You have to fall in love with a book that calls absurd the notion that Tarot originated in Egypt. Even though there is absolutely no proof of this, there are those who want to make Tarot more mysterious than it already is. Sometimes, it surprises me that people don't attribute it to Atlantis or Lemuria!
Other times I wonder if Tarot readers have astrology envy. Astrology has been studied for about as long as humans have been on the planet because, lacking TV and entertainment, our ancestors really did not have anything better to do than look at the night sky. But I digress...
The book has a good definition of fortunetelling vs divination. Basically, fortunetelling says something will happen and one has no choice in the matter, whereas divination says certain things could happen, and it's up to you whether to allow them or prevent them. Far more empowering.
Then the book moved on to a Split-Hexagram spread which is a 7 card Major Arcana spread representing spiritual forces being brought down to the physical plane and conscious/unconscious desires, with an outcome card in the middle. The spread is intended to be used to determine the outcome of Grey Magick in order to avoid unwittingly practicing Black Magick.
Yes, this was the right book for me! Starting with Tarot is so awesome!
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