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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent first tarot package, 13 Jun 2002
I was pleasently surprised when I delved into this set. I have purchased many tarot books and cards over the past few years in an attempt to fully grasp the meanings of each individual card and then bring them together in a reading. However, I have never been able to successfully do that until I read this book.The cards are extremely beautiful and set your imagination going very easily. Each card is full of symbolism, which is fully explained in the book. This means that it is much easier to remember the main focus of each card once you have read the book. The book focuses on teaching you the cards by introducing each suit of the minor arcana one by one. After the explanation of each suit, there is an example horseshoe spread using just that suit. You can then practice with just this suit until you feel comfortable with the meanings of each card and can bring them all together. When you have finished all 4 suits, there is another sample spread using all minor arcana cards in the celtic cross spread. You are advised, again, to keep practising until you feel comfortable with them all. You then move on to the major arcana, and another smaple spread etc. This way of introducing the cards slowly, and not moving on until you felt completely comfortable with all the cards, made me feel much more confident about using them. In turn, I have now become a much better tarot reader, and am well on my way to being able to read my family and friends' tarot without having a tarot book anywhere nearby!! Each card has 2 pages of the book dedicated to it. It contains a black and white illustration of the card, with explanations around the edges of the symbolism. Underneath, there is more explanation of the symbolism, and the divinatory meaning of the card. All information is written in easy to understand and everyday language, making it much easier to remember what everything means. I would highly recommend this set for it's book or deck, and together this is an unmissable set. If you are looking for a book or a set that will enable you to read people's tarot (and your own!) without having to look in a Tarot book for each card's meaning, then this is certainly the set for you!!
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by Juliet Sharman-Burke
by Arthur Edward Waite
by Josephine Ellershaw
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