Create the future you've always wanted by harnessing the magic inherent in every tarot reading.
Jack Chanek guides you to the intersection of tarot and magic, where you'll learn how magic can inform a reading, and how tarot can be used for magical purposes. When used together, you can not only read your future, but also create it.
Jack demonstrates how to turn the Wheel of Fortune in your favor through a variety of spells and spreads. He begins by building your foundational skills and showing you how tarot fits into the larger magical worldview. Then he shows you how to incorporate tarot into your workings, including meditations, talismans, and spirit communication. Featuring more than a dozen original tarot spreads, this book encourages you to experiment with these methods and make the magic your own.
Contents
List of Spreads xi
Disclaimer xiii
Introduction: The Hand That Turns the Wheel 1
Part One: A Magical Worldview
Chapter One: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Tarot Reading 9
Chapter Two: What Is Magic? 27
Chapter Three: Earth, Air, Water, and Fire 43
Chapter Four: The Zodiac 59
Chapter Five: The Planets 75
Chapter Six: The Tree of Life 93
Part Two: Tarot in Magic
Chapter Seven: Pathworking and Meditation 119
Chapter Eight: Stacking the Deck 137
Chapter Nine: Tarot Talismans 157
Chapter Ten: Writing Tarot Spells 177
Chapter Eleven: Angels and Demons 195
Chapter Twelve: The Spirits of the Major Arcana 223
Conclusion: The Wheel Keeps Turning 239
Appendix: Keywords and Card Meanings 243
Bibliography 247
Jack Chanek is a Gardnerian Wiccan priest and the author of Qabalah for Wiccans and Tarot for Real Life. He has been reading tarot since he was eleven years old and has taught workshops on tarot, Qabalah, and Wicca around the country. Jack has appeared on podcasts including Seeking Witchcraft, The Magic Monday Podcast, and The Witching Hour with Patti Negri, as well as teaching at festivals such as Free Spirit Gathering and LlewellynCon. He lives in New Jersey, where he works as an academic philosopher specializing in Immanuel Kant s philosophy of science. He can be found online at www.JackOfWandsTarot.wordpress.com.
