Position 9 in the Celtic Cross Spread

While everyone who regularly uses the Celtic Cross Spread adapts it to their own understanding, I am going to reveal the underlying richness of the traditional “Hopes and Fears” or 9th position* of this classic spread. *I’m not counting the Significator. Both/And Early in my tarot reading career, I interpreted whatever card landed in this…...

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Mary K. Greer

Mary K. Greer is the author of 12 books on tarot and magic and teaches a Jungian-based interactive method of reading the cards. Discovering tarot in 1967, she has been teaching it since 1974 in colleges, privately, and in conferences and workshop venues around the world. Her 1984 book Tarot for Your Self revolutionized the practice of tarot, being the first book to describe reading for oneself as a self-help and personal creativity tool. She also also writes biographies of magical women, including co-authoring the book, Pamela Colman Smith: The Untold Story. You can find her at marykgreer.com and on Facebook.

Position 9 in the Celtic Cross Spread

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The Thoth Universe Tarot Card Creation Story

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Using the Tarot Court Cards

Spread Shape as “Statement of Intent”

Tarot Reading for Businesses: A Conceptual Overview

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