Witches Tarot

by Ellen Cannon Reed

Inside this companion guide to The Witches Tarot deck are meditations and methods of working with the Qabalistic Tree of Life that you can use immediately. You'll learn the meaning of the mysterious pictures found in the Tart, and learn to use those symbols in your meditations and magical work.

You'll also find a new way of reading Tarot, and a complete description of The Witches Tarot deck, which is designed to include the Qabalistic symbolism in a way that speaks to Pagans. This guide includes complete descriptions of each card, as well as each card's Hebrew letter, astrology, color, scent, gem and Qabalistic path correspondences.

Also included in this book are magnificent illustrations of the 22 Major Arcana by artist Martin Cannon. Ellen Cannon Reed shows how each of the cards are associated with one of the paths on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. She has gathered data from multiple Qabalistic sources and combined this research with her own knowledge of Wicca. This is the first book that clearly discusses the Tarot from both the Qabalistic and the Wiccan points of view.

Genres: Tarot, Nonfiction, Paganism, Wicca

Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Priestess of the Isian Tradition of Witchcraft. She lived in Southern California. She was also the founder of the Internet Relay Chat Channel #witchcraft on Undernet.org network. Died from leukemia in 2003.

Reviews

[Teleri · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my main deck. With vivid artwork steeped in both Wiccan and Qabalistic symbolism, I've read on this deck for everyone from High School kids hoping for sweethearts to serious fellow occultists & witches. The symbolism is so richly layered & clearly depicted that the cards read on whatever level of life the Querent is living. I've had terrifically accurate results with this deck ever since I started reading on it sometime in the 90's.

[Karen Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got my first set of these cards when I was 18 (I'm almost 38 now). They were lost in a very horrible time in my life back in 2006. I purchased my next set (came with a free set and I gave that away to a friend of mine) a few years ago. The book that comes with this set is an added bonus! FIVE STARS!!!!!!

[Onyx · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first working deck. I must have went through two or three of them before I decided to move on to another deck. Nice dark brilliant colors. Even thought this deck really isn't made for divining (it's actually made for pathworking), I enjoyed using it until the time came to pass it on.

[Lis]

Yuh

[Rae Gholson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skipped over the portion of the book concerning the paths. I was annoyed that the author didn't put in an illustration of the Tree, even though I have previously studied Kabbalah... I found it irritating to have to reference other books for something the author should have provided. Also, it seems as though most of the author's studies have just been through her own reading, not through working with an actual Kabbalah practitioner. I also found this irritating & her words less credible because of this. I am also not a fan of the deck she & the illustrator created. Too cheesy looking for me.

[Teleri · Rating 5 out of 5]

For all that I've always had amazing results with her deck, I'm underwhelmed by Reed's book in support of it.