NEW! Click here to read Monte Farber's Foreword to my book!
Whether you're completely new to Tarot or are an advanced user, there's something for everyone in The Back in Time Tarot Book! My innovative BIT (Back in Time) Method encourages you to experience Tarot cards on your own terms using memories, movies, pop culture, history, literature and more!
With 35 BIT Snapshots featuring over 40 Tarot decks and over 100 Your Turn Exercises to help you experience my exciting BIT Method, The Back in Time Tarot Book is packed with entertaining, insightful and never-before-seen glimpses into the mysterious world of Tarot cards. It's available for pre-order at Amazon.com. For those ordering elsewhere, the ISBN numbers are:
ISBN-10: 1571745874
ISBN-13: 978-1571745873
I asked a few of my friends and colleagues to join in on the fun and contribute their own BIT Snapshot using my BIT Method. With BIT Snapshots ranging from poignant to comical, mysterious to sobering, these published authors, deck artists and Tarot experts include: Mary K. Greer, Joan Bunning, Lon Milo DuQuette, Lisa Hunt, Teresa Michelsen, Mark McElroy, Nina Lee Braden, Elizabeth Cunningham, Zach Wong, Ann Cass, Phyllis Vega, Wilma Carroll, Riccardo Minetti, and Josephine Ellershaw.
Below is the working Table of Contents to my book. Here's the neat thing: I'm going to be posting the actual cards from the actual decks that each of us have used for our BIT Snapshot right here on my site! Now, if you don't have the book, the cards won't make sense to you (although they'll be nice to look at!).
However, if you do have my book, you'll be able to sit before your computer, read each BIT Snapshot, click on the link which will be imbedded in the corresponding title below, and watch each visual "story" unfold before your very eyes! Cool, huh? I'll be posting them every so often until my book comes out in Fall 2008; by then, each BIT Snapshot re-creation will be completely finished for you to enjoy with the book.
If that's not intriguing enough, check out the advance praise for my book! Can't wait for the book to come out? You can also view specially created BIT Snapshots by yours truly in every issue of Tarot World Magazine!
Below is the Working Table of Contents for my book. Enjoy the sneak peek!
Working Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Before We Begin: Getting to Know the TarotA Brief Overview of Tarot StructureA Note on Reversed, Ill-Dignified and Combined CardsChapter 2: How to Use the BIT MethodWhat You’ll NeedWhat to DoPart II: The BIT Method in Action
Chapter 3: Personal ExperiencesMy Spiritual Journey – Mark McElroyDiscovering the Tarot – Mary K. GreerYou Can Catch a Robin If You Put Salt on Its Tail – Ann Cass“Sir, You Have a Cracked Spring” – Janet BoyerOvercoming Writer’s/Artist’s Block – Lisa Hunt Journey Through the Dark Night of the Mind – Teresa MichelsenLawyers, the Police, a Judge—Oh My! – Wilma CarrollForget Going Out for a Cup of Coffee – Riccardo MinettiThe Struck Tower – Joan BunningThe Arts Festival – Janet BoyerFlying the Nest – Josephine EllershawSelling House – Phyllis VegaTreachery at the Office – Wilma CarrollLearning to Ride a Bike – Janet BoyerUnrequited Love – Zach WongThe Year of the Tower Card – Lisa HuntNo Hell – Janet Boyer The Special Gift – Wilma CarrollChapter 4: Literature, TV, and MoviesCinderella – Janet BoyerOf Mice and Men – Nina Lee BradenMary Poppins – Janet BoyerThe Little Match Girl – Janet BoyerMaeve: The Celtic Mary Magdalen – Elizabeth CunninghamIt’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! – Janet BoyerThe Wizard of Oz – Janet BoyerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas – Janet BoyerChapter 5: Headlines and HistoryParis Hilton: Jailbird – Janet BoyerAlexander Graham Bell – Janet BoyerBTK: The Serial Killer – Janet BoyerCrikey!: Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter) – Janet Boyer9/11 – Lon Milo DuQuetteChapter 6: Odds and EndsU.S. States – Janet Boyer Songs from the 1980s – Janet BoyerHolidays, Dates and Celebrations – Janet BoyerAppendix: The Cards of the Universal Waite
Bios of Contributing Authors and Artists
Bibliography
ReferencesAdditional Recommended BooksTarot Decks Referenced in This Book
