TAROT TEST
( Roses symbolize "remembrance," by the way!)
1. What is a Tarot "Instant Message?"
a. an instant message from a friend
b. tapping the deck on the table
c. "feeling" the cards
d. the card at the bottom of the deck after the shuffle and cut
2. Pick all that apply--three material things besides the deck of cards that you can use for a reading.
a. a plant
b. a crystal
c. a bowl of water
d. a stick of incense
e. all of the above
3. How many cards in a real Tarot deck?
a. 76
b. 72
c. 56
d. 78
4. How many of these are Court Cards?
a. 20
b. 14
c. 16
d. 18
5. How many are Minor Arcana?
a. 52
b. 54
c. 56
d. 58
6. How many are Major Arcana, including the Fool?
a. 22
b. 21
c. 20
d. 23
7. What are three things you can do to protect your deck?
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8. Where can you read the cards?
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9. Who needs to be present for a reading and can anyone else attend?
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10. Who should sit with their back to the north (HINT: Think of where the energy is coming from.)?
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11. Who should sit with the back to the south?
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12. How long should the querant shuffle the deck?
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13. What is the best spread to use for extracting information from a querant that you know nothing about?
a. Chakra Reading
b. Celtic Cross
c. Horoscope Spread
d. Three Card Spread
14. What are the four things (topics or subjects) that the querant will normally want to know about?
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15. If you do not think you can interpret the cards for the querant, what do you tell him?
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16. Match the following four elements to the suits.
a. earth ___cups
b. fire ___ pentacles
c. water ___ swords
d. air ___ wands
17. Note the following groups of astrological signs to the suits, please write in.
a. Aries, Leo and Sagittarius _______
b. Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn _______
c. Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces _______
d. Gemini, Libra and Aquarius _______
Write a short sentence on each of the following:
18. If Wands are predominant in a spread, how might this be interpreted?
19. If Cups are predominant in a spread, how might this be interpreted?
20. If Pentacles are predominant in a spread, how might this be interpreted?
21. If Swords are predominant in a spread, how might this be interpreted?
22. If Court Cards are predominant in a spread, how might this be interpreted?
23. If Major Arcana are predominant in a spread, how might this be interpreted?
24. What things should a reader do every day to hone their skills at reading the Tarot? Please explain. Use extra paper if you need to.
25. Describe your astrological sign using 8 to 10 keywords.
26. What cards do you think relate to your sign and why?
27. What other forms of Divination can be used with Tarot Readings? List as many as you can think of. Note which ones you are attracted to and would like to study in detail.
28. Give me the following meanings in two to three words:
a. the Fool
b. the Magician
c. the High Priestess
d. the Empress
e. the Emporer
f. the Heirophant
g. the Lovers
h. the Chariot
i. Strength
j. the Hermit
k. the Wheel of Fortune
l. Justice
m. the Hanged Man
n. Death
o. Temperance
p. the Devil
q. the Tower
r. the Star
s. the Moon
t. the Sun
u. Judgement
v. the World
29. Write brief meanings of the following:
a. pentagram
b. querant
c. divination
d. hog
e. figure 8 on its side or lemniscate
f. cat
g. banner
h. wolf
i. dog
j. the color white
k. the color red
l. the color green
m. the color blue
30. What is the best spread to use for finding out about healing for the querant?
a. Chakra Reading
b. Celtic Cross
c. Horoscope Spread
d. Three Card Spread
31. What do you do with cards that fall out of the deck while it is being shuffled?
a. read them seperately
b. consider them a part of the reading that you are about to do
c. disregard them
d. none of the above
32. List a three card combo that might mean pregancy.
33. List a three card combo that might mean infidelity.
34. List a three card combo that might mean medical concerns.
35. List a three card combo that might mean depression.
36. List a three card combo that might mean co-dependancy.
37. List a three card combo that might mean the end of a relationship.
38. List a three card combo that might mean happy endings.
39. What would you consider the closest Divination method to the Tarot and one that works well in conjunction with it?
40. Where do YOU think the Tarot originated from and what time frame seems familiar to you? This could be as a result of a past life experience. Please explain. (DON'T WORRY!!!--this is subjective!)
41. What is the best spread to use for yes or no questions?
a. Chakra Reading
b. Celtic Cross
c. Horoscope Spread
d. Three Card Spread
42. Write about YOUR future with the Tarot and what you will be doing to increase your skills and learn more?
43. What kind of Tarot class would you like to see in the future to help you along the way?
44. What is your soul card?
45. What attributes of this card can be applied to your life and how will you accomplish this?
