The 2-hour Tarot Tutor: The Fast, Revolutionary Method for Learning to Read Tarot in 2 Hours

152 Pages·2005·26.22 MB·English

by  Wilma Carroll

ISBN0-7499-2610-4
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9 780749 926106
£9.99
The2-hour
TAROT
TUTOR
Thefast. revolutionary
method for learning to read
tarot cards in 2 hours
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CONT~NTS
Acknouoledgrnents ix
IntToouction:Swp,Look. Lezen! xi
I. OSE pU::nJRE IS WORTH A
TIIOUSAND WORDS .••.••......•.•.••.•..•....1
PARTA: E-ZTHREECARDSPREAD 1
Et.'t'TJ Picntre Tt'UsaScory
NOTICE
This mdhod i.s parantud to _ '" ifeM iTutTw:t1mu aTltfol·
Iowrdin duoaactOTdninwhich chtyartPTtSnI!td! DoNOT
T~COeMothn-dwptns until eManriJtsinTHERRST2
HOURS ~bunrorrt<:tI,C"ompktl'd!
PART B:THEARSTZHOURS .11
GeltingThereIsHalftheFun!
SECTION 1: THEINITIALEXERCiSE . . •• •• . •• •• •• •. •11
SECTION ~: THEREADING ••• •• •.. ••• •••. ••. ••••15
viii CONTENTS
II. SA.MpLE REAUlN(jS fOR 'run
CELTIC CROSS Sp READ .•..•.•..•....•.•..•. .27
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orBumanOtani:C'Candleand Call in the Morning!
111. ARE WE UAVIN(j fUS YET? 5
Qut'Stions.Ans,",'t'n.Troublnhooting,andFineruning
IV. THE SEVENTRlpI.ETS OR -rue St;VEN sts'runs
SpREAD ...........••.•.. ... ... ....... ..... •115
ACKNOWU;DgM ENT S
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V. -ruu INfORMATION SUpt R 1II(jIlWA1" •.....123
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VI. -rue UI.T1~ATE QUESTION" ..... ....•.••.•.•167
"DoYou EverGel Anl'GreatRe\'e!arion,,?"
Mydeepest gratitudelin.dygoesto myagent. MaryTahan,and
my editor, Christine Zika. They were the tWO very powerful
VII. flNAJ.E: T ilE I.AST (Hf:'TURE SIIOW .•..•. .•.191
forcesbehind thisbook.
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Special thanks to graphic designer Michele Monteforte;
Bibliography , 285 Peter Gray Cohen for biographical information on the late
Eden Gray; Lynn M. Bucss for allowing me to include his
wonderful Tarot spreads {Five-By-Five and Yes or No); the
late Richard Gardner for his Tarot spread (Past, Present, and
Future) and Magenta Wise for giving me permission to in
dude it.
Much appreciation for the help I received from the guysat
Copy Cats:Rob,Jim, and Kama;and many thanks to George
KeskenvandTammyMauriello forthoselittleextras.
Ishallbeeternallyindebted to the manyspiritualteachersI
met along the W3)', who answered my unending: questions, in.
dulged me in myyouthfulexuberance, and alwaysencouraged
mein myspiritualpursuits.
I am alsograteful to the many people whose feedback over
x ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
the years helped me navigate the course of my Tarot card
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readingsand thedevelopment of myteachings.
I believe everyone can read Tarot cards. It is reallyan open
secret, and now I share it with the world. This gift was made
possible becauseof all the otherswho generouslyshared their
knowledgeand inspiration with me.
I NT ROD UCT ION :
I
ST Op , LOOK, LIST~N.
It was 2A.M. Ihad been shufflingand throwingthe cardssince
10 P.M. With each spread, I would look IIp the meanings in
hooks.Ihadbeen repeatingthissameritualforweeks.Iwas[Ty
ingin vain learn how readTarot cards.
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A sophomore in college, I had an English Lit classat 8:30
A.M. I wasexhausted and had (0 gel somesleep, but Icouldn't
stop. Forcing myself, I gathered the cards together and placed
them in a glitrenngantique beaded bag.It was intended solei)'
forthem. Iset it highon ashelf.
As I lay in bed, hoveringbetween consciousnessand sleep,
the cards began to rise up in my thoughts and the images
danced in mymind. Last week the 3ofCupshadcome up two
times, falling in the position of the home.Then Iremembered
severalfriendshad made a surprisevisit to myapartment. Five
daysago,TheLoverscameup in thepositionofthefuture.The
followingdayaguyIhad been interested in asked meout.
Moreand more picturesswirled through myhead,appearing
xii INTROOUCTlON:STOP.LOO~. ANDLISTEN!
beforemeasreminders.describingsomethingthathad recently
happened in mylife. What Ibegan to realizewasthat thecards
wereactuallytalking me. In fact,theyhad alwaysbeen talk
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ing me through the pictuTf5.onlyIhad not been listening. Fi
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nally.sleepoverlook me.
The2-hour
The next dav,my classes were over by 12:30 P.M. I rushed
back home with no intention of srudvmg. Pulling the cards
TAROT
from the shelf Igrabbed all the Tarot books and put them on
theshelf. I",HASgoingto readthe cardswithout thebooks.Iwas TUTOR
goingtolookonlyat thecards.Whatwasin thepictures!What
did I see! Eureka!That was the whole key! look at the cards,
nor in thebooks!
I
I
ONE pI CTU RE IS WORT H A
T HO USAN D WO RDS
PART A: E-Z THREE CARD SPREAD
EWT)PictureTells a SlOT)
James sat before me spellbound. He was a business major at a
competitive universityon Long Island. NewYork.
"Howdo youdo it!" he wonderedaloud.
"It'seasy!" Iassured him.
Ipulled acard from the deck, the Knight ofCups.
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"Lookat the card. What do you see Iasked. "Saywhat you
see in thecard,". instructed.
At firsthe wasbashfulabout it. but Iinsisted.
"Make something up!" Iurged.
Jamesquicklygave a description.
"I see a man riding a horse. He's carrying a cup. There are
wingson hishelmet and on hisheels." (Sec Figure 1.1.)
Z THE2-HOURTAROTTUTOR ONEPICTURE 15 WORTH ATHOUSAND WORDS J
"It looks like a married couple," he answered. (See Figure
1.3.)
FIGURE1.1
Knight ofCups
Look atthecard.Say
whatyouseeinthe
card:AmanisridingB
horse.Hecarriesacup.
Therearewingsonhis FIGURE1.3
KNIGHT«cuss, helmetandonhisheels. 2ofCup~
Look at thecard.Say
Ithen pulled anothercard,the 3ofCups.Iasked him re whatyouseeInthe
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card:Twopeopleinlove
peat thesameexercise.
oramarriedcouple.
"Lookat thecard.Saywhat youseein thecard,"Iinstructed
again.
After that, I laid the three cards side-by-side. I instructed
Jamesgaveanotherdescriptionof thiscard.
Jamesto make upastoryabout the threecardsalltogether.
"Isee three women dancingand holdingcups. They're par
"Someone carriesamessageabout aweddingparry.An invi
tying!"hesaid, laughing.(See Figure 1.2.)
tation awedding!"he blurred.
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I informedJames he had just given hisfirstTarot card read
ingand allhehad todo wasJookat the cords!
FIGURE1,2
J ofCup.~
loo'\at the card. Say
whatyouseeinthe
card:Threewomen
dancingand holding
eves.It'saparty.
I then pulled a third card, the 2 of Cups, and repeated the
same instructions. KNIGJ-ITofCUl"j.
.. TH£ 2.HOURTAROTTUTOR ON£ PtCTUR£ ISWORTHA THOUSANOWOROS 5
Let'sfrythe sameexerceeusina:a~Iofthreediffer~m cards. Look at the card. Sal' "'hal '"UU W"t' in the card: A terrible
!Tre
Look OIl the urd, and lUy ,,·hal ,"'OU 10«.Make a.uociations h~t or a violent argument. (5«FiKUI'C' 1.6.)
loIoirh the imagn. Be ffIOIltaMOUS and go with the hnl rhi~
that COffinto mind!
Look OIl Ihe card. Say 'AMt you see in the u rd: A man is
"""'i"".
(5.< Figure 1.4.)
Now. lookat the threecards stdt·by·,iJe. Wca~ whatyou
have seen In each card into a MOfY. lncoepoeaee thek, uords
~'OU used 10 descnbe them: \\Ofk, 6ghu, badargumnu . HO"·
Look ar liM' card. s..~. ,,·MI ~'UU ~ in liM' card. Whal
about somcthing hke thi$: Argument and power struggles
C~ your mind immaJiatd y: A man is 6ghting agairw
(0 where worb..
00('
KX11cthlng. (Sec Fi~'\J1'C' 1.5.)