A textbook on working with the tarot.  From what is tarot, and how to choose your first deck, to seeing connections between cards in a reading, and designing your own spreads, this breaks the suits down into Practical Pentacles, Intellectual Swords, Emotional Cups, Aspirational Swords, Personal Court Cards, and Big Picture Major arcana, then explains the meaning of each card, to help you work with the cards from the very basics to deeper insights.

USE THE CARDS TO FIND ANSWERS TO EVERYDAY QUESTIONS

Extraordinary Insight for Ordinary People

Dive into the world of tarot and start divining answers to your most pressing, real-life questions. With a unique approach highlighting the minor arcana, Jack Chanek teaches tarot fundamentals in a way that lets you focus on the everyday concerns that matter most. Jack encourages you to learn by doing—you'll perform readings right away and build confidence through simple exercises, journaling prompts, and more.

Discover what the four suits (Pentacles, Swords, Cups, and Wands) can reveal about practical, intellectual, emotional, and aspirational areas of life. Explore how the cards in a spread can connect to each other to form a coherent story. With detailed explanations of symbols, reversals, intuition, and more, this book will give you all the skills you need to build a successful and rewarding tarot practice.