HOLISTIC TAROT SUPPLEMENT

This text is offered as a supplement to Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth
(North Atlantic Books, 2015) by Benebell Wen.

Study Guide for the Intermediate Tarot Student

This study guide presumes that you have a tarot deck in the Rider Waite Smith tradition, a copy
of Holistic Tarot, and either have an intermediate proficiency of tarot or have completed the
Study Guide for the Beginner Tarot Student.

Session  Reading from Holistic Tarot Text Ruminations & Practicum;

Rec. Additional Reading

1 Signifier Cards
 Chapter 10: Signifier Cards Reading End Notes
p. 236-244 End notes that you may find interesting: 1 (p.
831).

 Supplement: Reading with Reading and Practicum

Signifiers Follow the guided exercises in the
supplemental download. Confirm for yourself
(Download from Website: how you will be approaching signifiers.
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the-book/holistic-tarot- In Paul Foster Case’s Oracle of the Tarot (1933),
supplements/) Key I: The Magician is always the signifier
used for a male and Key II: The High Priestess
for a female.

In Israel Regardie’s The Complete Golden Dawn

System of Magic (1984), Volume II, “The
Tarot,” signifiers are selected by age, gender,
and complexion, per what Regardie calls “A
Gypsy Method.” Eden Gray popularizes a
similar method in her book, Mastering the
Tarot (1971).

Author’s Approach. The author’s approach is to

use a court card that corresponds with the

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Seeker’s gender, maturity or age, and sun

sign. The supplemental download is keyed
specifically to the author’s approach.

 Chapter 14, “The Shadow Card” Practicum

p. 402-404 Practice a reading with any spread from your
repertoire. After the reading, collect the cards
into a single pile and shuffle. Be sure to
identify the signifier card to be used. Shuffle
the deck. Turn the deck over, images facing
you, and look for the signifier. Once located,
draw out the card immediately behind the
signifier. This is the Shadow Card, which
expresses the latent extenuating forces are
compelling the current of the Seeker’s
situation.

2 The First Operation

 Chapter 11: The First Operation The author’s approach to the First Operation
p. 245-250 is her own entirely, adapting from the original
sources listed above and in the end notes of
Holistic Tarot. Such approach is not purported
to follow any particular esoteric lineage or
tradition, but rather demonstrates how
techniques from particular lineages or
traditions can be modernized and used
effectively in tarot practice today.

Also consider reading the following texts:

 Papus, The Tarot of the Bohemians (1892),
Chapter II: The Sacred Word Yod-He-Vau-He
 MacGregor Mathers and Harriet Felkin’s
Liber T - Tarot Symbolism and Divination
(1888)
 Aleister Crowley, The Book of Thoth: A Short
Essay on the Tarot of the Egyptians (1969)
 Paul Foster Case, Oracle of the Tarot (1933)

Reading with the First Operation

Do a reading for yourself using the First Operation.
Start with your signifier and as you shuffle the
deck, focus on the following inquiry: What part of
my life do I need to devote greater attention to

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right now? Shuffle and cut per your customary

approach and perform the First Operation. Note the
IHVH pile that your signifier appears in. With that
quarter pile only, shuffle and focus on the
following inquiry: How and why? Your mind
should be anchored in that quadrant, knowing that
that the “how and why” will follow the First
Operation result. Then perform a reading with any
basic spread of your choosing, such as a three-card
spread, four-card, a simple cross, or a dyadic cross.
Log your reading in your tarot journal.

 Supplement: First Operation Practicum

Practice Log Through initial motor training that may not
feel intuitive at first, the First Operation
(Download from Website: technique will become intuitive once you are
http://benebellwen.com/about- practiced at it. At some point, the operation
the-book/holistic-tarot- will proceed at a level just below
supplements/) consciousness. When that happens, the work
becomes intuitive and the results will be
reliable every time. Thus, at these early stages
of learning the First Operation, practice it
dozens of times even if it feels cumbersome,
until it becomes second nature. Log the results
in your tarot journal. When a test result is
accurate, take the time to reflect on how you
felt and your state of being. Learn how you
are when the intuitive connection is open.
When a test result is inaccurate, reflect on the
doubts and anxieties or runaway thoughts
that may have tainted the result. Learn how to
control and curb those factors.

3 Court Cards
 Chapter 12: Interpreting Court Court Cards Practice Exercises
Cards Download the supplement and do the
p. 251-252 assigned court card practice exercises. All
answers are in the text. After the exercises, the
“Literal Interpretation” supplement also discusses how to reconcile
p. 252-256 the various meanings of court cards together
during a reading.
“Figurative Interpretation”
p. 256-261

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For a more in-depth study of the court cards, the

Supplement: Court Cards following books are recommended:
Practice  Mary K. Greer and Tom Little,
Understanding the Tarot Court (Llewellyn
(Download from Website: Publications, 2004)
http://benebellwen.com/about-  Kate Warwick-Smith, The Tarot Court
the-book/holistic-tarot- Cards: Archetypal Patterns of Relationship in
supplements/) the Minor Arcana (Destiny Books, 2003)

 “Court Cards and the Classical Rumination

Elements” The text reasons that the elemental
p. 267-269 correspondence of the Page of Wands as Earth
and Fire conveys the sense of stability,
conviction, and resourcefulness of Earth
combined with the creative, enthusiastic,
passionate energies of Fire. The sum is a
motivated youth who is very resourceful at
getting what she wants. (p. 268). Likewise, the
Queen of Swords is Water and Air, thus the
emotional component of Water is combined
with the intellectual, aggressive component of
Air. The sum is a strong, fierce, highly
competent woman, albeit one who may at
times rule with her emotion, or with a
tendency to be spiteful or snobby. (p. 269).
Following such elemental analysis of the
courts, synthesize the corresponding
elements, with the table on p. 269 as reference,
to explain the personality traits of the other
court members:
 Knight of Wands  Queen of Cups
 Queen of Wands  King of Cups
 King of Wands  Page of Swords
 Page of Cups  Knight of Swords
 Knight of Cups  King of Swords

 “A Contextual Character The text states: “Understanding the court

Analysis of the Court” cards as characters will help the practitioner
p. 270-274 improve his or her application of the cards to
a Seeker’s situation. The pages are a universal
representation of our aspirations, the knights
of our quests, the queens of nurture, and the
kings of our domains. Their stories are the

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archetypal stories of many a historic figure,

and through the retelling of these stories, a
Seeker can find identification.” (p. 270)

The text then offers a few examples, such as

the Page of Wands telling the story of Joan of
Arc (p. 270), the Knight of Swords for Sir
Galahad (p. 271), the Queen of Pentacles for
Cleopatra (p. 273), or the King of Cups for the
Holy Emperor Charlemagne (p. 274), among
others. What narratives from history and
mythology do the court cards remind you of?
Attribute at least one such story to each card:
 Page of Wands  Queen of Cups
 Knight of Wands  King of Cups
 Queen of Wands  Page of Swords
 King of Wands  Knight of Swords
 Page of Cups  Queen of Swords
 Knight of Cups  King of Swords

 Chapter 15, “The Significance of Practicum

Court Cards” Shuffle the deck and think about the people in
p. 427 your life right now. Draw 36 cards into 6 rows
and 6 columns. First, start by flipping face
down all non-court cards. Study the court
cards only. How many appear? Do you
recognize any of these court cards as actual
people in your life? Turn over face up some of
the cards around each of the court cards. What
do these neighboring cards convey to you
about your relationship to these people?

 Appendix E: Profile Tables for The profile tables in the appendix offer a
Interpreting Court Cards summary snapshot of each court card.
p. 774-782 Consider writing in additional keywords and
phrases that you have formulated from your
own work with the tarot courts. Cross out any
text that does not resonate with you.

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4 Elemental Dignities
 Chapter 15, “Elemental Elemental Dignities Exercise
Dignities”
CUPS PENTACLES WANDS SWORDS
p. 437-448 Earth
Water Fire Air

Strengthen & Amplify Strengthen & Amplify

Supplement: Elemental
Dignities and Affinities PENTACLES WANDS SWORDS CUPS
Earth Fire Air Water

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WANDS CUPS SWORDS PENTACLES
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supplements/)
Conflict & Weaken Conflict & Weaken

Referring to the above reference chart, note

the elemental dignities of these readings:
1. Seeker wants to know what her romantic
prospects are for the year. Two-Card
Reading: Two of Wands and King of
Cups.
2. Seeker wants to know whether to change
careers. Two-Card Reading: Three of Cups
and Ace of Swords
3. Seeker wants to know whether to change
careers. Two-Card Reading: Key 17: The
Star and Queen of Pentacles
4. Seeker wants to know whether to change
careers. Three-Card Reading: Key 3: The
Empress, Ace of Cups, and Ten of
Pentacles
5. Seeker wants to know what her romantic
prospects are for the year. Three-Card
Reading: Key 15: The Devil, Four of
Swords, and Nine of Swords
6. Seeker wants to know whether to change
careers. Celtic Cross Reading: Key 20:
Judgement and Key 0: The Fool are the
only Majors; in Minors, there are 4
Wands, 3 Cups, 1 Swords, and 0
Pentacles
7. Seeker wants to know what her romantic

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prospects are for the year. Celtic Cross

Reading: Key 7: The Chariot, Key 16: The
Tower, and Key 18: The Moon are the
Majors; in Minors, there are 2 Wands, 3
Cups, 1 Swords, and 1 Pentacles

For each reading exercise, answer the

following questions:
A. Do the two cards (a) strengthen and
amplify each other, (b) conflict and
weaken, or (c) have a neutral effect?
i. If (a), looking at the other aspects of
the cards, such as numbering,
directionality, or Major vs. Minor,
etc., which card leads and which card
is supportive?
ii. If (b), in the conflict, which card is
likely to dominate over the other?
Again, look at numbering,
directionality, Major vs. Minor, etc.
B. Write out your interpretation for each of
the seven exercises.

(Author’s answers are on the Elemental Dignities

supplemental download.)

 Chapter 15, “Elemental Elemental Affinities Exercise

Affinities in the Minor Arcana” In the most basic terms, an elemental dignity
p. 449-450 is the card’s assigned element, e.g., Wands
cards are assigned Fire, and an elemental
See also Appendix B, “Table of affinity is the card’s behavior tendencies
Traditional Elemental Dignities within that dignity, e.g., Ace cards in all four
and Affinities in the Minor suits possess a Fire affinity and the Twos
Arcana” possess a Water affinity, which is what affects
p. 752-753 the meaning of that Ace card or that Two card
within the suit.
Supplement: Elemental
Dignities and Affinities Open the text to Appendix B11, p. 752. (The
diagram in Chapter 15, “Elemental Affinities,”
(Download from Website: p. 449 is also helpful.) Using these reference
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supplements/) following statements:

A. Ten of Wands. The elemental dignity
for the suit of Wands is ______, which
corresponds with __________________
and the elemental affinity for ten is
______, which corresponds with
__________________. Thus, the Ten of
Wands expresses __________________.
B. Queen of Cups. The elemental dignity
for the suit of Cups is ______, which
corresponds with __________________
and the elemental affinity for the Queen
is ______, which corresponds with
__________________. Thus, the Queen of
Cups expresses ___________.
C. Six of Pentacles. The elemental dignity
for the suit of Pentacles is ______, which
corresponds with ____________ and the
elemental affinity for six is
____________, which corresponds with
__________________. Thus, the Six of
Pentacles expresses _______________.
(Author’s answers are on the Elemental Dignities
and Affinities supplemental download.)

 Chapter 14, “Two-Card Practicum

Spreads” Practice a minimum of 10 readings using the
p. 288-289 two-card spread, only analyzing elemental
dignities. Log the readings in your tarot
See also Appendix A, “Two-Card journal. Two-card spreads are an optimal way
Spreads” of learning and mastering elemental dignities.
p. 694
Practicum
Practice a minimum of 10 readings using just
a one-card draw, analyzing the card’s
elemental dignity and affinity. For the
purpose of this practicum, ignore Majors and
focus on the Minor suits. Interpret the card
through its elemental dignity and affinity
only. Do not incorporate any other mode of
interpretation or rely on the Cyclopedia
meaning of the cards.

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Example. For a reading about whether to

pursue a particular writing project, the
card drawn is the Knight of Wands. The
suit of Wands corresponds with Fire, for
progress, movement forward, drive,
determination, and also relates to work
projects and professional development.
The Knight’s elemental affinity is Air,
which relates to ambitions, leaving behind
a legacy, the realm of communication, and
the external self. Synthesized together, the
Knight of Wands would answer the
question in the affirmative—yes, go
forward with the writing project. If, for
example, the Knight of Wands appeared
in reverse, then those same energies are
still present, but using the WIND
mnemonic, convey great obstacles ahead,
possible delays in fruition, and a serious
upward struggle ahead.

5 Intensive Studies
 Chapter 22: Intermediate Read through the chapter but hold off on the
Ruminations and Practicum recommended exercises and practicum points
p. 531-536 for now. The practicum points will be
revisited at a later time.

 Review Chapter 8: Keywords Keywords Revised

p. 45-58 Review the keywords in Chapter 8. By now
you should have formulated your own
interpretation of the cards, and so some of the
keywords set forth in Chapter 8 may now be
clearly counterintuitive. Cross or white out
those keywords and write in better ones for
yourself.

 Supplement: Daily Readings Daily One-Card Draw

For two consecutive weeks, every morning
(Download from Website: draw a single card from a randomized, well-
http://benebellwen.com/about- shuffled deck and meditate on the meaning of
the-book/holistic-tarot- the card. At the end of the day, revisit the
supplements/) card’s imagery and think back on that day to

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see how that card manifested itself

See also Appendix H, “Morning throughout the day. Notes and records should
Routine Quick Tarot Reading” be taken down in your journal.
p. 806

 Supplement: Ruminations on Ruminations on the Major Arcana

the Major Arcana Write a short rumination in any format for
each card in the Major Arcana. Concentrate on
(Download from Website: each card one by one and, while in a
http://benebellwen.com/about- completely relaxed disposition, free-write
the-book/holistic-tarot- your impressions of the card. It can be a poem,
supplements/) a passage written in stream of consciousness,
flashes of keywords, or you can narrate a
See also Appendix C, story. Follow your intuition and your
“Ruminations on the Major creativity. A sample of such a rumination is
Arcana” provided in Appendix C.
p. 759-765

 Supplement: The Three Helena Blavatsky is a late 19th century

Septanaries occultist and philosopher whose works
greatly influenced the theosophies behind
(Download from Website: esoteric tarot. In Blavatsky’s seminal work The
http://benebellwen.com/about- Key to Theosophy (1889), she presents the
the-book/holistic-tarot- septenary principle of (i) spiritual self, (ii) the
supplements/) soul, (iii) the higher self, (iv) the body’s
desires, (v) life force (breath or qi), (vi) the
astral body, and (vii) the physical body.

That septenary principle is applied to the

Major Arcana in tarot and is a foundational
building block of every Major Arcana
structure in tarot today. In every tarot deck,
the Major Arcana can be subdivided into the
three septanaries, which excludes The Fool (as
the septenaries represent the journey of the
Fool, and thus the Fool in one sense is the
signifier). Keys I through VII (Magician to
Chariot) represent the first septenary, or the
Self; Keys VIII through VIV (Strength to
Temperance) represent the second septenary,
or the Collective; and Keyx VIV through XXI
(Devil to World) represent the third and final
septenary, or Apotheosis. See Christine Payne-

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Towler, The Underground Stream: Esoteric Tarot

Revealed (Noreah Press, 1999), p. 121.

Rumination on the Three Septenaries

Ruminate on the keys of the Major Arcana
through the framework of the three
septenaries and how you interpret each Major
Arcanum card within the scheme of the
septenaries. The supplemental download
provides a template to work with.

 Chapter 9, “Suit of Wands” Ruminations on the Suit of Wands

p. 126 After reading through the Suit of Wands,
think about the following questions for the
Chapter 15, “The Significance of suit of Wands and log the ruminations in your
Suits,” Wands tarot journal.
p. 435  What aspect of the human condition does the
suit talk about?
 How do you personally relate to this aspect of
Appendix D1. Suit of Wands
the human condition?
p. 767-768
 Which cards in the suit best represent your
own personal past? Why?
 Which cards best represent your present?
 Which cards do you hope represent your
future?

 Chapter 9, “Suit of Cups” Ruminations on the Suit of Cups

p. 153 After reading through the Suit of Cups, think
about the following questions for the suit of
Chapter 15, “The Significance of Cups and log the ruminations in your tarot
Suits,” Cups journal.
p. 435  What aspect of the human condition does the
suit talk about?
 How do you personally relate to this aspect of
Appendix D2. Suit of Cups
the human condition?
p. 769-770
 Which cards in the suit best represent your
own personal past? Why?
 Which cards best represent your present?
 Which cards do you hope represent your
future?

 Chapter 9, “Suit of Swords” Ruminations on the Suit of Swords

p. 180 After reading through the Suit of Swords,
think about the following questions for the
Chapter 15, “The Significance of suit of Swords and log the ruminations in

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Suits,” Swords your tarot journal.

p. 435  What aspect of the human condition does the
suit talk about?
 How do you personally relate to this aspect of
Appendix D3. Suit of Swords
the human condition?
p. 771
 Which cards in the suit best represent your
Note. The Holistic Tarot text is
own personal past? Why?
missing a reference table.  Which cards best represent your present?
However, the table also appears  Which cards do you hope represent your
on p. 180. future?

 Chapter 9, “Suit of Pentacles” Ruminations on the Suit of Pentacles

p. 210 After reading through the Suit of Pentacles,
think about the following questions for the
Chapter 15, “The Significance of suit of Pentacles and log the ruminations in
Suits,” Pentacles your tarot journal.
p. 435  What aspect of the human condition does the
suit talk about?
 How do you personally relate to this aspect of
Appendix D4. Suit of Pentacles
the human condition?
p. 772-773
 Which cards in the suit best represent your
own personal past? Why?
 Which cards best represent your present?
 Which cards do you hope represent your
future?

6 Intermediate Considerations
 Chapter 14, “The Adjustment Reading with the Adjustment Card
Card” Practice a three-card spread and draw a final
p. 400-401 card for the Adjustment Card. Practice
readings with spreads from your repertoire
(e.g., the Celtic Cross) and in addition, draw
an Adjustment Card as the final step of
analysis.

 Chapter 14, “Telling Time with Practicum

Tarot” Draw a three-card spread for a general area of
p. 416-424 your life. For example, ask about the
chronology of your romantic relationships or
Chapter 29, “Step Six: ask about your career prospects. Note the
Projections” elemental correspondence for the first center
p. 626-628 card. Use the chart on p. 417. In addition to
the meaning of the card, the card relates to an

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event timed to the seasonal, astrological, or

moon phase correspondence of that card.
Exercise your intuition to determine which
one. The second card noting the past relates to
an event that has already transpired, around
the time of the card’s seasonal, astrological, or
moon phase correspondence. The third card
noting the probable outcome offers a glimpse
into the timing of future events pertinent to
the inquiry at hand. Practice telling time with
three-card readings and log the readings in
your journal.

Six-Month Projection Readings

Practice six-month projection readings using
the sixth step of the Depth Diagnostics process
set forth in Chapter 29, starting on p. 626.
Ignore the Depth Diagnostics procedure for
now and simply focus on learning how to
draw six cards and reading them as
projections. At the close of any reading, such
six cards can be drawn for a Seeker interested
in final projections on the matter.

Reading End Notes

End notes that you may find interesting: 18 (p.
835).

 Chapter 14, “Card Counting in Majority View vs. Minority View

Tarot” Decide whether you will be adopting the
p. 408-416 Majority View or Minority View to card
counting. Note the applicable reference table
in your tarot journal. The Majority View table
is on p. 409. The Minority View table is on p.
410.

 Supplement: Card Counting Exercise: A Personal Reading with the Card

(Majority View) Counting Technique
This practicum assumes the majority view for
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supplements/) the card counting technique.

See also:
Majority View Reference Chart
p. 409

 Chapter 18: The Five Practicum

Components of Circumstance Create five lists, one for each of the five
p. 484-498 components: force majeure, karma,
disposition, education, and action. Begin with
an ordered deck and study each card intently,
looking for the five components. Decide for
yourself whether the card expresses force
majeure, karma, disposition, education, or
action. Write the card down in the
corresponding list. Note that one card may
appear on more than one list. Keep these lists
in your tarot journal.

 Chapter 14, “The Seashell” The Seashell Spread

p. 396-400 Practice the Seashell spread and perform 3
readings with it, integrating the Five
Components of Circumstance analytical
method. Log the readings in your tarot
journal.

 Chapter 21: The Setting of a Creating Your Space

Tarot Reading Think about what essentials you need to
p. 517-530 create an optimal space for reading. Acquire
these essentials and keep them by your tarot
cards. Most practitioners opt for a reading
cloth, a few choice crystals or gemstones, and
either candles or incense.

Reading End Notes

End notes that you may find interesting: 2 (p.
837).

 Chapter 23: The Value of Grounding

Meditation to Tarot Practice After a day of several consecutive tarot
p. 537-539 readings, practice the grounding meditation
on p. 538. If you read tarot consecutively for

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multiple people within a short period of time,

then you must perform some form of
grounding to keep from over-exhaustion.
Taking a salt bath afterward to unwind and
de-stress also helps. A home-made mixture of
1 cup Epsom salt, 1 cup baking soda, and a
few drops of your favorite essential oil can be
incredibly relaxing.

7 Devising Your Own Spreads

 Chapter 16: Devising Your Own If devising your own tarot spreads is an area
Spreads of strong interest, then consider reading
p. 462-477 Teresa Michelsen’s Designing Your Own Tarot
Spreads (Llewellyn Publications, 2003), one of
the best books on the subject.

 Supplement: Worksheet for Practicum

Devising Your Own Spread Following the instructions of Chapter 16,
devise your own tarot spread. The
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the-book/holistic-tarot- through the step by step process of designing
supplements/) your own spread.

8 Reading Tarot for Love

 Chapter 26: Tarot and Love Exercise: One-Card Draw
p. 563-573 Do a one-card reading for a question related
to love and romance. Look up the card’s
meaning as it relates to love in Chapter 26, p.
565-573.

 Chapter 26, “Hope’s Three-Card Practicum

Relationship Spread” Practice a reading for an inquiry on love using
p. 574-578 Hope’s three-card relationship spread. Log the
reading practice in your journal.

 Chapter 14, “Two-Seeker Practicum

Love and Relationship Spread” Practice a reading for a couple, using the two-
p. 387-389 seeker love and relationship spread. Log the
reading practice in your journal.

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9 Reading Tarot for Work/Career

 Chapter 27: Tarot and Exercise: One-Card Draw
Professional Development Do a one-card reading for a question related
p. 579-588 to work, career, or professional development.
Look up the card’s meaning as it relates to
love in Chapter 27, p. 580-588.

 Review Chapter 14, “The Practicum

Seashell,” specifically, the Zara Practice a reading using the Seashell spread.
case study Log the reading practice in your journal.
p. 396-400

 Chapter 27, “Inspiring High Practicum

Achievement with Tarot” Continuing on the same Seashell spread, draw
p. 588-592 an additional six cards as instructed on p. 589.
Interpret the results accordingly. Log the
reading practice in your journal.

10 Consideration of the Spread Landscape

 Chapter 15, “Directionality” Exercise: Three-Card Reading
p. 450-453 Ask a question and do a three-card reading
for the question. After setting down the three
cards, examine the directionality. Based on
directionality as explained in the chapter,
where does the answer lie for the Seeker’s
question? Use the diagram on p. 451 for
reference.

 Chapter 15, “The Color of the Exercise: One-Card Draw

Sky” Ask a question and draw a single card to
p. 453-454 answer the question. Focus on the sky color
and any clouds or birds in the sky. How much
of the sky occupies the space on the card?
What is the symbolic significance of the sky to
the question at hand?

 Chapter 15, “Checklist of Practicum

Consideration Points for a Following the checklist open book, do a
Reading” reading about any question with any spread

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p. 457-459 of your choosing. Use a signifier and perform

the First Operation as the preliminary step to
the reading. In interpreting the reading,
follow the checklist of consideration points.
Log the reading in your tarot journal.

 Chapter 15, “Checklist of Practicum

Recommended Exercises” and Note the exercises and spreads to practice.
“Spreads to Practice” Select five to work on and log the practice in
p. 460-461 your journal.

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