Table of Contents
Ancient Mothers’ Invocation for the New Millennium.. iv
Acknowledgments................................... viii
About The Author.................................... ix
An Artist’s Process by Barbara Vogel................. x
A Word from the Publisher........................... xi
Preface............................................ xii
PART I
- The Journey............................ 1
Introduction to the Tarot......................... 3
The Heritage of the Tarot......................... 3
The Nature of the Tarot........................... 3
The Wise Woman’s Tarot............................ 4
Visions for a new deck............................ 6
Beyond the Veil of the High Priestess............. 8
PART II
- The Wise Woman’s Tarot Deck.......... 11
The Major Arcana................................. 12
Introduction to the Major Arcana.............. 13
The Wise Woman’s Meanings at a Glance:
The Major Arcana............................ 14
Cards of the Major Arcana: Descriptions,
Illustrations, Mythic & Divinatory Meanings. 15
The Minor Arcana................................. 59
The Four Suits Ace through 10................. 60
The Wise Woman’s Meanings at a Glance:
The Minor Arcana............................ 60
Introduction to the Minor Arcana.............. 62
Cards of the Minor Arcana: Descriptions,
Illustrations, Mythic & Divinatory Meanings... 63
Wands......................................... 63
Cups.......................................... 66
Pentacles..................................... 70
Swords........................................ 75
The Minor Arcana: Coping with The Court Cards.... 80
The Wise Woman’s Meanings at a Glance:
The Court Cards............................. 82
The Court Cards: Descriptions, Illustrations,
Mythic & Divinatory Meanings................ 83
PART III
- Basic Instructions.................. 93
The Care and Feeding of Your Tarot Deck.......... 94
Choosing Your Deck............................ 94
Preparing Your Deck........................... 95
Self Preservation and Preparation................ 96
Suggestions for Shielding..................... 97
Letting the Tarot Speak to You:
Tarot-drama Inner & Outer........................ 98
Techniques and Useful Charts — Colors,
Chakras,
Symbols, Terms and Totems.................... 99
Basic Layouts and Sample Reading............. 109
One-Card Tarot Readings...................... 109
Other Single Card Readings................... 113
Problem Solving with the One-Card Reading.... 113
Set-up for Layouts........................... 114
Layouts: Celtic Cross........................ 116
Mind - Body - Spirit Layout............... 119
The Horseshoe or Seven Card Layout........ 121
The Astrological Spread................... 124
The Health Layout
(includes Medical Astrology).............. 129
Tarot Tips................................... 134
How to Read for Your Pet: Two Dogs, Two Decks:
Luna and Moonshadow........................... 135
Lost and Found............................ 141
PART IV
- Tales from the Psychic’s Notebook... 143
Confessions of a Professional Tarot Reader...... 144
Mystery and the Moon Card....................... 146
Pisces Full Moon on the Eve of the Eclipse...... 148
Epilogue........................................... 150
Glossary........................................... 151
Charts, Layouts & Diagrams......................... 151
Appendix A: Card Frame Symbol Samples.............. 152
Appendix B: Arcana Cards........................... 154
Appendix C: Symbols................................ 155
Appendix D: Cultures............................... 156
Appendix E: Goddesses.............................. 158
Bibliography....................................... 160
Footnotes.......................................... 163
Index.............................................. 165
Whales............................................. 179
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