Complete Tarot Reader
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[edit] The Complete Tarot Reader: Everything You Need To Know From Start To Finish
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[edit] date of publication
April 2005
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Llewellyn Publications
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The Complete Tarot Reader is a comprehensive textbook structured as a self-study curriculum applicable to any Tarot deck. Michelsen's writing style is practical and well organized, and the book manages to cover all of the basics of Tarot study in a significant detail. Fully aware of the variety of learning styles, She identifies three different strategies for studying the Tarot and manages to cover her topics in a way that permits entry for novices, and rediscovery for more experienced readers. The book is especially appropriate as the cornerstone with which to begin a study of Tarot.
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Tarot study can be daunting, with all the complex associations that the cards hold. The Complete Tarot Reader by Teresa C. Michelsen is possibly the best-structured learning tool, because it is organized like a study guide, including goals, activities and exercises. You learn easy methods for familiarizing yourself with a Tarot deck, as the book encourages you to use your own life experiences and knowledge to develop a personal understanding of the cards that transcends any memorized list. Everything is covered in depth. You'll come to understand:
The basis of intuitive Tarot reading Suit correspondences and numerology of the numbered cards of all suits Astrology and personality for the court cards Historical and personal themes in the Major Arcana Reading for yourself and others How to overcome reader's block Intermediate reading techniques The Complete Tarot Reader covers basic and complex methodology, including reversals, elemental dignities, timing of events, formulation of questions, numerology and the Tarot, astrology and the Tarot, symbols on the cards and much more.
