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Secret Language of Tarot sets itself apart from other tarot books by teaching readers how to translate the pictorial symbolism from one deck to another, strengthening the reader's ability to recognize specific icons in any deck and in the world around them. The Secret Language of Tarot can be used as both a reference book and as a series of guided meditations on the individual symbols. Each of the seven chapters contain a set of symbols that share a common theme. Extensive research provides readers with the lore and mythological meanings of the symbols to help foster intuitive powers. The explanation of imagery is both insightful and eclectic. When read from beginning to end, The Secret Language of Tarot reveals a hidden current of understanding and connection between the individual cards of the deck. Each chapter ends with an Integration Lesson and a special Symbol Spread to deepen the understanding of the cards. The Secret Language of Tarot brings imagery and intuition into a course of study of the tarot. It is a musthave for any serious tarot reader that is written in accessible language for the novice as well.

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This book is about exploring these symbols found in the RWS tarot deck. Paths and mountains; moon and stars these all have meanings which can apply to everyday situations...The authors also include meditations to better explore each tarot card, as well as a number of unique spreads that are quite innovative...This book is a lovely resource which I will be working with for some time to come. --Diane Saarinen, New Age Journal

Reading tarot symbols is complicatedaeach appears many times and in a variety of contexts in a deck, with many possible layers of meaning. (For example, a rose can symbolize the feminine path of emergence when appearing with the Magician, and as a style of learning that bestows unconditional love when appearing with the Hierophant.) Using Ride-Waite-Smith imagery, the Amberstones (Tarot Tips) provide both a reference manual and a course on reading tarot symbols, even introducing discussions as if speaking directly to students. Becoming a skilled tarot reader requires an odd combination of natural talent and skillafamiliarity with symbols through study is important, yet at the same time, tarot imagery was originally created to evoke an immediate, intuitively surefooted emotional response from [whoever] looked at it, whether they knew anything about tarot or not, say the Amberstones. To get in touch with both aspects, they provide exercises to help enter your inner universe and find whatever you are looking for when contemplating various symbols. Though the guide is organized thematically rather than alphabetically as most symbol dictionaries are arranged, it still works well as a reference manual. (Apr.) -Publishers Weekly Copyright A(c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

aThis book is about exploring these symbols found in the RWS tarot deck. Paths and mountains; moon and stars - these all have meanings which can apply to everyday situations...The authors also include meditations to better explore each tarot card, as well as a number of unique spreads that are quite innovative...This book is a lovely resource which I will be working with for some time to come.a -Diane Saarinen, New Age Journal Reading tarot symbols is complicatedaeach appears many times and in a variety of contexts in a deck, with many possible layers of meaning. (For example, a rose can symbolize the feminine path of emergence when appearing with the Magician, and as a style of learning that bestows unconditional love when appearing with the Hierophant.) Using Ride-Waite-Smith imagery, the Amberstones (Tarot Tips) provide both a reference manual and a course on reading tarot symbols, even introducing discussions as if speaking directly to students. Becoming a skilled tarot reader requires an odd combination of natural talent and skillafamiliarity with symbols through study is important, yet at the same time, tarot imagery was originally created to evoke an immediate, intuitively surefooted emotional response from [whoever] looked at it, whether they knew anything about tarot or not, say the Amberstones. To get in touch with both aspects, they provide exercises to help enter your inner universe and find whatever you are looking for when contemplating various symbols. Though the guide is organized thematically rather than alphabetically as most symbol dictionaries are arranged, it still works well as a reference manual. (Apr.) -Publishers Weekly Copyright A(c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Ruth Ann & Wald Amberstone teach, write, and publish about tarot on all levels, from divination to psychology to esotercism and magical practice. They are perpetual pioneers of new tarot techniques and remain lifelong tarot students. They are the authors of Tarot Tips: 78 Practical Techniques to Enhance Your Tarot Reading Skills and regular contributors to Llewellyn's Tarot Calendar and Tarot Reader almanacs.

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