Tarot Basics: A Guide to Using & Interpreting the Cards

by Evelin Bürger

For newcomers to the world of tarot, learning how to learn about their lives and the past, present, and future of those around them using the cards may seem intimidating. This is the perfect introduction. This helpful book by experts Johannes Fiebig and Evelin Burger details everything an introductory tarot learner will need to know (and even a few things experts might find useful). Full-page explanations of each card are accompanied by illustrations from three foundational decks, the Rider-Waite-Smith, the Marseille, and Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot. In addition, the book includes fifteen useful card layouts and intriguing advice on how to use your own intuition for spot-on readings. For everything from a single three-card reading to answer a question or start your day to special advanced spreads for fulfilling your ultimate desire, this is an easy-to-use pathway to new levels of understanding.

Genres: Tarot, Nonfiction, Paranormal, Spirituality

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Will · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Het leven is te kort voor slechte duidingen.’

(Echt een goed boek om de kaarten met alle symbolen te leren lezen!)

[Kelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good basic book for beginners! They focus on the most popular card decks and give you the meanings of the cards and pictures. However, I wished they focused less on what the Waite and Crowley cards show and what the pictures on them mean, because the deck the book comes with is neither Waite or Crowley. Still, very helpful for beginners like me!

[Amelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

got this with a pack of cards. Honestly this book is kinda hard to follow

[Suzette Banick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative with different views and interpretations. A good starting point.

[Jerrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

Descriptions of the major three: Ride-Waite, Thoth(Crowley-Harris), and Marseilles decks. As it claims to be basic it cannot be faulted for lacking occult nuances.

[Darkmond · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eigentlich nicht so gut, aber ich habe hier 4 Auslagen übernommen, also war es doch was wert.

[Ying · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought a pack of tarot cards on a whim when I walked past them last week. Then when I saw this at the library, I thought I’d give it a go. I like the many options for spreads that are provided, but the introduction is a lot of fluff that doesn’t say anything, and each page of interpretations was also in that vein. The heading of each card does not necessarily match the description well, and the interpretation are so long-winded, it’s like the authors were confunded when they wrote them, or in more likelihood, tried to cover every possible interpretation which ended up being nonsensical, despite the best intentions. The tiny booklet that came with the tarot cards was much more helpful. Not recommended.