StarAstrologer - Books : Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9781578634088
ISBN: 1578634083
Label: Weiser Books
Manufacturer: Weiser Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: September 01, 2007
Publisher: Weiser Books
Sales Rank: 51869
Studio: Weiser Books
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A top tarotist's secrets to personal growth, one card at a time.
The two volumes of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom have inspired a whole generation of tarot students. It has often been described by readers, booksellers, and teachers as the "Bible of tarot readers." It is also often cited as one of the landmark books in modern tarot, and it helped to launch the "Tarot Renaissance" of the 1980s. The two texts-one for The Major Arcana and one for The Minor Arcana--appear together in this volume, which is a reissue of the 1998 edition first published by Thorsons.
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom draws on mythology and esoteric traditions and delves deeply into the symbolism and ideas of each card. It also gives the cards a modern psychological slant based on the pictures rather than a system of occult symbolism. This endlessly useful reference tool provides a concise history of tarot, introduces common spreads, and is a clear and readable book for both the beginning and advanced tarot student.
* Author is one of the most highly regarded tarotists in the world.
* The Major Arcana and The Minor Arcana brought together in one volume.
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I have not finished this book yet. However, it has met and exceeded my expectations. Nice coverage and history of each card so far. Doesn't seem to get bogged down with divinitory meanings. I don't think some of the authors out there do themselves any favors by stating volumes of divinatory meanings. By having a thorough understanding of the cards, the subtle meanings will shine through. This book will help you reach that different level. I have several books on the tarot and this one is quickly ... Read More
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This is an excellant book; illustrative, informative and, easy to understand. The writer includes the cultural history and mythology of the cards making interpreting them more feel more natural. It should be required reading for any beginning reader.
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I found this book to be pretty useless.
The meaninings described in the book are plain confusing because they are wrong. Someone who'd been studying tarot before would not find one single match between their card meanings and the card meanings there. I was wondering which deck did the author use to get inspiration for the card meanings. I have been reading Tarot for a while and I found zero useful information in this book, I believe it could confuse someone who just started studying tarot. As for ... Read More
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Reading this book was sheer delight. Rachel Pollack does an excellent job of sharing her extensive knowledge of Tarot from a multitude of angles. My primary interest in reading it was psychology. I got the same kind of buzz reading this book as I usually get when I read Carl Jung - a deep-rooted feeling of seeing the world in a different light. Pollack spends a lot of time explaining the detailed symbolisms of the cards, and this is exactly what makes the book valuable. This approach is far more engaging ... Read More
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This is the very best book for insights into interpretations of Tarot cards, at least for the intellectuals among us. It suggests sources of meaning in myth and legend, especially Hebrew tradition, for each card. It has helped me plumb the depths of my own unconscious to find meaning in my current life situations. The book is clearly written by someone who has deep intuition into the psychology and cultural traditions of the modern Tarot user. Unlike superficial "recipe books" for reading Tarot cards, ... Read More
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