Absolute Beginner's Guide to Tarot is a simple, approachable guide to the fascinating world of divination card reading, described by The Trends Journal as America's most popular form of do-it-yourself therapy. [The Trends Journal, 8/00] Mark McElroy, author and well-known Tarot expert and teacher, provides beginners everything they need to read the cards with confidence whether from a mystical or a practical approach. Its engaging text goes beyond cookbook-style divinatory meanings for the cards and teaches readers how to achieve their own insights. The book illuminates the truth about the origins of the cards, teaches readers how to explore card meanings for themselves, and includes step-by-step instructions for a broad range of Tarot applications including divination, fortune-telling, meditation, brainstorming, creative writing, and gaming.