The Oldest Tarot Spread

Is there any “true” way to lay the cards? Probably not. But here is the first tarot spread to appear in print. It is in an article by le Comte de M*** (Mellet) in Court de Gébelin’s Le Monde Primitif (1781). The spread instructions were followed by a sample interpretation—the dream of Joseph in the…...

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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.

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Moralization of the Game of Cards: Part 1

Using All 22 Major Arcana

Incentivizing the Shadow: A “Numerical Synthesis” Pros-and-Cons Spread with Resolution

The Thoth Universe Tarot Card Creation Story

How to Write From Your Heart with Tarot

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Active Imagination vs. Guided Imagery

Mary K. Greer

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