Tarot Deciphered

Author: Aislin
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1257650025
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book Description
Revised and updated! Reading the Tarot is a complex and mysterious art. The seventy-eight cards that comprise the traditional Tarot deck are full of archetypal symbolism that can help anyone to connect to the universal subconscious. That Tarot can be used to reveal information hidden deep within your own subconscious. This book discusses each of the seventy-eight cards in depth, addressing their possible interpretations based upon the symbolism of the standard Rider-Waite deck. These interpretations can be applied to most other traditional decks as well. In addition to card descriptions, ""Tarot Deciphered"" provides ten different spreads that can be used with most Tarot decks. These spreads range from the common Celtic Cross Spread to the complex Astrological Spread. Also include is the Healing Spread, a tool which can be used to aid psychological healing. This book is perfect for both the novice and experienced reader. It contains all the information you need to further your exploration of the Tarot.

Tarot Deciphered

Author: T. Susan Chang
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 0738764620
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 672

Book Description
Unlock the Symbols, Meanings & Magic of the Cards Discover the esoteric roots underlying the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, the Thoth Tarot, and contemporary decks that share their symbols. This illustrated, card-by-card analysis reveals detailed insights drawn from the multi-layered traditions of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the magical order that most strongly influenced modern tarot, helping you give better readings informed by the history of spiritual practice. For each card, you will discover how astrology, mythology, alchemy, the elements, and Qabalah contribute to the card's overall meaning. Authors T. Susan Chang and M. M. Meleen, co-hosts of the popular Fortune's Wheelhouse podcast, decipher the symbols and stories of tarot. Their carefully researched synthesis of esoteric ideas is designed to foster a deeper connection with the wisdom of the cards.

The Essential Book of Tarot

Author: Alice Ekrek
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 1398806633
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
A clear and accessible guide to the tarot, revealing the history of the cards and explaining how to use them. From a Relationship spread to the traditional Celtic Cross and a more modern Astrological spread, there are a number of ways to practice readings and learn to connect more fully with the cards. More detailed analysis is provided by the reader being shown how timing and reversed, or upside down, cards work. Part of a series of books on classic Mind, Body, Spirit subjects, this full-color book will appeal to anyone who has a pack of tarot cards at home and is unable to decipher what they mean or how to use them. Includes: • Rarely seen Marseilles deck illustrations • Clear card meanings with a defining slogan for each major arcana and court card • History of tarot reading and information about the most popular decks ABOUT THE SERIES: Elements is a series of spiritual development titles, each focusing on different aspects of healing and divination. Written by a variety of experts, these beautifully illustrated hardbacks are the perfect entryway into ancient spiritual practices.

Hermetic Tarot

Author: Godfrey Dowson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913866924
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
U.S. Games Systems has proudly reissued the Hermetic Tarot deck in recognition of its historical and artistic importance. The details and symbols in each card reveal many of the esoteric workings of the Secret Order of the Golden Dawn, which flourished around the turn of the century.Godfrey Dowson's subtle black and white designs emphasize the Golden Dawn's astrological attributes with further sephirotic, angelic, geomantic, numerical, and kabbalistic elements. All 78 cards feature an exquisite level of detail that highlights the powerful symbolism.The 72-page instruction booklet includes an introduction by Stuart R. Kaplan and card meaning written by Godfrey Dowson and Stuart R. Kaplan. The booklet also gives instructions for the classic ten-card Celtic Cross layout and presents a chart of the elemental and astrological symbols, and a diagram of the ten spheres and 22 Hebrew Letters of the of the 22 Paths of the Tree of Life.

Tarot Decoded

Author: Elizabeth Hazel
Publisher: Weiser Books
ISBN: 9781578633029
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Most readers interested in tarot own a couple of different decks as well as some tarot "cookbooks" that explain the meaning of the cards and their symbolism--like Cliff Notes for tarot. These tarot tools result in fairly standard, mundane readings. But there is another level to tarot--a level that can turn an ordinary tarot reader into a true adept. Tarot Decoded transforms ordinary tarot readings into readings that are profound and even surprising by explaining the use and significance of tarot dignitaries. Tarot dignitaries are the interaction of the cards with each other in a spread and within a range of correspondences. Tarot author Elizabeth Hazel presents a concise, useable system for working with tarot dignities to add incredible depth to readings. One card placed next to another might not have a readily apparent connection--but interpreting tarot dignities could make it very clear that one card enhances, or hinders, the meaning of another. The same is true for tarot neighborhoods within a spread as well as the entire reading. Using the Tarot Decoded system for working with tarot dignities can take anyone to the next level of tarot reading. The book offers a progressive look at the cards, their dignities, and their correspondences. With Hazel's advice and clear examples--and a little practice--readings take on a new depth, integration, and power.

The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry

Author: Kathleen Flinn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143114130
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
"...engaging, intelligent, and surprisingly suspenseful." —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love The unforgettable New York Times best-selling journey of self-discovery and finding one's true calling in life Kathleen Flinn was a thirty-six-year-old middle manager trapped on the corporate ladder - until her boss eliminated her job. Instead of sulking, she took the opportunity to check out of the rat race for good - cashing in her savings, moving to Paris, and landing a spot at the venerable Le Cordon Blue cooking school. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is the funny and inspiring account of her struggle in a stew of hot-tempered, chefs, competitive classmates, her own "wretchedly inadequate" French - and how she mastered the basics of French cuisine. Filled with rich, sensual details of her time in the kitchen - the ingredients, cooking techniques, wine, and more than two dozen recipes - and the vibrant sights and sounds of the markets, shops, and avenues of Paris, it is also a journey of self-discovery, transformation, and, ultimately, love.

The Ultimate Guide to Tarot

Author: Liz Dean
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
ISBN: 1592336574
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 243

Book Description
Discover the facts, myth, history, and mystery of the spiritual art of Tarot-reading. Whether you want to learn to read the cards or deepen your Tarot interpretation skills,The Ultimate Guide to Tarot honors the deep heritage of Tarot, while guiding you through practical techniques. Tarot expert Liz Dean offers an overview to all of the important elements of each card from symbols, to links with astrology, kabbala and numerology. The Ultimate Guide to Tarot also includes all the classic tarot spreads â€“ Celtic Cross, Horseshoe, Star and Astrological Year Ahead â€“ plus, a mini-layout to try for each of the 22 major cards. Learn how to combine the three essential ingredients of a great tarot reading: knowing the meaning of the cards, how to lay them out, and trusting the intuitive messages the images often spark within us during a reading. This synthesis is the true magic of tarot. With the authority and confidence this book offers, The Ultimate Guide to Tarot will be the must-have companion for beginner readers and tarot aficionados alike.

The Esoteric Tarot

Author: Ronald Decker
Publisher: Quest Books
ISBN: 0835630838
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
That the Tarot originated in ancient Egypt as a divinatory tool is a romantic misconception. Ron Decker’s meticulous scholarship will surprise practitioners and academics alike, revealing the Tarot’s true evolution and meanings as its inventor(s) understood it. The Tarot consists of the Minor Arcana, four suits of cards similar to our modern deck, and the Major Arcana, twenty-two allegorical or “trump” cards. Decker says the four-suit deck was invented in Asia Minor before AD 1000; Italian courtiers added the trumps in the 1400s. But Tarot was first used as a game. Tarot divination was only created in the 1700s by a Parisian fortuneteller who based the trump images on Hermeticism, which merges Greco-Egyptian alchemy, astrology, numerology, magic, and mysticism. Today, the suit-cards are often traced to the ancient Jewish Cabala. But, says Decker, they, too, acquired their meanings only in the 1700s, and he cites a lost numerical system based on Cabala at that time Decker’s interpretation integrates three whole systems-astrological, arithmological, mystagogical (concerning initiation rites into the Mysteries). His depth of knowledge makes the book a must-have for serious students of Tarot and esotericism

Iconic Tarot Decks

Author: Sarah Bartlett
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
ISBN: 0711251711
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
Iconic Tarot Decks reveals the secrets, scandals, truths and mysteries behind over 50 of the most beautiful tarot decks ever created.

Book M

Author: M. M. Meleen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984001019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Follow the Fool on a visionary journey through a wormhole in the fabric of space-time, and on the way, discover Tabula Mundi, a different picture of the world. Take a ride on the wheel of life, the point in the circle, with the Aces at the center of a wheel of the zodiacal decans. Explore the Memory Palace of the court cards, the microcosm of Man where the world unfolds and comes back together and the ever expanding Tau cross leads to the unification of the four powers of the Sphinx. The Tabula Mundi Tarot is a unique Thoth-based deck created using a traditional Golden Dawn framework, but with an inventive and singular point of view. When you read Book M: Liber Mundi, you will encounter a new perspective as the artist and author discusses symbolism covering a wide range of topics relating to mythology, religion, history, alchemy, Qabalah, Thelema and astrology.