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Tarot Rider Waite. Guía definitiva
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Déjate guiar por el tarot de mayor prestigio del mundo y descubre todo lo que siempre has querido saber. Tarot Rider Waite, Guía definitiva explica los diez símbolos más importantes de todas y cada una de las cartas de la baraja e incluye cientos de ilustraciones a color para facilitar su comprensión y manejo. Además de la explicación detallada de los símbolos, cada carta va acompañada de una interpretación concisa de los siguientes aspectos: • Significado básico. • Significado espiritual. • Significado como carta del día. • Prognosis o tendencia. • Significado en el amor y en las relaciones. • Significado relativo al éxito y a la felicidad. Asimismo, Johannes Fiebig y Evelin Bürger ofrecen recomendaciones, trucos, sabiduría tradicional e información que mejorarán tu lectura de las cartas. En esta práctica guía, de fácil consulta, encontrarás también: • Las 10 mejores maneras de usar una única carta. • Los 10 datos más relevantes sobre el Tarot. • Los 10 normas más útiles para la interpretación. • Las 10 interpretaciones más importantes para cada palo. • Las 10 tiradas principales. La baraja está compuesta por 78 cartas (22 arcanos mayores y 56 arcanos menores que incluyen los 4 palos) y sus ilustraciones aportan nuevos símbolos e interpretaciones.
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LA GUÍA DE REFERENCIA DEL TAROT RIDER WAITE Déjate guiar por el tarot de mayor prestigio del mundo y descubre todo lo que siempre has querido saber. Tarot Rider Waite, Guía definitiva explica los diez símbolos más importantes de todas y cada una de las cartas de la baraja e incluye cientos de ilustraciones a color para facilitar su comprensión y manejo. Además de la explicación detallada de los símbolos, cada carta va acompañada de una interpretación concisa de los siguientes aspectos: • Significado básico. • Significado espiritual. • Significado como carta del día. • Prognosis o tendencia. • Significado en el amor y en las relaciones. • Significado relativo al éxito y a la felicidad. Asimismo, Johannes Fiebig y Evelin Bürger ofrecen recomendaciones, trucos, sabiduría tradicional e información que mejorarán tu lectura de las cartas. En esta práctica guía, de fácil consulta, encontrarás también: • Las 10 mejores maneras de usar una única carta. • Los 10 datos más relevantes sobre el Tarot. • Los 10 normas más útiles para la interpretación. • Las 10 interpretaciones más importantes para cada palo. • Las 10 tiradas principales. La baraja está compuesta por 78 cartas (22 arcanos mayores y 56 arcanos menores que incluyen los 4 palos) y sus ilustraciones aportan nuevos símbolos e interpretaciones.
Déjate guiar por el tarot de mayor prestigio del mundo y descubre todo lo que siempre has querido saber. Tarot Rider Waite, Guía definitiva explica los diez símbolos más importantes de todas y cada una de las cartas de la baraja e incluye cientos de ilustraciones a color para facilitar su comprensión y manejo. Además de la explicación detallada de los símbolos, cada carta va acompañada de una interpretación concisa de los siguientes aspectos: • Significado básico. • Significado espiritual. • Significado como carta del día. • Prognosis o tendencia. • Significado en el amor y en las relaciones. • Significado relativo al éxito y a la felicidad. Asimismo, Johannes Fiebig y Evelin Bürger ofrecen recomendaciones, trucos, sabiduría tradicional e información que mejorarán tu lectura de las cartas. En esta práctica guía, de fácil consulta, encontrarás también: • Las 10 mejores maneras de usar una única carta. • Los 10 datos más relevantes sobre el Tarot. • Los 10 normas más útiles para la interpretación. • Las 10 interpretaciones más importantes para cada palo. • Las 10 tiradas principales. La baraja está compuesta por 78 cartas (22 arcanos mayores y 56 arcanos menores que incluyen los 4 palos) y sus ilustraciones aportan nuevos símbolos e interpretaciones.
Contraportada
LA GUÍA DE REFERENCIA DEL TAROT RIDER WAITE Déjate guiar por el tarot de mayor prestigio del mundo y descubre todo lo que siempre has querido saber. Tarot Rider Waite, Guía definitiva explica los diez símbolos más importantes de todas y cada una de las cartas de la baraja e incluye cientos de ilustraciones a color para facilitar su comprensión y manejo. Además de la explicación detallada de los símbolos, cada carta va acompañada de una interpretación concisa de los siguientes aspectos: • Significado básico. • Significado espiritual. • Significado como carta del día. • Prognosis o tendencia. • Significado en el amor y en las relaciones. • Significado relativo al éxito y a la felicidad. Asimismo, Johannes Fiebig y Evelin Bürger ofrecen recomendaciones, trucos, sabiduría tradicional e información que mejorarán tu lectura de las cartas. En esta práctica guía, de fácil consulta, encontrarás también: • Las 10 mejores maneras de usar una única carta. • Los 10 datos más relevantes sobre el Tarot. • Los 10 normas más útiles para la interpretación. • Las 10 interpretaciones más importantes para cada palo. • Las 10 tiradas principales. La baraja está compuesta por 78 cartas (22 arcanos mayores y 56 arcanos menores que incluyen los 4 palos) y sus ilustraciones aportan nuevos símbolos e interpretaciones.
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Published November 13, 2018
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February 21, 2022
I really enjoyed how this book broke down the symbolism of objects in the cards. However, it never gave me the general meaning of each card. A good read if you're already educated about tarot cards and want a more in-depth look. I wouldn’t recommend it for a beginner, or as a general reference guide.
September 29, 2020
This book sits at a somewhat awkward juncture: too obtuse for a neophyte and too simplistic for an adept.
I'm immediately skeptical of anything claiming to be an ultimate authority on a subject and, unfortunately, this book only furthers my viewpoint. Make no mistake, this is most definitely not the ultimate guide to the RWS.
So many of the symbolic breakdowns feel like a real stretch. There's also very little esoteric citation and the whole "ten best" rigmarole at the beginning felt amateurish. It's a shame because I really liked the same author's Complete Book of Tarot Spreads so I expected a lot more from this.
That isn't to say that this book is completely devoid of merit because there are some interesting nuggets of information. I liked how there were fitting quotes for most of the cards and I think that the basic overviews are decent for a quick fix.
The real problem with this book is that it doesn't know what it wants to be. A novice would struggle with its pseudo-analysis and a seasoned reader like myself notices the inconsistencies.
I can't believe that I'm saying this, but in some ways, you're better off reading The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (and if you read my review for it, you'll quickly see that I didn't enjoy Waite's analysis of his own deck) because at least there's more esoteric citations and it's a good springboard for finding far more interesting material.
I'm immediately skeptical of anything claiming to be an ultimate authority on a subject and, unfortunately, this book only furthers my viewpoint. Make no mistake, this is most definitely not the ultimate guide to the RWS.
So many of the symbolic breakdowns feel like a real stretch. There's also very little esoteric citation and the whole "ten best" rigmarole at the beginning felt amateurish. It's a shame because I really liked the same author's Complete Book of Tarot Spreads so I expected a lot more from this.
That isn't to say that this book is completely devoid of merit because there are some interesting nuggets of information. I liked how there were fitting quotes for most of the cards and I think that the basic overviews are decent for a quick fix.
The real problem with this book is that it doesn't know what it wants to be. A novice would struggle with its pseudo-analysis and a seasoned reader like myself notices the inconsistencies.
I can't believe that I'm saying this, but in some ways, you're better off reading The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (and if you read my review for it, you'll quickly see that I didn't enjoy Waite's analysis of his own deck) because at least there's more esoteric citations and it's a good springboard for finding far more interesting material.
August 16, 2021
Being a mystic means so much more to me than it did when I started this piece. Growing up Mormon it makes complete sense now that Joseph Smith was a 33rd degree Mason. Almost everything I learned from him I now understand came from mysticism and Freemasonry. Mormons think he is the only person to use a Urim and Thummin for divination, but this is simply due to their ignorance of Freemasonry. I say it often now that as a mystic I am living a cleaner life than the Mormon Prophet dictated in the Pearl of Great Price (also taken from Freemasons). The message I get from all the literature I read on the esoteric mystery schools is the cleaner the lifestyle, the better abilities one has to connect with the Cosmic Consciousness. For me this has meant not only giving up caffeine but also meat, booze and all western medicine. The latter is not hard to do while living under medical tyranny and realizing most western treatments only make one sicker while treating symptoms curing neither cause nor condition. If the Kybalion is indeed the key to all the mystery schools then the law of Consequence must be taken seriously in modern life. Hence I no longer can participate in the darkness that is enslaving, drugging and slaughtering 80 billion animals per year to stick in my mouth for “nourishment”. I get all the vitamins I need juicing beets and beet greens along with a wide array of other organic fruit and veg thank you. According to some enlightened souls, that which we do to the helpless animals will once again happen to us as seen with the likes of Hitler, Mao and Stalin. I know I have said it 100 times before but I rarely use the Tarot for its lowest form which is divination. Rather I love to explore and meditate on the encyclopedias of information contained in each and every card.
May 12, 2023
This is one of the better books I've ever read on tarot. There's not a whole lot of history, and the authors do assume prior use. However, every card in the deck is broken down into separate symbols and meanings (crowns, flowers, garments, animals, colors, etc.), and there's a section also on every single card dealing with basic meanings, spiritual meanings, love/romance meanings, etc. As with all books on the esoteric, the most important thing is to trust your own understanding first. Use books like this as a reference second. That said, this is a reference that should be on everyone's shelf who regularly uses tarot as mirror, guide, and gate to new viewpoints. Recommended.
January 16, 2025
Fiebig and Burger have in this book deciphered 10 symbols on every card of the RWS Tarot deck. In my opinion they do it quite well in just 2 pages and with the items illustrated in color. The introduction chapter starts with a short description on 10 reasons for writing the book, 10 tarot definitions, 10 tarot facts, 10 ways of using the cards and 10 ways of interpretation followed by a very short basic keyword interpretation of all the cards. The final chapter covers various card spreads, albeit very short, and the book ends with a table on the zodiac/astrological card connections. I found the book to be very approachable and the symbology of each card covered very well. I would not recommend the book for the beginner however, although it is an easy read. There are other books that can teach you to read the tarots better than this one. I would however recommend this book to the medium tarot reader, those that are looking to add on to their understanding of the cards through symbology. Having said that I think this, all in all, is a good handy book on the RWS Tarot.
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January 20, 2020
There are better tarot books out there. This is an okay introduction to the Rider Waite deck, but the meanings tend to be ambiguous and unhelpful. The layout on the Kindle version is awful.
July 1, 2019
Was an okay intro guide into tarot reading for the specific rider waite deck. It got into some of the symbolism, terminology, and potential interpretations for cards as well as spreads.
That being said, like most psychic readings, crystal gazing, zodiac sign reading, and other sorts of practices in the same relm of astrology and "mystic arts"... Everything is extremely vague and can be interpreted in any which way and nothing had a definitive meaning. Can be a good thing for some but really just kind of pointed to potential guessing and go with your gut on everything. It also only serves as a guide for the rider waite deck which is problematic for anyone who gets a custom deck that doesn't come with a guide. Feels less like a guide and more so a collection of more experienced guesses and opinions.
That being said, like most psychic readings, crystal gazing, zodiac sign reading, and other sorts of practices in the same relm of astrology and "mystic arts"... Everything is extremely vague and can be interpreted in any which way and nothing had a definitive meaning. Can be a good thing for some but really just kind of pointed to potential guessing and go with your gut on everything. It also only serves as a guide for the rider waite deck which is problematic for anyone who gets a custom deck that doesn't come with a guide. Feels less like a guide and more so a collection of more experienced guesses and opinions.
August 2, 2020
I think the best thing I learned from this book is how to read much deeper into the cards than their general meanings, or even their spiritual, alchemical and archetypal symbolism. In that respect, this is a good primer on how to develop a narrative with the cards and read them more intuitively.
In saying that, it wasn't a very engaging read, and some of the meanings and descriptions of the cards that the authors put forward seem like a real stretch; and are even laughable in a few instances. It feels as though there a many online guides or other books that would be better to delve into this deck more deeply.
Overall it was a good read, and gave me a bit more insight into this most famous tarot deck. But I won't be relying on it for in-depth guidance.
In saying that, it wasn't a very engaging read, and some of the meanings and descriptions of the cards that the authors put forward seem like a real stretch; and are even laughable in a few instances. It feels as though there a many online guides or other books that would be better to delve into this deck more deeply.
Overall it was a good read, and gave me a bit more insight into this most famous tarot deck. But I won't be relying on it for in-depth guidance.
September 5, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot encourages you to consider what each symbol in a tarot card represents, and as the name makes clear, in this instance they are applying this approach to the Rider Waite tarot deck. The Ultimate Guide follows a very basic layout. It begins with “10 reasons for writing this book” and continues with the 10 this or that throughout. To be honest I was a bit childish in my initial rebellion to reading the section titled, “The 10 most important rules for interpretation” because I baulk at the idea of rules in reading the cards. However, I was pleasantly surprised and found I agreed with them all. I was indeed reminded, as rule 8 suggests to “Give [myself] time to observe without jumping to conclusions.”
In comparison to other books I have The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot is quite short yet it can be a valuable resource for anyone wanting to explore the symbology in the Rider Waite deck. Further, with the inclusion of the “10 useful tips for interpretation” and the “10 rules” it simply and succinctly provides access to tools that offer a solid basis for reading tarot.
For each card in the deck, the authors give what they consider to be “The 10 most important symbols” and an account of how they interpret them. They also provide a basic meaning as well as brief information on what the card may mean in terms of spiritual experience, as the card of the day, as a prognosis/tendency, for love and relationships, and for success and happiness.
The strength of this book isn’t whether or not you ultimately agree with the authors interpretations. For me, it’s that it encourages you to look at the card and to consider the relevance of the various symbols. Even if you disagree with how they see a particular symbol, you have gained something because you have thought about what it means to you. Another aspect I like is that they highlight similarities that can be found in other cards encouraging you to make connections and to consider the relevance of repeated motifs in relation to how you interpret the card.
To finish off, the book provides 10 spreads including one called “Living with Uncertainty” which since I’m writing this review whilst currently in lockdown I felt drawn to stop writing and use. I wasn’t sure how it would go, but it produced some great insights that confirmed some things for me and encouraged me reconsider others. The timing of seeing this spread again was incredibly apt. If you’re wondering no I didn’t use one of my three Rider Waite decks because my Lightseers Tarot was close at hand. Though I do feel that the information in this book crosses over to other decks anyway. I think that having explored the Rider Waite tarot you can take the authors approach and apply it to any deck you want to work with.
About the Authors
Husband and wife team Johannes Fiebig and Evelin Burger have published numerous books (Complete Book of Tarot Spreads; Tarot; Tarot Basics; The Thoth Tarot Book and Card Set; Tarot for Magical Times; The Ultimate Guide to the Thoth Tarot; and Tarot: The Secret of the Symbols) that take a psychological approach based on symbolism. They are considered leaders in their field with their books, in various translations, having sold over 2 million copies.
The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot Contents
- 10 reasons for writing this book
- Tarot interpretation – the easy way
- An overview of the Major and Minor Arcanas
- Important Symbols and interpretations
- The top 10 spreads
- Tarot and Astrology
The format of this book makes it ideal as a quick reference book but it can also be used as a launching pad into a much deeper exploration of the Rider Waite tarot. It provides full colour illustrations of every card so even without your own Rider Waite deck you can use this book. Although, I’m of the belief that everyone can benefit from having the Rider Waite deck in your collection.
In comparison to other books I have The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot is quite short yet it can be a valuable resource for anyone wanting to explore the symbology in the Rider Waite deck. Further, with the inclusion of the “10 useful tips for interpretation” and the “10 rules” it simply and succinctly provides access to tools that offer a solid basis for reading tarot.
For each card in the deck, the authors give what they consider to be “The 10 most important symbols” and an account of how they interpret them. They also provide a basic meaning as well as brief information on what the card may mean in terms of spiritual experience, as the card of the day, as a prognosis/tendency, for love and relationships, and for success and happiness.
The strength of this book isn’t whether or not you ultimately agree with the authors interpretations. For me, it’s that it encourages you to look at the card and to consider the relevance of the various symbols. Even if you disagree with how they see a particular symbol, you have gained something because you have thought about what it means to you. Another aspect I like is that they highlight similarities that can be found in other cards encouraging you to make connections and to consider the relevance of repeated motifs in relation to how you interpret the card.
To finish off, the book provides 10 spreads including one called “Living with Uncertainty” which since I’m writing this review whilst currently in lockdown I felt drawn to stop writing and use. I wasn’t sure how it would go, but it produced some great insights that confirmed some things for me and encouraged me reconsider others. The timing of seeing this spread again was incredibly apt. If you’re wondering no I didn’t use one of my three Rider Waite decks because my Lightseers Tarot was close at hand. Though I do feel that the information in this book crosses over to other decks anyway. I think that having explored the Rider Waite tarot you can take the authors approach and apply it to any deck you want to work with.
About the Authors
Husband and wife team Johannes Fiebig and Evelin Burger have published numerous books (Complete Book of Tarot Spreads; Tarot; Tarot Basics; The Thoth Tarot Book and Card Set; Tarot for Magical Times; The Ultimate Guide to the Thoth Tarot; and Tarot: The Secret of the Symbols) that take a psychological approach based on symbolism. They are considered leaders in their field with their books, in various translations, having sold over 2 million copies.
The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot Contents
- 10 reasons for writing this book
- Tarot interpretation – the easy way
- An overview of the Major and Minor Arcanas
- Important Symbols and interpretations
- The top 10 spreads
- Tarot and Astrology
The format of this book makes it ideal as a quick reference book but it can also be used as a launching pad into a much deeper exploration of the Rider Waite tarot. It provides full colour illustrations of every card so even without your own Rider Waite deck you can use this book. Although, I’m of the belief that everyone can benefit from having the Rider Waite deck in your collection.
April 28, 2023
I've long craved a scholarly breakdown of the tarot, a study of the symbols present on each card, their meaning, and the general, basic message for each of the arcana, major and minor. A long-time enthusiast and collector I've tried to graduate myself to actual reader, but found myself bogged down in an ocean of wishy-washy instruction which attributes to every card the vague message of "This card represents choice, possibly good luck (but also bad) and maybe travel, or possibly the need for seclusion. It could also mean love is on the horizon, or the the desire to be alone. Follow your instincts, but make wise, well-informed choices!"
As a secular reader who believes more in the psychological power of the symbols of the cards than any actual psychic ability, I was enthused by the APPEARANCE of this book; a studied display of the most important symbols on every card, and what they mean? Yes please!
BUT, once I brought the book home and actually got to reading it, I was disappointed. The meanings given to each card seem far from basic, and more like the author's personal impressions that they've developed over a life-time. Clarity is substituted for the usual fanciful language most neo-pagan authors seem to favor, intended to let you derive any meaning you want from anything (From, 'The Devil': "Basic Meaning: ON the one hand the devil represents a kind of vampire, a truly burdensome torment of which we have good reason to be afraid. We can get rid of this aspect of the darkness when we finally come to recognize him." huh??), and I feel that reading this book would only make me more lost in my attempts to 'grak' the tarot.
Interesting in what it promises, and the breakdown of the symbols on each card still holds a bit of interest, but I regretfully must continue my search for a tarot guide to use as my ultimate go-to for reference, because this ain't it.
As a secular reader who believes more in the psychological power of the symbols of the cards than any actual psychic ability, I was enthused by the APPEARANCE of this book; a studied display of the most important symbols on every card, and what they mean? Yes please!
BUT, once I brought the book home and actually got to reading it, I was disappointed. The meanings given to each card seem far from basic, and more like the author's personal impressions that they've developed over a life-time. Clarity is substituted for the usual fanciful language most neo-pagan authors seem to favor, intended to let you derive any meaning you want from anything (From, 'The Devil': "Basic Meaning: ON the one hand the devil represents a kind of vampire, a truly burdensome torment of which we have good reason to be afraid. We can get rid of this aspect of the darkness when we finally come to recognize him." huh??), and I feel that reading this book would only make me more lost in my attempts to 'grak' the tarot.
Interesting in what it promises, and the breakdown of the symbols on each card still holds a bit of interest, but I regretfully must continue my search for a tarot guide to use as my ultimate go-to for reference, because this ain't it.
February 3, 2025
I recently bought a Rider-Waite Tarot deck just for fun. Its beautiful pictures and its combination of different symbolic traditions drew my attention. I don't honestly believe in the magical side of the thing (like soothsaying or divination), so I don't pretend to find a perfect or definitive interpretation system: there isn't such a thing to me. Even so, The Ultimate Guide to the Rider Waite Tarot provided me with a pretty coherent hermeneutical canon that I find satisfactory enough. The interpretations given for some recurrent symbols (like castles, clouds or grapes) and colors follow clear and logical patterns. Some cards, however, are overly analyzed, a single symbol being decomposed into too many different pieces just to fulfill the rule of introducing "the ten most important symbols" for each picture. Also, many interpretations don't seem to consider the assertions of previous specialized authors nor the historical background behind the symbols, something that may disappoint those interested in diving deeper into the field. On the other hand, this independence from external sources gives the authors greater freedom to unleash their creative powers and provide a fresh look on a well-established iconography.
July 22, 2025
This book has some useful information, especially in terms of tips for interpretation and things like that. I also find where they explain the symbols of each card useful as well but apart from that, there is nothing in this book that I couldn’t have already learned if I had just went on some tarot website to learn about tarot. It’s very vague and when describing the meaning of the cards, you might as well be reading from the tiny booklet that the cards come with when buying the deck. This book isn’t what I expected at all. I was expecting to learn about possible meanings with pairings of certain cards, and things like that but it doesn’t have that.
Skip this book, just go to a website. I recommend labrynthios.co
Skip this book, just go to a website. I recommend labrynthios.co
December 23, 2023
La verdad sería buen libro si se entendiera lo que escribe. Utiliza un lenguaje inadecuado poco directo diciendo cosas como “el río de la vida” “como es arriba es abajo” y unas palabras que lo hacen ilegible. La única razón de ponerle 2 estreña es por que algunas partes logran enterderse.
Otro punto en contra es que la otra pestaña de las cartas donde explica fuera de la simbologia sigue el mismo error. Suele explicar cosas que no tienen que ver con el significado de la carta y parece que estas leyendo una cosa que no tienen nada que ver con el Tarot.
Un mal libro no lo recomiendo.
Otro punto en contra es que la otra pestaña de las cartas donde explica fuera de la simbologia sigue el mismo error. Suele explicar cosas que no tienen que ver con el significado de la carta y parece que estas leyendo una cosa que no tienen nada que ver con el Tarot.
Un mal libro no lo recomiendo.
March 23, 2021
It’s a great resource for someone wanting to understand the symbology behind images and depictions in the Rider Waite Tarot. Some of the information was repetitive because it analyzed the images card by card. Would have been useful if they provided a repertoire for all the symbols and then clarified how this was relevant for the particular guide. There was basic meaning and context for meaning for each card, which was useful but by no means complete.
November 12, 2021
Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's most popular tarot deck. Writing in a convenient format designed for quick reference, Fiebug and Burger also provide tips, hints, and facts to improve your tarot reading right away. You will find the 10 most important:
Ways of using a single card
Facts about the tarot
Tips and rules for interpretation
Interpretations for each card
Ways of using a single card
Facts about the tarot
Tips and rules for interpretation
Interpretations for each card
September 28, 2019
A very good basic grounding in Tarot card readings of the classic Rider Waite Tarot deck. Psychological and spiritual understanding are the main focus of the readings on each card. Both writers bring a breadth of scholarship to these very in-depth readings of the tarot. The book is translated from the German.
October 19, 2021
Not really meets my expectation. I also dont like its big size, it will be more appropriate for a guide book to be printed in smaller size (and hardback). Its details about symbols of each card are interesting but that's all. Its proposed interpretation of each card often makes me confuse since most of them are so different from what other books (and the symbols) suggested.
December 27, 2021
An excellent reference guide, very in depth imagery for each card (10 symbols) that reflect what the original authors + illustrator was trying to do - reflect the values of the Order of the New Dawn and embed their symbolism into each card. Also some basic info about the cards, some spreads, and some other odds and ends.
June 18, 2022
Great quick-refrence for basic readings to check in and to make sure you're readings are on track. Good for overview for general readings. Quick for "most popular tarot references". Only book one would need? Most definitely not, but important information and facts, tips and interpretations for each suit and single card.
August 28, 2022
I don't know how to rate this book really. I find it useful as a supplement to my other Tarot books but it is definitely not the be-all-end-all of these books on Tarot.
So I guess I just made up my mind on this. I rated it a 4 at first as I related to it as a supplement to other books. Then when I wrote that I realized as a stand alone book it's probably more of a strong 2 or a solid 3.
So I guess I just made up my mind on this. I rated it a 4 at first as I related to it as a supplement to other books. Then when I wrote that I realized as a stand alone book it's probably more of a strong 2 or a solid 3.
September 12, 2017
I was really excited about this concept -- a tarot book that highlighted the symbolism of each card. But many of the descriptions of the cards don't make any sense -- the meaning of the cards I looked up don't jive with what many, many others sources say. Disappointing execution.
January 18, 2019
I don't think this is a great book to introduce yourself in the tarot, and even as a guidebook, I feel it is quite diffuse. Arbitrarily specific in some points and too vague in others. Got some interesting ideas from it but any free online guide beats its contents.
June 9, 2020
It was a great book for the imagry and the hidden meanings in the cards, however it lacked the reversed meanings making it not quite the "Ultimate guide"
Id still reccomend for the information it does provide is easy to read, well organized and in-depth.
Id still reccomend for the information it does provide is easy to read, well organized and in-depth.
October 3, 2021
OK, although a few card IDs were mixed up in the lesser arcana, and the pages didn't load properly on some more (which might be because it was designed to be read on something more up-to-date than my 1st gen Kindlr :/
August 11, 2023
Me encantó que complementa con imágenes a color y se basa en los detalles de cada carta, además contiene información sobre la conexión astrológica de cada una. Siento que es un libro con descripciones muy básicas aunque claras.
September 14, 2023
Demasiado básico, no cumplió mis expectativas. Me esperaba que ahondara más en los significados de las cartas y en las interpretaciones, pero solo da una pequeña explicación de cada carta muy escueta. La verdad no vale el precio que tiene.
July 7, 2024
Looks good from the cover, but the least helpful Terrell book I've encountered. The descriptions are very arcane and more describing the detail symbolism of cards – – like what a bird might mean or a waterfall, but doesn't really help in terms of the bigger picture of interpreting.
October 29, 2025
I liked this book but was very disappointed with the writing style being confusing to understand. It got redundant towards the end. I was expecting more symbols to be mentioned rather than repeated information about colors.
May 7, 2017
Read my notes on my website.
June 23, 2017
Very repetitive, so not a good learning tool. Also, light on meaning, so not an especially good references either. I'm not sorry I own it, but it is not a "go to" in my Tarot library.
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