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Loading... The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910)by Arthur Edward Waite
  
None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) Crystal199 | Nov 12, 2023 |   ) dhaxton | Jan 28, 2023 | I was hoping to find detailed description of the meaning of every detail found in the pictures. It left me rather disappointed. In his book, he explains many things about his cards, but he doesn't go as deep as I would have liked. At times he writes that he is not allowed to reveal deeper meanings he has learned in certain societies. This is rather disappointing. Furthermore, Waite's writing style is not exactly easily understandable and condescending towards fellow writers about tarot. However, there is still some benefit to this book. His comments on other works about tarot will save time to those who are interested in studying cartomancy. It is revealing in how the Rider-Waite (or rather Rider-Waite-Smith) deck is ground-breaking in this art. Waite sets the scene for our modern understanding of tarot and dispels myths about the history of the tarot cards. All criticism aside, it is a solid choice to learn about the basics of cartomancy. (  ) heartlich | Jun 5, 2022 |  ) LynnK. | Aug 4, 2020 | ) winterslights | Jun 12, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
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Long used in telling fortunes and popular today among New Agers, Tarot cards are regarded by many as "the training wheels" on the bicycle of psychic development. Centuries of scientific progress have not diminished the irresistible attraction of gazing at picture cards to see the future and determine one's fate. This book by Arthur Edward Waite, the designer of the most widely known Tarot deck and distinguished scholar of the Kabbalah, is the essential Tarot reference. The pictorial key contains a detailed description of each card in the celebrated 78-card Rider-Waite Tarot deck, along with regular and reversed meanings. Contents describe symbols and secret tradition; the four suits of Tarot, including wands, cups, swords, and pentacles; the recurrence of cards in dealing; an ancient Celtic method of divination; as well as wonderful illustrations of Tarot cards. While the perfect complement to old-style fortune telling, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot also serves to make the Tarot entirely accessible to modern-day readers. It is also the classic guide to the Rider-Waite deck and to Tarot symbolism in general. No library descriptions found. |
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