desired shift in your personal energy. This book teaches you strategic skills you can use to honor your own magic, take back control of your life, and achieve the transformation you've been seeking.

A full-color quick-reference guide to understanding and reading the Tarot. Tarot-reading is one of the oldest esoteric practices. Lore has it that the art of reading tarot cards has existed for over 600 years. What is tarot fact and fiction has been lost with the passage of time. Yet tarot is more popular than ever in our modern society, because the cards speak to our most instinctual and primal selves through their stories, meanings, and symbols. The Tarot Companion reveals the messages and mystery of the cards. This beautiful and accessible little volume lets you quickly and accurately use the cards to reveal an inner truth, gain insight into a pressing question, or divine what may unfold in your life.

Tarot expert Leeza Robertson has discovered that for a majority of tarot readers, the court cards are the most challenging cards to work with. But once you become familiar with these enigmatic figures, you can turn them into friends and allies that provide powerful insights and advice. With stories, explanations, simple exercises, and meditations, this book explores the many facets of pages, knights, kings, and queens to help beginning and novice readers deepen their journey through the tarot.

This comprehensive guide to making magick with the tarot is a must-have for witches everywhere, no matter their specialty or level of familiarity. Lilith Dorsey draws from decades of experience as a diviner and magickal practitioner to offer up countless ways to weave the energies and wisdom of the cards into your life. Tarot Every Witch Way provides an extensive array of magical correspondences witches can use to connect with the cards, including animals, astrology, crystals, herbs, musical notes, and more. You will also receive step-by-step instructions for deeper workings with the tarot, such as making altars, shrines, and crystal grids to help awaken your deck. Featuring a dozen illustrations of tarot spreads as well as recipes for crafts, charms, and tasty foods, this book brings the magic of the arcana into your life.

With in-depth messages, prompts, and spreads in a playful, bright full-color format, this book is an expansion of The Light Seer's Tarot guidebook, offering readers a guide to reading tarot from the optimistic perspective of a Light Seer. ARE YOU READY TO TRAVEL THE SUNSHINE AND SHADOW PATH OF THE LIGHT SEER?

This book will expand the guidebook of The Light Seer's Tarot-a deck which has shipped nearly 250K copies since late 2019 and has nearly 19K reviews on Amazon from a 20K work "little white book" to a fully realized tarot-readers guide filled with interpretations, keywords, prompts, and spreads in a playful, bright, four-color format.

Discover simple techniques for incorporating the wisdom of tarot into your daily self-care routine with this approachable guide

Self-care is an important daily ritual to everyone’s lifestyle. But it is about more than simply pampering yourself in a bubble bath or getting a manicure. It’s about connecting and understanding your true self. That’s where the magic of tarot comes in, it puts you in touch with your hidden fears and secret hopes, weaknesses and strengths. These revealing cards do more than simply predict the future. They offer essential, insightful messages from your subconscious, showing a new perspective on how to achieve personal growth.

Tarot for Self-Care uncovers how to make the most out of your daily tarot practice with mindful readings, pre-reading rituals, daily one-card check-ins, practices to explore your intuition, and more. You can think problems over by laying out a spread, ask the cards yes or no questions, or explore your intuitive skills. It will definitely be worth adding these techniques to your tarot self-care toolbox.

In this updated edition of The Tarot Handbook, now with a new introduction by the author, Angeles Arrien takes tarot beyond the limits of the fortune-telling realm and shows us how this time-honored application is both a visual and symbolic map of consciousness, and a source of ancient wisdom. An exciting handbook for either a beginning or an ardent student of the tarot, it contains a multitude of charts, spreads, illustrations of the Thoth Deck, and other methodology tools for anyone looking for insights into personal and spiritual development. An anthropologist who specializes in cross-cultural myths, Arrien demonstrates how the seventy-eight figures of the tarot are portraitures and archetypes that are prevalent in the collective human experience.

The author teaches us to use this realization to look beyond our cultural viewpoint or bias when we approach the tarot, and to rely instead on these more important universal principles, thereby deepening the quality and accuracy of our interpretations and expanding our awareness of the human psyche. A significant and classic piece of tarot literature, The Tarot Handbook is both a required manual for teachers and students of the subject, and an accessible and fascinating exploration of cultural anthropology.

If you've ever been intrigued by the tarot but were confused by the complexities and vague interpretations given in most books—here is a simple and accurate guide to interpreting the tarot!

With Tarot Made Easy you can easily interpret the meaning of any card and apply it to the particular circumstances of your life. With the simple process outlined here, you need only choose one tarot card and then consult one (or several) of the 32 categories listed under each card—including Romance, Travel, Career, Finances, Friends, and Special Guidance—to discover the card's specific message for you.

For example, if you want to know about your romantic future and the Queen of Cups turns up, you may find that the standard description given is "an honest, devoted woman; loving intelligence and happiness." How should you interpret this? But with Tarot Made Easy, the Queen of Cups Romance category tells you that "someone will enter your life in whom you will be very interested...and you will meet this person very close to your home, if not outside your front door." This easy but accurate system banishes the vague interpretations found in most books and gives you the immediate, specific insights you need.

Learn how to read tarot cards and use them as a tool for personal growth with this easy-to-follow and enchantingly illustrated guide.

The Mystical Handbook series from Wellfleet takes you on a magical journey through the wonderful world of spellcraft and spellcasting. Explore a new practice with each volume and learn how to incorporate spells, rituals, blessings, and cleansings into your daily routine. These portable companions feature beautiful foil-detail covers and color-saturated interiors on a premium paper blend.

Other books in the series include: Wicca Magic, Animal Magic, Witchcraft, Moon Magic, Love Spells, Fairy Magic, Goddess Magic, Knot Magic, Superstitions, House Magic, and Herbal Magic.

In the fourth instalment in ‘The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to…’ series, explore the magickal and powerful world of tarot.

The world of tarot cards is swirling with rich meaning, symbolism and secrets waiting to reveal themselves. Whether you’re new to witchcraft, tarot, or both, this beginner’s guide to tarot magick is for you!
 
Including stunning illustrations from The Witch of the Forest’s very own Tarot Magick deck (illustrated by Viki Lester of Forensics and Flowers), and brimming with easy-to-learn information, explore the in-depth meanings and symbolism of every card, develop your intuitive tarot skills, and improve your wellness practice through the power of witchcraft and tarot.
 
Learn how to:

• Interpret all 78 cards in the modern tarot deck,
• Understand the difference between the ‘Major’ and ‘Arcana’ cards, including the difference between a pentacle, wand, sword and cup card,
• Note the importance of the element, zodiac signs and planet in astrology associated with each card
• Explore the significance of numerology in tarot,
• Practice a tarot ‘spread’ and give yourself a tarot reading,
• Incorporate tarot into your witchy and wellbeing practice,
• Give a tarot reading for friends and family,

…and much more!
 
The book's jacket can also be flipped and used to practice a simple three-card-spread.

With recipes, rituals and tips and tricks taken from The Witch of the Forest’s personal grimoire, learn how to use the cards as part of spells, to help you understand yourself better, and to improve your self-love practice.
 
Enchanting, empowering, and bursting with spellbinding artwork, The Witch of the Forest’s Guide to… series covers everything you need to know to begin and thrive on your witchcraft journey.

From embracing and working with nature to learn more about green magick, to harnessing the magickal power of the moon and the stars, explore the life-changing world of witchcraft for wellbeing in Natural Magick, Earth Magick, Astrology Magick and Tarot Magick.
 
Also available, the Tarot Magick deck, the ultimate tarot deck for the modern witch.

Many people don’t know what to do when a card appears upside down in a tarot spread. This book helps you become more comfortable and confident when these topsy-turvy cards dance into your readings. Join author Leeza Robertson as she explores five distinct areas of energy related to reversals: blocks, protection, mirror, shadow, and retrograde. This system of reading reversals is a simple way to deepen your connection to the cards and receive the guidance they have to offer.

The Tarot Spellbook is a journey through the 78 cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, providing a unique spell that corresponds with each card. 

Connecting with the 78 cards of the tarot in a meaningful way can be overwhelming, which can lead to scouring reference books and memorizing meanings rather than actually using the cards themselves. The Tarot Spellbook gives you a fun way to learn the cards—and a practical way to work with them beyond divination and reading.
 
Each of the 78 spells in The Tarot Spellbook is categorized into one of eight popular spell categories:self, change, love, money, career, wellness, protection, and home. Because the lessons taught by tarot cards are those that apply to all aspects of life, from karmic soul lessons to the smaller daily events, the spells in The Tarot Spellbook cover everything you need for a variety of common life situations.

Looking to manifest your desires? See the Magician card and spell.
Need to find clarity? Work with the Moon card and spell to dispel illusion.

Each entry outlines the card’s overall meaning, and provides 2–3 journal questions to aid in introspection, reflection, and further connection to the tarot card. Each spell connects to a dominant theme of the card, helping you connect to the card on a personal level, and furthering your knowledge of witchcraft. From candle magick, to spell jars, to ritual baths, and more, The Tarot Spellbook utilizes spellwork of all kinds to truly aid you in expanding your magickal practice on all fronts.

With a cup of freshly brewed tea, you can indulge in an age-old custom that brings you deep relaxation, healthful rejuvenation—and a sense of wonder as you see what the leaves reveal.

In six simple steps, you'll learn to read tea leaves like a pro. Four sample readings with photos will help you interpret tea-leaf patterns even more easily. You'll also find hundreds of symbols and their meanings, grouped by theme—from animals and sun signs to travel and trees.

—Prepare herbal infusions for better health
—Give tea-leaf readings
—Host a tea party
—Master tea-taking etiquette
—Brew the perfect pot

Aleister Crowleys Thoth Tarot—one of the most popular and enigmatic tarot decks—offers rich rewards for those who can penetrate its complex symbolism. Written by a ceremonial magician and tarot expert, The Thoth Companion is a comprehensive guide to understanding and using this fundamental deck. All seventy-eight cards are examined through the lens of Thelema, Qabala, and ceremonial magic—the spiritual foundations upon which the deck was built. These detailed interpretations reveal valuable insights, significant correspondences, and Crowleys encoded secrets.

Once youve mastered the meaning behind this legendary deck, this user-friendly guide can help you use it for divination, developing intuition, meditation, and pathworking.

Use the incredible power of bones, crystals, and curios as divinatory tools to develop a deeper understanding of your abilities, your relationships, and your future.
 
The casting of bones and other objects for divination has been part of many cultural traditions for millennia. When we think of bones, we usually think of animal or human skeletal remains. However, in divination practice, the word “bones” refers to all the elements that are cultivated in your own “bone-throwing kit.” While most of the items will be natural, such as bones, shells, roots, and crystals, a kit may also include other baubles and trinkets—a dice, coins, a key. Creating your own bone-throwing kit allows you to build a connection to the bones you wish to include in your arsenal and create a definitive divination system based on your personal practice.
 
This beautifully illustrated book includes everything you need to start “throwing bones” and divining the answers to any questions you have about the future or gaining inspiration for how to work with current situations. In it you will find:

• Advice and suggestions for creating your own set of “bones”
• 20 unique casting boards with full instructions on how to use them when addressing different sorts of questions
• Other related methods of divination, including crystal divination—such as crystal scrying—and pendulum dowsing

The large, square format and layflat binding make the book uniquely practical.

The Beginner’s Guide to using cards, crystals, runes, palimstry, and more for insight and predicting the future.

Lavishly illustrated, The Ultimate Guide to Divination presents to you the oracles of the ancients, from palm-reading and tea leaves, to fortune-telling with cards, runes, and crystals. Step-by-step illustrations guide you through the methods, and helpful tables and reference charts show you how to understand and decipher common psychic symbols. Learn the stories and meanings in everyday objects -- such as patterns of tea leaves and coffee grounds in a cup or delve deeper into esoteric traditions such as the tarot. There is an oracle for every purpose and question. The Ultimate Guide to Divination is the essential handbook to the mystic arts.

Originally published in Germany, The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot provides a wealth of meanings for each card of the world’s most popular tarot deck. Discover the primary meaning, spiritual meaning, daily meaning, prognosis, relationship meaning, and luck meaning of each card. Authors Johannes Fiebig and Evelin Berger also provide the ten most important symbols of each card in vibrant four-color illustrations throughout the book. In addition to an overview of the major and minor arcanas and insight into tarot’s relationship with astrology, several quick top-ten lists are provided, including: best tarot definitions, most important facts about tarot, favorite ways of using a single card, most useful tips for interpretation, most important rules for interpretation, and most important interpretations of each suit.

Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the Thoth Tarot with this incredibly detailed and illustrated guide. The Ultimate Guide to the Thoth Tarot presents the ten most important symbols on every card in the deck complete with hundreds of color illustrations for easy use. In addition to an explanation of the symbols, each card is given a brief interpretation by topic:

• Primary meaning
• Prediction or tendency
• Spiritual meaning
• Relationship meaning
• Daily meaning
• Success and happiness meaning

Writing in a convenient format designed for simple reference, tarot experts Johannes Fiebig and Evelin Bürger also provide facts, hints, and lore to improve your reading skills right away. With this remarkable guide, you'll also uncover the top ten most important:

• Interpretations for each suit
• Ways of using a single card
• Spread layout techniques
• Tips and rules for interpretation
• And more

Originally published in 2003, Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot has proved to be the essential guide to accessing the unique symbolism and meaning of Aleister Crowley's remarkable tarot deck along with the deeply textured artwork of Lady Frieda Harris. Crowley authority Lon Milo DuQuette starts by providing an insightful historical background before delving into descriptions of each card in depth, from a tarot perspective and from an expanded, magickal point of view. He first describes the tarot meaning of each card in detail and then explains all the other attributions Crowley intended.

This unique guide has been updated with a new introduction that provides information on the unicursal hexagram cards included with the deck but never explained.

Harness the centuries-old power of tarot for self-evaluation, introspection, and personal growth with The Witch’s Complete Guide to Tarot.

This book goes beyond a conventional tarot guidebook as it teaches you how to incorporate tarot into your magic and witchcraft practice. No matter which deck you’re using, tarot can be adapted into spellwork, ritual, and magic in a way that allows you to embrace your authentic self, celebrate who you are and who you wish to become, and indulge in transformative self-empowerment.

This guide for modern witches shows how tarot cards and all of the included icons, archetypes, and hidden mysteries can be included in spellwork and ritual just as one would include any other ingredient, like crystals, herbs, or oils.

Learn to trust your intuition and bring insight and excitement to your magic with tarot!

Discover today’s top trending mind, body, spirit topics with the Witch’s Complete Guide series from Chartwell Books. From personal care to reading the tarot, these engaging lifestyle guides give modern witches the expert insight and spiritual know-how they need while practicing their craft. Whether you want to explore the stars or the magic of crystals, or make it a priority to incorporate self-care into your daily routine, these brightly colored take-along handbooks have the tools you need to succeed.

This introduction into the mystery of tarot offers young teens and tweens an avenue onto the history of this divination practice and a way to begin interpreting the meaning of the cards. Encouraging self-reflection and self-care, author Suki Ferguson aims to show young tarot practitioners how to use the cards to gain deeper insight into themselves, their family, their struggles, their successes, and everything from school, to work, to health. With instructions on how to develop a daily practice and turn that practice into inner knowledge, Young Oracle Tarot is a great gift for the newest tarot practitioner in your life.