Tarot Basics

by Evelin Bürger, Johannes Fiebig

Evelin Burger and Johannes Fieburg’s insightful study of tarot has always helped readers reach remarkable new levels of understanding—and now, it features full-color images throughout. Their extraordinary approach dispenses with cookbook classifications that assign a single, fixed meaning to each card; instead, you learn how to use your own intuition to develop individualized interpretations. Select from 15 layouts, from the simplest 3-card spread to special ones for decision making and fulfilling your ultimate desire. A visual comparison of the symbolism used in each card of the three major decks comes accompanied by a full-page analysis of each of the 78 cards.

Genres: Tarot, Nonfiction, Paranormal, Spirituality

128 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.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some neat exercises I had not yet learned (I learned from a person who taught me 2 layouts), but I frequently outright disagreed with the interpretations. Some interpretations bordered on stream-of-consciousness.

The book attempts to cover the Marseilles, Crowley-Harris, and Waite-Smith decks on each interpretation and at times that muddies the waters.

[Taylor Hathcock · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed that this one gave a bunch of Tarot spreads at the start but honestly it didn’t feel like really anything else that I haven’t read in the other books.

[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.