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176 Divination for Beginners
Tarot. 177
12. The Hanged Man
14. Temperance
Upright: Initiation. Wis-
Upright: Self-control.
dom. The power of pro-
Moderation. Friendship.
phecy. Sacrifice necessary
Fusion. Patience. Frugality.
to obtain a goal. Divina-
Working harmoniously
tion. Transformation.
with others. Mixation.
Prophecy. Rebirth.
Combination.
Devotion.
Reversed: Extravagance,
Reversed: Unwillingness to
perplexity, overindulgence,
make necessary sacrifices.
discord, inability to work
Selfishness. Punishment.
with others.
Loss. Enforced sacrifice.
Defeat. Hypocrisy.
13. Death
15. The Devil
Upright: Destruction,
change and renewal. Major
positive change in circum-
stances. Reincarnation
Upright: Unnecessary
bondage to others, to con-
cepts or material objects.
Suffering. Violence.
(and, thus, events in past
lives that affect this one).
The death of old ideas and
Delusion. Fear.
Reversed: Throwing off
bondage. Overcoming fear
cherished beliefs.
and delusion. Finding path
Reversed: Stagnation,
negative change. A major
unfortunate change in cir-
cumstances. Ruin. Endings.
(Note: virtually never
refers to physical death.)
to enlightenment. Con-
quering base desires and
beliefs. A controlled sub-
conscious mind. (Example
of how a reversed interpre-
tation may be positive, etc.)
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16. The Tower
Upright: Transformation
ofexistingformstomake
roomforthenew. Destruc-
tion.Violence.Overthrow.
Loss.Reversaloffortune.
Ambition.Tyranny.
Reversed: Thesamebut
toalesserdegree.
17. The Star
Upright: Hope.trust.opti-
mism.Insight.Opportu-
nity.Brightpromises.A
favorablefuture.
Reversed: Restriction.Self-
doubt.Pessimism.Disap-
pointment.Dreaminess.
Unfulfilledhopes.Broken
promises.Expectations
dashed.
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18. TheMoon
Upright: Promise.Fulfill-
ment.Womeningeneral.
Dreams.Twilight.Decep-
tion.Hiddenenemies.
Dissatisfaction.Lying.
Trickery.Scandal.Revealed
secrets.Mistakes.
Reversed: thesametoa
lesserdegree.
19. TheSun
Upright: Fruitfulness.
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Sacredtruth.Pleasure.
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Riches.Gain.Glory.Suc-
cessinemployment.
Achievement.Recovery
fromsickness.Joy.Success.
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Happiness.
Reversed: Vanity.Shame-
lessness.Arrogance;the
uprightmeaningsina
minordegree.
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16. The Tower
Upright: Transformation
ofexistingformstomake
roomforthenew. Destruc-
tion.Violence.Overthrow.
Loss.Reversaloffortune.
Ambition.Tyranny.
Reversed: Thesamebut
toalesserdegree.
17. The Star
Upright: Hope.trust.opti-
mism.Insight.Opportu-
nity.Brightpromises.A
favorablefuture.
Reversed: Restriction.Self-
doubt.Pessimism.Disap-
pointment.Dreaminess.
Unfulfilledhopes.Broken
promises.Expectations
dashed.
Tarot. 179
18. TheMoon
Upright: Promise.Fulfill-
ment.Womeningeneral.
Dreams.Twilight.Decep-
tion.Hiddenenemies.
Dissatisfaction.Lying.
Trickery.Scandal.Revealed
secrets.Mistakes.
Reversed: thesametoa
lesserdegree.
19. TheSun
Upright: Fruitfulness.
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Sacredtruth.Pleasure.
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Riches.Gain.Glory.Suc-
cessinemployment.
Achievement.Recovery
fromsickness.Joy.Success.
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Happiness.
Reversed: Vanity.Shame-
lessness.Arrogance;the
uprightmeaningsina
minordegree.
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20.Judgement
Upright: Rejuvenation.
Rehabilitation.Recovery
fromaddiction.Improve-
mentinall things.
Reversed: Difficultyin
comingtoadecision.
Maintainingoldhabits.
Lackofpositivechange.
Delay.Thedesirenotto
face facts.
21.TheWorld
Upright: Success.Comple-
tion.Joy. Perfection.At-
tainmentofallthings.
Triumph.TraveL
Reversed: Fearofchange.
Fearofsuccess.Lackof
vision.Inabilitytoaccept
thepositive.
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Usingthe Tarot
ThoughaminimumofTarotknowledgeispresentedhere,
this chapter would be incomplete without at least one
method ofusing the cards for divinatory purposes. For
furtherinformation,consultanyofthebookslistedinthe
bibliography.
In divination, the Tarot is shuffled and cut. A card is
chosenatrandom,orseveralcardsarelaidoutinapattern.
Thepast,present,and/orfutureisdeterminedbyinterpret-
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ingthecards'symbolism.
OnemethodofconsultingtheTarotistheeasiest.Shuf-
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fle thecardsas youconcentrateonyourquestion.Shuffle
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atleastninetimes.Laythepackonatableandcutit.Shuf-
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fle oncemore.(Therearemanyvariationsonthisprocess.)
Select the top card. Carefully turn it over so thatyou
don't accidentally invert it. Study the card's symbolism.
Then, interpret the cards in relation to your question.
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Ofcourse,whilethisprocessiseasilyexplained,itcanbe
difficult to successfully practice. The Tarot is a complex
toolthatmustbecarefullystudiedtoproducethebestre-
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sults.Belowis aplanforfamiliarizing yourselfwithTarot
divination.
1. FindthemostappealingTarotdeck.Manymetaphysi-
calshopshaveopeneddecksso thatyoucanexamine
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callstoyou.
2. Setasideacertainperiodoftimeeachdaytostudy
oneTarotcard.Doingthiswithallofthecardswill