Author Description

Since its publication in 2010, Fortune Stellar hasbeen a primary resource for metaphysical professionals who count tarot as a personaltool, and for tarotists of all levels of experience with an interest inprofessional tarot. The Second Edition of Fortune Stellar includesextensive author notes which reflect changes in technology and social culture.These updates make Fortune Stellar relevant and helpful for the aspiringtarot professional at any stage of development beyond basic tarot reading proficiency. This second edition includes the original manuscript in itsentirety. Far from a dry textbook, the lessons in Fortune Stellar arepeppered with amusing anecdotes from the author's career as a tarot reader. Fortune Stellar includes eight lessons, each coveringan important aspect of professional tarot and microbusiness management. Eachlesson includes exercises designed to help the reader create the business thatsuits them best. Four new tarot professionals perform these exercises as anexample and inspiration. The eight lessons of Fortune Stellar begin withStructuring Your Tarot Business, which includes practical topics such asbranding, marketing, fees and venues as well as thought-producing topics suchas your vision and mission statement. The second lesson is devoted to ethics, while the thirdlesson is about how to structure your professional-quality reading. The fourthlesson offers instruction for handling difficult clients and difficult tarotreading situations. The fifth lesson discusses continuing education as a tarotreader, and the sixth is about mentoring and teaching. The seventh lessondiscusses public appearances, and the eighth lesson is about fosteringacceptance of tarot in the community at large. New in the second edition is a supplemental index whichincludes brand new exercises for tarot professionals well as interviews withfulltime tarot professionals from many countr