Corrine Kenner - Tarot and Astrology: Enhance Your Readings with the Wisdom of the Zodiac

About the Author

Corrine Kenner specializes in bringing metaphysical subjects down to earth. Shes a certified tarot master and the author of many books, including the Wizards Tarot Guidebook , Tarot for Writers, Simple Fortunetelling with Tarot Cards, Tarot Journaling, and Tall Dark Stranger: Tarot for Love and Romance. Shes the designer of three decks: The Wizards Tarot, the Epicurean Tarot, and the Victorian Christmas Tarot .

Corrine has lived in Brazil and Los Angeles, where she earned a bachelors degree in philosophy from California State University. She now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and their daughters. She reads tarot professionally and offers regular classes and workshops, both in person and online. For more information, visit her website at corrinekenner.com.

Llewellyn Publications

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Acknowledgments

I am indebted to Storm Cestavani and Julie Dass for reviewing the astrological information in this book, and Im thankful for John Blumen, who illustrated the Wizards Tarot cards. I also appreciate the generosity of Thraicie Hawkner and Jane Hanson, owners of the Eye of Horus Metaphysical shop in Minneapolis, where I wroteand testeda good portion of the material in this book.

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Tarot and Astrology: Enhance Your Readings with the Wisdom of the Zodiac 2011 by Corrine Kenner.

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Cover and card art 2011 John Blumen

Cover design by Lisa Novak

Chart wheels of public figures were produced using Solar Fire 7 software by permission of Astrolabe, Inc. (http://astrolabe.com). All charts are based on data collected from birth certificates. (Rodden Rating: AA)

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Contents

Tarot Planets and Signs

The Building Blocks of the Tarot

The Planets, Astrologys Guiding Lights

Signs of the Times

The Minor Arcana

Elementary Astrology

Tarot, Astrology, and Qabalah

The Numbered Cards

The Planets in the Signs

The Court Cards

Astrology In-Depth

The Houses of the Horoscope

How to Read a Horoscope Chart

A Simplified Guide to Chart Interpretation

Horoscope Keywords

List of Cards

Introduction

For centuries, the art of tarot and the science of astrology have been closely linked. Now, with the help of Tarot and Astrology , youll master the connections between astrology and tarotnot as two separate fields of study, but as a seamless, integrated whole.

If youre a tarot reader, this book will help you learn astrology. If youre an astrologer, this book will help you learn tarot. And if you already use the two arts in combination, Tarot and Astrology will help you master both specialties. How? If youre a tarot reader, this guide will show you how to add depth to your readings by adding astrological symbolism, interpretations, and methods. If youre a practicing astrologer, this book will show you how to bring your charts to life with the visual imagery of the cards. In short, Tarot and Astrology will give you the tools you need to combine the science of astrology with the art of tarot.

The History of Tarot and Astrology

If you could travel back in time 6,000 years, to a towering, multitiered ziggurat in Babylonia, you could stare, transfixed, at the planets and the stars alongside a Chaldean astrologer.

If you could travel back 600 years, to the Italian villas where tarot was first introduced, you could play cards at nightand you could hold the power of a gilded Sun and silver Moon in the palm of your hand.

Either way, you would be working with the same archetypal imagery and symbolism that people have been studying since the dawn of time.

Tarot and astrology have always been connected. The earliest tarot decks depicted the Sun, the Moon, and the Star, alongside gods with cosmic connections like Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus.

Tarots m ore scholarly association with astrology, however, is much more recent. In 1785, the French occultist Jean-Baptiste Alliette devised a full-fledged set of correspo ndences between astrology and tarot. And as time passed, other mystics and philosophers began to notice an intriguing number of similarities between the structure of the tarot deck, the Hebrew alphabet, and the Qabalah, a form of Jewish mysticism. In each case, astrological correlations ran like a silver thread through all of their compositions.

The Dawn of Modern Tarot and Astrology

Modern tarot was born in the late 1800s, when a London group of mystics and philosophers founded the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Together, they attempted to unify several branches of metaphysics, including astrology, numerology, and Qabalahand they consolidated their theories in a deck of tarot cards.

The groups tarot manual, MacGregor Mathers Book T , described the cards astrological, qabalistic, elemental, and spiritual attributes. The guide also included a method for associating all 78 cards with the zodiac.

In 1909, Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith designed their own version of the Golden Dawn tarot deck. The result, popularly known as the Rider-Waite tarot, is the best-selling tarot deck in the world. In 1943, Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris also created their own version, the Thoth tarot. They, too, used Golden Dawn attributions for most of their astrological correspondences. Today, many tarot artists and deck designers base their work on those Golden Dawn designswhich means that ancient astrology is finding its way into contemporary tarot cards, as well.

This book is illustrated with the Wizards Tarot , a deck by myself and artist John Blumen. It was designed with astrology in mindand since it pictures teachers and students at a school of mystery and magic, it makes an excellent teaching guide for the marriage of astrology and tarot.

Tarot and Astrology in Action

In this guide, Ill show you how to combine tarot and astrology, starting with the basics of both subjects. Well build, step by step, to full-fledged readings that bring out the best of both fields.

Astrology and Tarot isnt devoted only to theory. This book also includes practical spreads and techniquesall based on standard astrological and tarot practicesalong with real-life examples and sample readings.