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eirinstiva's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Five stars just because I like how Waite roasted other authors
lynn_k's review against another edition
2.0
A good reference book for the different card meanings. I recently discovered that tarot were originally used to play card games and only later did people attach mystical meaning to them.
mattzitterkopf's review against another edition
3.0
If you want to open your mind and "listen" to Waite's voice, go ahead. Warning: you won't come out with clear manings for the amazing cards he (or let's say Pamela Smith) created. There many other great authors who give full and interesting interpretations for the Arcana.
I understand he lived in another time and he thought he was great so he kept loads of information for himself, but this book is not formative at all. I read it because I'm curious and I felt obliged to read the creator of one of the most popular Tarot decks.
Other great reads are Rachel Pollack, Mary K. Greer and Hajo Banzhaf.
I understand he lived in another time and he thought he was great so he kept loads of information for himself, but this book is not formative at all. I read it because I'm curious and I felt obliged to read the creator of one of the most popular Tarot decks.
Other great reads are Rachel Pollack, Mary K. Greer and Hajo Banzhaf.
contre_qui's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
This is fine for quick reference, but not especially detailed and quite odd. I found it interesting for understanding the Rider Waite perspective, but it certainly supported my understanding of their standardized system of heavily appropriated, and the book was somewhat racist in parts.
katiealleena's review against another edition
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alaunaw's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a slog through hell. I don’t know how I made it through, but I read it from front to back (plus the bibliography), and it was truly an effort. Waite is a horrible, flowery writer with a style that is truly almost impossible (as others have said) to read. He often goes off on unrelated tangents, goes for pages about equally unrelated subjects, and is just generally insufferable. STILL, it has it’s merits! The descriptions of the cards were interesting and fun to read, and I enjoyed seeing the art as well. Overall, this is a good reference book with extremely odd and terrible old man prose - stick to the back half of this one, and you’ll be just fine.
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