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bloodmaarked's review
4.0
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Someone bought this for me as a gift when I expressed interest in getting to learn and understand tarot. At the time I didn't even have a deck, I just knew that I wanted to explore it more. I think that for a beginner, this has a lot of useful basic info on tarot. It's really quite comprehensive and has so much useful information which I refer back to again and again, including the symbology of the suits, an introduction to numerology, an in-depth look at each card of the tarot, and an introduction to spreads and readings. It is a great way to walk you through everything you need to know about tarot if you have little to no experience.
I think one thing to bear in mind, and one thing that I guess stopped me from giving it the full five stars was that not all of the interpretations of the cards landed with me or made a whole lot of sense. I have done lots of research using other information sources and have found interpretations that seem to make more sense and also felt less restrictive. I would definitely encourage anyone reading not to use this as their sole source of information when it comes not only to card interpretation but also to other areas of tarot practice such as how to bless your cards. To be honest, this is completely normal as the whole practice of tarot is something very personal. You have to find what works for you, and in the same way that you find the deck(s) that resonates with you, you'll also develop your own method of practising tarot. Nonetheless, this book is a great place to start.
Someone bought this for me as a gift when I expressed interest in getting to learn and understand tarot. At the time I didn't even have a deck, I just knew that I wanted to explore it more. I think that for a beginner, this has a lot of useful basic info on tarot. It's really quite comprehensive and has so much useful information which I refer back to again and again, including the symbology of the suits, an introduction to numerology, an in-depth look at each card of the tarot, and an introduction to spreads and readings. It is a great way to walk you through everything you need to know about tarot if you have little to no experience.
I think one thing to bear in mind, and one thing that I guess stopped me from giving it the full five stars was that not all of the interpretations of the cards landed with me or made a whole lot of sense. I have done lots of research using other information sources and have found interpretations that seem to make more sense and also felt less restrictive. I would definitely encourage anyone reading not to use this as their sole source of information when it comes not only to card interpretation but also to other areas of tarot practice such as how to bless your cards. To be honest, this is completely normal as the whole practice of tarot is something very personal. You have to find what works for you, and in the same way that you find the deck(s) that resonates with you, you'll also develop your own method of practising tarot. Nonetheless, this book is a great place to start.
noa_27moony's review
4.0
how do you rate non fiction i'm very bad at that hut this was very informing and easy to read, perfect for beginners i think
litdreamer's review against another edition
4.0
A good, easy-to-follow guide for the beginner tarot reader, though a bit cliche-written. It’s not a comprehensive book on the art, but it covers all the basics needed to start reading tarot cards, either for yourself or for others, including common interpretations for all the major and minor Arcana, including reversed readings.
xvarenah's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Quite informative and the best fast introduction to reading tarot.
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