The Tarot According To You: A Workbook [Paperback]

Nancy Garen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2001

In Tarot Made Easy, Nancy Garen provided and authoritative, comprehensive guide to the tarot, one of the oldest and most popular divination systems. In her new book, she shows readers how to go a step further. Designed as a workbook that can be used with any tarot deck, The Tarot According to you enables readers to increase their self-awareness and empower themselves by trusting their own interpretations and observations about the meanings of the cards.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Anyone who'd like to make tarot more accessible, more personal will find in this book a way to do that." -- The Advocate Online, 3/24/01

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Hugh Harmon, Ph.D., co-author of 'Odyssey of the Soul, A Trilogy'
"Nancy Garen stands head and shoulders above her colleagues as she incorporates her vast knowledge of the inner worlds of the Royal Road she travels through the Tarot. This book captures her superb ability to teach others all they need to know to become masters themselves and opens the door to a greater understanding of the universal wisdom all innately possess."

Geert Delahaye, European Grand Master, President of Belgian Tarot Association
" 'The Tarot According to You' is a clear, concise, and more important, to the point kind of book. Newcomers will (or should, anyhow) love it for that unmistakable quality and the real "teachers" will accept it as an honest and textbook example of how they themselves should enlighten their pupils. Nancy Garen secured a place in history already with 'Tarot Made Easy' and most definitely with this gigantic gem!"

Kelly Jo South, Founder, The Psychic World Network
"Following the step by step process in Nancy's book will not only enlighten you on the meanings of the tarot cards it will fore tell the future through your own experiences. Her words are simple and understandable. I found information I have been searching for and my readings have never come out as clear as the ones I did today. All of my questions were answered and not a single doubt remained.

Thanks to Garen, I can now confidently give my clients the most accurate readings possible and I know that anyone who completes this book will never look at a card, scratch their heads and wonder what it means again. Nor will they have to rely on anyone else's interpretations or psychic abilities.

I thought nothing could top 'Tarot Made Easy' but this book is the best new age resource I have ever read. If there was ever a #1 tarot book, 'The Tarot According to You' should take first place! I hope that someday there will be an online work shop for her books. The more people are taught the tarot, the better off they will be."

Lady Jessica, HPS and Powsa Healer
"This book is FANTASTIC!!!!!! I like the "Symbols" section-that's very useful in understanding the cards "on sight". The whole "Basics" chapter explains pretty much everything about the cards IMHO. Nancy makes it simple to understand and it's written in a "we're two friends having coffee at the kitchen table" style. I feel like she's talking with me, rather than I'm reading and studying. I love that she stresses that there is no set "right way"; that each person has to trust their intuition and feelings about their readings.

I think the workbook format and the "possibilities" Nancy listed with each of the categories is fantastic. When a person is too close to a situation, they can't always ask objective, probing questions but she forces a person to take a step back and look at the situation/problem again. Most excellent!!!"

Marianne Price, Phone Psychic, Psychic Readers Network
"I love this book! It's just the thing I've been looking for! Once again I feel as though Nancy and I are on the same wavelength. She cuts through the crap and mystery surrounding tarot and teaches people that the key is themselves. When it comes out I want to buy copies for my kids. I think it's an excellent way for them to develop their skills."

Pat Perry, Professional Psychic
"I have been an experienced reader for over 15 years and have found that Nancy Garen's book, 'Tarot Made Easy' and her new book , 'The Tarot According to You' have been a God Send. I do approximately 200 readings a week and I am always searching for the ultimate in tarot knowledge. Every practicing psychic should have these two books."

Jen Kello, Psychic
"No matter what mystery you are pondering in your life, 'The Tarot According To You' holds the answers. Its clever and well written categories are a great follow up to Tarot Made Easy and makes all the other tarot books seem rather dull. Filled with in formation, quotes and 15 categories to choose from (such as love, work, guidance, etc.) this book is an excellent guide in teaching people how to learn through their own experiences and anyone who reads it will be able to relate to it."

Helen Hipson, Freelance Writer
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Tarot According to You'! I thought it was the very best tarot book ever because of the reader participation it invites. So many tarot books are very rigid in their stance that this or that is the right way to read a card and there can be no other. Ms. Garen recognizes the reality that there are many types of readers and many ways to read the cards."

RoseMarie Wilmot
"How intelligently and thoughtfully Nancy has handled such a complicated subject! It's clear enough for the neophyte, and sophisticated enough to satisfy and gratify the most advanced reader. I am staggered at the amount of research and the overwhelming work product she has gathered together in such an orderly format. It's truly impressive."

Jasmine Madosh
" 'The Tarot According To You' is spiritual detective work. Nancy solves the case as she unravels the mysteries of the universe in this jam packed book of knowledge. It's filled with wisdom my soul has craved for years! This is a must have for any tarot reader. Not only a self teaching tarot guide, it gives tarot readers a full view of the Godself within. Life is full of ups and downs; let this book balance them out!"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (January 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684850443
• ISBN-13: 978-0684850443
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really good book for struggling tarotists!, April 16, 2001

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Gina M. Pace "wicce" (Scranton, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This book is clear and simple to read, and upon your first look at it, you might not realize how helpful it is. The reason for this? The book has a revolutionary approach to learning tarot. Instead of handing you a bunch of pre-recorded meanings that you try to memorize and then regurgitate when doing a reading, this book asks YOU questions about what you are thinking, feeling, seeing and getting from each card, MAKING YOU WORK FOR YOUR OWN MEANING OF THE CARD. I cannot stress enough how important this is when you are trying to wean yourself off the tarot books and learn to do readings without falling back on the standard meanings. It takes years to get to this point if you skip this process. Garen gives you a straightforward guide to opening yourself up to trusting your intuition and listening to your inner guide while reading the cards. If you want to learn to read the tarot, I mean REALLY read it, this book will be invaluable to you. This book is NOT meant for people who just collect decks, but is a real working textbook for learning. It also makes a great guide for people who HAVE been working with tarot for a while, because if you get stuck in a reading, you can use the questions in the book to help yourself get out of a corner. I highly recommend this book!!!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tarot According to You, June 4, 2001

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Jenn (Milpitas, CA.) - See all my reviews

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After working with Nancy's Tarot Made Easy, the first time I read for myself I began to understand parts of my personality which I refused to see before her book. When I purchased her new book, The Tarot According to You, the responses were in question form and I was amazed at how it picked up on things even readers couldn't see for me despite their many years of reading experience! Thank you Nancy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tarot According To You, March 31, 2001

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Lady Jessica (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews

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Exceedes Excellence! I have both of Nancy Garen's Tarot Books and I *TREASURE* them. "The Tarot According To You" offers the reader the opportunity to actually *learn* the tarot without making it difficult. It also urges the reader to look within for answers, instead of without, or to other people. The meditations included with many of the cards are fantastic! This book moves beyond "what does the card mean", into "what does the card mean to *me* and how does it relate to my PRESENT situation". "The Tarot According To You", along with "The Tarot Made Easy", are essential to all libraries!