Dusty White's Biography(Photos)

Dusty White is a professional astrologer and
psychic with over 15,000 clients

“lighting up” our golden triangle
(p.m.e.). this is what really makes me

internationally and the creator of many
magical toys that have captured the

“qualified” to write this book. I
passionately hunger for my students to absorb

imagination of the public throughout the
years.

this knowledge and in turn expand upon it in
time.

Dusty White is the author of several texts,
including The Easiest Way to Learn the

How did you research for this book?

Tarot—Ever, How to Get ANY MAN to do
Anything you Want, How To Find The Ones You

This book pretty much wrote itself, because I

Really Want, How To Get Them To Buy You Stuff
and others. Dusty White is a former

knew what I wanted to share with the public,
and I waited until the book was ready in my

professional Beverly Hills psychic,
astrologer, teacher, and card reader with an

mind to transfer onto paper. In other words,
I came prepared: I chose early on to invest

international clientele of over 15,000. he is
also the creator of the Nightshade sensual

decades of my life to the study and
comparison of metaphysics, religion, science,

oil reputed by many to have potent
aphrodisiac prowess, and the founder and

and experiential reality (a detailed
examination of “daily life” subjectively

and objectively), and come up with answers to
questions I heard people asking over and

Retiring from individual consultation to

again, questions that have been asked before,
by previous generations. I didn’t think of

focus specifically on research and teaching
metaphysics in small classes, he now invests

myself as any particular expert. I just felt
the need to find these answers, and saw no

his time working on easily accessible
educational devices for the general public

reason I should not pursue them to the ends
of the earth. Over time I accumulated direct

and advanced instruction for serious
students. More information is available upon

information on the Tarot from ancient masters
and of course my own modern teachers, but

request.

also indirect information from seemingly
ancillary sources. I have found that the

interconnectivity of disparate groups of
people, events, and forces teaches us more

Have you always wanted to be a writer

about the individual players involved than a
simple, focused study exclusively on any one

I can tell you the exact moment I decided
“to be a writer.” It was the completion

subject can reveal. I compared what I knew to
work with the results of others, both modern

of my first book, which was promptly
published by sheer magic, timing, and no

and ancient. I also gained permission from
the masters of my own school before sharing

small amount of effort. If it had not been
published as quickly as it was, I might never

much of this information with the general
public.

have gotten to book two. I knew of a
medium-sized publisher who specialized in the

Do you have any tips for new writers wanting

exact type of information my book covered, so
I approached them directly, and they gave me

to enter this writing genre?

money. From that point I was pretty much
hooked on the whole concept of writing

Hmmm... Got a few hours? Let me see how brief
I can be on this subject (you may want to pee

now, we could be here for a while). First:
Don’t write to become rich or famous. That

The first book came as a complete surprise to
me; I woke up early one morning sitting at a

will happen on its own if you write a good
enough book—so take that as an eventuality

very old computer in my living room with 40
pages of small white text, formatted into

and don’t let it affect your writing style,
subject matter, or confidence level. Write

paragraphs and chapters, on a mesmerizingly
blue screen staring at me. This was of course

from your heart, but use your head; think
about what you want other people to know.

back in the day when computers ran on DOS and
the pretty “white pages” of Microsoft

Look around you now, but also look a few
generations into the future. When you are

Word had not been invented yet. Everything I
typed on that thing was pretty much one long,

“long gone,” what do you want people to
know about your subject? Explain details you

scrolling blue screen with endless paragraphs
of small white letters. I knew where pages

feel your students will have difficulty
understanding. Write with verbosity and let

ended by printing out copies of what I
wrote.

your editor hack away at your prose months
from now, without interference from you.

I have vague recollections of sitting at the

Don’t try to anticipate what your editor
will cut—anticipate what your readers will

computer for several hours the previous
evening writing in a sleep-trance. I saved

want to know, and write everything they will
need to understand (and use) the knowledge

whatever it was and hurried off to work. It
wasn’t until I got home later that I

you are sharing. Your editor will help you
shape your final draft into a masterpiece of

realized what I had and decided to finish
it.

instruction, so now is not the time to
second-guess whether a particular sentence is

This was not the first thing I had ever

worthy of inclusion in your book.

written—I had put together a short “how
to” booklet for work a few years earlier,

Tell me what you know. Tell me what you want
me to know. Find your writing style and stay

but this felt entirely different. It had a
weight I could feel even in its most raw

with it, no matter what anyone says. Dr.
Seuss had the most peculiar writing style of

stages. I could clearly see the depth of
thought I would have to express, and the idea

anyone in the 20th century, but his books are
still top-sellers every year. Take a lesson

of getting this information out to the world
carried me through the next few tedious

from the good doctor. Don’t allow others to
limit how you express yourself. If you are

months of writing, rewriting, and editing. I
was extremely fortunate to write on something

having trouble finding your voice, try
writing how you speak to yourself when no one

I felt so passionate about that I never
restricted myself by wondering if I could or

is around; and don’t ever apologize for
doing so. Some people will like your voice,

should write a book. I allowed myself to be
consumed with the project, even at the cost

others (who no longer matter) will not. Write
for you, but write TO your readers.

of my (then wildly popular) social life. In
hindsight, I must say that writing has caused

Use visual illustrations if you feel the

me to become something of a hermit, but it is
an addiction I would never try to kick.

need; use cliches, analogies, metaphors, and
similes. Tell me directly and also infer. Do

What genre do you write? Why?

this as you see fit and not how you think I
will want to learn. But give me all that you

I stay pretty much in the self-help area. I

have and let your editor decide how much is
too much—later, when you are in the

have had several story ideas over the years,
and even have a few graphic novels and film

post-creation phases of the book you are
engaged in right now. And while I am at it, I

scripts I would like to see completed one
day, but I know that I should leave the bulk

want you to write what you want to tell me,
even if a hundred other people have already

of the creation of these to the
professionals. I can tell you all about my

written on the same subject. Your point of
view is unique if you truly understand and

idea for a new Star Trek franchise, one from
the Klingon’s point of view; where Captain

have a passion for the subject you are
writing on. Your collection of experiences

Kirk is “The Great Satan,” and how they
see themselves as the victims of Federation

and your highly personal advice will help me
more thoroughly comprehend the topic, which

imperialism. The idea has American drama
written all over it: action, blood, violence,

is why I am reading your book after all. I
may have read fifteen books on the Runes only

lots of explosions, honor, and vibrant,
colorful characters. I can even give you a

to find that I have reached a plateau I
cannot ascend from until suddenly your book

plotline and character motivation, but when
it comes to writing the scenes or a novel I

opens in me new ways of thinking, paths that
lead me to great revelations of awareness.

get lost. Writing self-help books allows me
to focus on the information I want to share

Ignore the protests of anyone who says that
you should not write a book on a subject that

instead of the nuances of fiction that plague
an analytical mind like mine. Besides, I

has previously been written about. If you
know something that is worth sharing—share

really enjoy working on projects that empower
people, that make their lives better or more

it with the rest of us.

fun. For me, the most direct route is helping
them develop a skill. I deeply admire fiction

Also: Don’t take yourself, or any other
“expert” too seriously. We all had to

authors, but I am happy where I am at.

start our lives the same—as screaming
babies. We all had to spend years learning

Tell us a bit about your book "The Easiest
Way to Learn the Tarot--EVER!"

how to process information before we could
even begin to study the information we are

This workbook is part of a larger course,

now authorities on. Perhaps you will write
your book this year only to find out that ten

which includes free online education and
optional advanced training. The whole of it

years from now you know much more about the
subject. That doesn’t mean that you should

is a revolutionary look at an old system of
divination. The book itself is centered

wait another ten years to write your book;
but it does mean that you should always

around a set of easy-to-learn (and hopefully
fun-to-do) exercises that allow you to use

consider your knowledge of “reality” as a
work in process. This removes a lot of

your eyes to see what the cards are saying
instead of relying on memorizing meanings

pressure on you to be right every time you
open your mouth. Consider what you know now

someone applied to each card. Look, if I gave
you a fixed set of card interpretations and

to be valuable enough to use and act upon,
with the caveat that tomorrow you may know

had you memorize them over the next 6-12
months, and then you found out that Agrippa

more. Allow yourself, and others, to grow and
learn, even as you help people by sharing

or Levi had completely different views on the
cards, where does that put you? Who do you

what you know “up to this point.” Seeing
yourself and your world in this light will

believe then? What if someone write a book
next year that says the complete opposite of

make writing infinitely easier.

what we have been told throughout history?
There are thousands of Tarot experts, and

Where can people find out more about you and
your writing?

everyone is naturally entitled to their own
opinion; and that is what this book is all

All of my currently published works are on

about.

Amazon.com. By typing in “Dusty White” in
the search box, they should be fairly easy to

We teach you how to look at you cards, from
day one, and see the image that is on the

find. I own a few domains, most notably
dustywhite.net (which admittedly needs some

help). Here’s another tip: pick a domain
and build on it. Start with the basics: book,

will be he ones reading them for your
clients. I certainly won’t be reading the

blog, author info, and grow from there. My
mistake has always been having too many good

cards for you, nor will any author whose book
you ever read. We can tell you what works for

ideas and not enough organization to
outsource them to other people to complete. I

us, what has been intended (by design) over
the years. But when your client or friend is

strongly recommend new authors choosing one:
book—or—author website, and building

sitting across the table from you with those
huge puppy-dog eyes full of trust and hope,

that, rather than trying to do both (or more)
at once.

it is your intuition that you will be pulling
information from. Tarot is not a science; it

My AdvancedTarotSecrets.com is far more

is an art that blends intuition with
symbolism and pattern recognition. To be a

complete, because it is tied directly to a
book I am passionate about. It is the (free)

truly great Tarot reader you must develop
your personal psychic powers, and that is

support site for The Easiest Way to Learn The
Tarot—EVER!

what we focus on in this course. Every
exercise in this book is carefully designed

Anything else you'd like to add?

to develop several Tarot related skills at
once, in a fun, entertaining way. Of course

In fact, yes: Write the best book you can.

we have included “our interpretations of
what each card means’ in the back of the

Then hire the best editor you can afford. You
can find some great editors (and

illustrators) on guru.com at no cost to you.
They take a small percentage of the

So far people really love this book and the

freelancer’s pay, rather than charging you
a fee. I have used them for several projects

techniques we employ to help them learn the
Tarot quickly and easily. I am deeply

and I will never use any other service. They
have an escrow service I like where you can

appreciative of that.

deposit money once you set a deal with a
professional you are hiring. This shows them

What makes you qualified to write this book?

they will not get screwed, but it protects
you in case they don’t fulfill their end of

Other than my stunning good looks and
humility? Well, I have been studying

the deal. Elance may have something like
this, but I have not used them.

metaphysics, philosophy, and religion since I
was 11. I knew I had a passion for this as

After you have completed your book and you

early as age 4, but I couldn’t really put a
label on it back then, other than

are ready to share your information with the
world, you have a few options for publishing.

“wizard.” I made the mistake of
mentioning my aspirations to an adult once

You can go the traditional route, or you can
take matters into your own hands and publish

and was promptly laughed at, so I kept my
dreams to myself and it wasn’t until I

with BookSurge, Createspace, Lulu, or
LightningSource. All of these services are

found a few books on divination and
witchcraft that I was able to compare the

good. There are other options as well, but I
prefer going directly to the source.

reality I was programmed to believe against
this new information. Suddenly I was aware of

BookSurge and Createspace are owned by
Amazon, which means that you will be

an infinite array of possibilities I could
choose from. I had a growing understanding

guaranteed listing on Amazon, but more than
likely you will not be on BarnesandNoble.com.

that I really could shape the world around
me, instead of allowing circumstance to

The other services (including ones not
mentioned here) will list you on other

dictate the “reality” I subscribed to.
Over the years this stayed a hobby until I

websites, but there my be additional fees and
hurdles you have to jump through. This is a

found the opportunity to work as a
professional Tarot reader. Since then I have

highly personal decision, and one you really
need to seriously consider based on your

helped over 15,000 clients internationally,
mostly through the Tarot and astrology. I

goals and needs.

have also trained several students from
complete novice through to professional level

Promoting your book will be fun. You
absolutely, positively need Amazon

abilities.

reviews—the more the better. Even 100 3-4
star reviews is better than 3-4 5 star

All of that is nothing more than a series of
connected facts however. What I believe makes

reviews. People like to see popularity, and
Amazon likes to see activity surrounding a

me specifically qualified to write this
particular book is my love of helping people

book. No matter who publishes you, YOU are
the only person responsible for promoting

learn. Traditional, dry, stuffy textbooks
bore me to tears, and effectively shut down

your book. YOU will have to get out there and
bang the drum. Online promotion is the

that most important part of my brain: that
part which actively wants to learn, the

easiest for most authors. After all we write
because we do that better than we speak in

bridge between conscious awareness and
intuitive reception. My goal is to help other

front of crowds or a TV camera, or we would
be actors or politicians. Being an author is

people learn consciously while simultaneously
accessing their higher (intuitive) and lower

much, much more than being able to scribble
out words on paper, or hire someone to

(stored knowledge) faculties. I like to think
of it as “total mind awareness.” We learn

ghostwrite a book for you. Being an author is
about relying on literary expression to share

best when we are consciously processing
information that taps into facts and patterns

your thoughts with the world. Most true
authors are pretty bad at speaking in front

we know and recognize, and also wakes our
inner muse. At these times we are more fully

of large crowds or shamelessly marketing
themselves on the radio or TV. This is why

aware of the subject we are engaging in, and
our retention is stronger because we are

the internet is such a wonderful invention.