The Tarot Bible: A Work Book for the Tarot Practitioner

by Kathleen McCormack

This hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for readers to keep handy and reference often. The stylish design of this book, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners and provides useful tips for more advanced readers.Learning to read tarot is like larning a language—you ned to learn all the rules before you can bend them. However, whether you are a beginner or a more experienced reader, your psychic sense, like your past history, is individual and unique to you, so focusing on a particular tarot card could bring a different picture or message to mind than its traditional meaning. With chapters that describe the ethics of Tarot reading and the history of the art of Tarot, this book provides a strong basis for new and advanced readers. Tips on preparing your cards for a reading, and various spreads like The Bohemian Spread, the Romany Draw, and the Celtic Cross will have readers up and running quickly. Readers will be able to foresee the truth that's in the truth about love and desires, career and luck, health and well-being, and other influences.

Genres: Tarot, Nonfiction

224 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[May Ling · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are aspects of this book that are quite nice. It's a fairly short read and i like that the history of tarot is briefly provided. It inspired me to find out more about this ancient craft. I also think it's really interesting to present interpretations of tarot readings. It's interesting to see how others read the cards.

There are a enough minuses though that give thsi book only 3.5 stars. First, the organization is a bit backwards. The individual card interpretations are represented after the actual reading interpretations. The readings as a result take biased aspects of the cards rather than using the same sorts of ideas as the individual cards. Specifically, you loose the "why did you choose to highlight those particular aspects of a card" because you have not talked fully about the card as of yet.

Also, I simply don't agree with some of the interpretations. In some places it's splitting hairs. In others, it's the difference between night and day. This may be because the author is using a very different deck than I am. I do like that the writer acknowledges that there is no one way only to describe the cards. Hence, we can both be right, but this is the way the cards read for her when they are trying to have her communicate something to the person requesting the reading.

All in all, I think it's important to read and understand what others think and then draw your own conclusions. I would include this in a list of books on Tarot.

[Stefanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the spiral binding as a quick reference guide for beginners!