The images on the Marseille Tarot cards started out as illustrations of Sumero-Bablyonian myths, preserved through the centuries on cylinder seals. They were copied by people who didn't understand them but who also had access to some form, whether written or oral, of the wisdom encoded in those myths and in Bible stories. That wisdom is identical with Sufi teachings as espoused by teachers like Ibn al 'Arabi, Rumi, and others, including Gurdjieff and his teachings about the enneagram. The myths and stories are decoded in this book using the multiple meanings conveyed by Arabic consonantal word roots and by reference to those doctrines and to modern discoveries about conditioning and the hemispheric specialization of the brain. Arabic is the closest existing descendant of the ancient Protosemitic language. The Kabbalah, long rumoured to be linked to the Tarot, is shown to come from the same sources, and originally had eight, not ten, sefiroth. The visual evidence alone is overwhelming: the mystery of where the Tarot comes from has been definitively solved.

A world like ours, with its heroic, historical, tragic, immortal figures but… transfigured in their cat counterparts. Would you face the rage of Genghis Cat or be seduced by Catlin Monroe? Will you fall in love with Cyrano de Bergecat or discover new worlds with Christoper Catlumbus? Enjoy with us as fun and cute journey of enlightenment in a different, kitty-esque dimension. 78 full colour cards and instruction booklet.

You do not need to learn the tarot because you already know it. It is from this radical jumping off point that WTF Is Tarot breaks down the ancient art of cartomancy. This fresh, accessible and sometimes cheeky guide sheds a holistic light on how to read tarot, from the foundation of magic itself to understanding those tricky court cards to offering readings to others. In WTF Is Tarot, author and tarot reader Bakara Wintner unpacks the magic of the Major and Minor Aracana with shamanic wisdom and girl boss wit, illuminating their meaning with thoughtful anecdotes and analogies that reveal how deeply rooted these symbols already are in our everyday lives - we can feel the Moon in a howling barefoot run through Prospect Park, accept the grace of Temperance in falling in love or a divine intervention, "ghost the haters" with the Six of Swords, or identify when it's time to let go of an ex with the Flanged Man. WTF is Tarot offers far more than a refreshingly candid tutorial on card reading. Bakara goes on to investigate the magic of crystal healing, chakras, meditation and other magical practices. This young witch offers not just a guide, but an invitation for even the most mundane Muggles to welcome magic into their lives, and for experienced wizards to rediscover it once again.

Beloved by nearly half a million Tarot enthusiasts, Rachel Pollack's Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom forever transformed the study of Tarot. This much-anticipated follow-up to Pollack's classic guidebook will inspire Tarot aficionados and inform a new generation of Tarot students. Enhanced by the author's personal stories and insights gained over the past three decades, this book on tarot invites you on a fascinating and fun adventure.

Offering an abundant array of new ideas mixed in with enlightening discussions about Tarot's checkered past, this tarot guidebook features innovative ways to interpret and use Tarot, and a wealth of original spreads to try for yourself--including spreads for predictive, psychological, magical, and spiritual readings. All seventy-eight cards are explored from fresh angles: history, art, psychology, and a variety of spiritual and occult traditions, using cards from seven diverse decks so you can easily contrast and compare. No matter where your starting point on the path of personal discovery, this tarot book will prove a trusted companion for your journey.

IN 1909, ARTIST PAMELA COLMAN SMITH, under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite, created an innovative 78-card tarot deck that would come to be recognized as revolutionary. With descriptive pictures on the 56 minor Arcana cards, the Rider-Waite deck digressed from the tradition of tarot decks used for centuries and set the standard for nearly every tarot deck published.

This pack contains 78 full-color tarot cards as well as an illustrated instructional booklet. In 1994 a researcher working in the Italian National Library in Rome discovered a manuscript containing 80 mysterious paintings, believed to have been devised by the mysterious prophet Michael de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus. The manuscript, never published in his lifetime, was handed down to his son who later presented it to Pope Urban VIII. After that it remained forgotten and neglected. A brief glance at these extraordinary images shows how heavily they draw on the symbolism of Tarot. It is the belief of Tarot experts, Matthews and Kinghan, that Nostradamus was designing his own set of cards, drawing upon the visionary insights gleaned from his prophetic writings and visions. Now this Tarot has been brought to fruition by two modern experts and its secrets revealed for the first time. Visionary artist Wil Kinghan and New York Times best-selling author and longtime student of Tarot, John Matthews have devised a deck which incorporates Nostradamus' own images, fully updated to make what will surely be judged one of the most important decks of this age.

Vintage deck of 52 cards with miniature cards in the upper left corners and descriptive pictures with meanings on the remaining portions of the cards. Also suitable as a regular deck of playing cards. Includes instructions.

As infinite as time, as deep as the sea and as mysterious as fate, each Arcana possesses a living soul and a voice which whispers forgotten things to the hearts of all men and women. These 78 Arcana cards represent many steps in an esoteric journey which lead to the discovery of the past, the present and the future.

From a Kabbalistic viewpoint, the ancient symbol of the spiral has been used by diverse cultures on their continuum of life. In the richly illustrated Spiral Tarot deck and accompanying book, author/artist Kay Steventon explores the legends and traditions of mythical imagery, and ancient Celtic wisdom that describes our complete life cycle from birth to old age.

The Manga Tarot perfectly captures the essence of the traditional Tarot while making use of the Japanse art form of manga, making it ideal for all Tarot readers and ideal for so many people entranced by the manga style. The Manga Tarot challenges you with exciting and new color schemes and a fantastic gender inversion: cards usually featuring men have women, and vice versa. This plays with the Eastern idea of Yin/Yang and of the idea that all people--and archetypes--have masculine and feminine qualities. It will help you bust through any pre-conceived beliefs and help you develop astounding new interpretations that transcend anything you've done before! The Chinese letters printed on the cards, representing seasons associated with suits, returns the aura of mystery and otherworldliness that the Tarot once had, and helps put the real magic back into all of your readings. The accompanying booklet explains the inner meanings of each tarot card and provides a relationship-focused reading that you can use right away.

Publisher Review: For those of you familiar with Lo Scarabeo Tarot decks, you'll know that they are more apt to push the boundaries of Tarot, to play with structure, symbolism, and theme, and to reach toward the next evolutionary level of Tarot in general. This means they don't produce many decks that would be recognized as Rider-Waite derivatives. But when they do, such as with the Manga Tarot, they change just enough and add just enough to make the journey through the Major and Minor Arcana a thrilling ride filled with intriguing insights, if only we take the time to look, because another trademark of Lo Scarabeo decks is the lack of a full-sized book that dictates what the cards mean. Instead, we are given some landmarks and guides to help us on our journey. But then we are sent on our way to see what we can find, because ultimately, the journey is our own. In the Manga Tarot there are four things that overtly affect the interpretation of the cards. First, in most of the cards, figures that are usually depicted as male in the Rider Waite tradition are depicted as female in the Manga Tarot, and vice versa. This creates a change in the some of the Major Arcana titles (as mentioned above) and the numbering of the Emperor and Empress (III and IV, respectively). This technique really plays with the Eastern idea of Yin/Yang and of the idea that all people (and archetypes?) have both masculine and feminine qualities. When we look at these cards, we are encouraged to explore the feminine qualities of the Priestess (The Hierophant in the Rider Waite system) and the masculine qualities of Temperance. . . read more.

This Book traces the background of the Tarot of the Witches deck designed by Fergus Hall and features in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die

Tarot images appear to us fixed, stable and unchanging in the collective imagination and in our knowledge. What if we told you they're instead just moments, snapshots of scenes in the making? What happens to the Fool a few seconds after putting his foot over the cliff? Find the answer in this revolutionary After Tarot. 78 full colour cards and instruction booklet.

"The Wisdom of Avalon Oracle Cards "by Colette Baron-Reid""is a 52-card divination system--an inspirational tool to bridge the unseen world of Spirit and the physical world of our day-to-day lives. Based on the rich mythology of ancient Britain's Isle of Avalon and the wisdom teachings of its priestesses, these cards will help you find valuable and powerful insights in all aspects of life as you chart your path and manifest your destiny with clarity and purpose. Their use will shed light on what has been, what needs illumination in the present, and what will weave patterns into the future. The deck will help you discover the potential of your own intuition as you follow the omens and symbols of the Goddess, the Kingdom of the Faeries, Merlin, and the Priestess of magical Avalon. See into the future . . . and discover that you are more than you know!

Imagine . . . between the visible and the unseen is a guiding force that some call Spirit, the Holy Will, the Divine, the Field, or Consciousness. Using this card deck by Colette Baron-Reid will connect you to that larger Consciousness and guide you as you travel along on the journey of your life. The themes of these 54 cards represent some of the places you'll visit, the conditions you may encounter, and the allies and challengers you'll meet as you navigate a metaphoric map of your life's journey. The enclosed guidebook will help you ask the right questions and interpret the messages in your readings." The Enchanted Map Oracle Cards" were created in order to empower you to understand the story of your fate, destiny, and free will; and allow you to chart a course to live a life of deep purpose, true prosperity, and vibrant love. Step into the Enchanted Map . . . and watch the magic come alive!

Welcome to the land of tarot, where each and every card is an adventure of discovery

Journey into the exciting world of tarot with this comprehensive 78-day course. Uniquely presented in a one-card-per-day format, this workbook provides a solid foundation in tarot--and offers new ways to enrich your life using the wisdom of the cards.

Well-known tarot readers and instructors Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin take you through the symbolic landscape of tarot card by card. Progress through the exercises in sequence, or study the cards in whatever order you like. Casting traditional interpretation methods in a fresh and modern light, Katz and Goodwin teach you how to interpret spreads by experiencing them as meditations, activities, affirmations, and oracles. Discover the keywords of each card and how to use them. Delve even deeper with gated spreads--a series of spreads guiding you toward a powerful experience--and integrative lessons on magick and kabbalistic correspondences.

"The Message" is a particular way of reading the cards that Deborah Leigh learned from her grandmother. Over the years she has developed it into a remarkable tool for developing intuitive perception. It enables us to know ourselves so well that nothing ever need be left to Chance in our lives again. It teaches us how to live a happier life, utilizing choice and change as powerful instruments to guide our lives, learning to embrace the abundance and balance that belongs to the Universe by perceiving the future it makes it possible to take control and genuinely empower ourselves in ways we never imagined.

Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the Thoth Tarot with this incredibly detailed and illustrated guide. The Ultimate Guide to the Thoth Tarot presents the ten most important symbols on every card in the deck complete with hundreds of colour illustrations for easy use. In addition to an explanation of the symbols, each card is given a brief interpretation by topic: Primary meaning Prediction or tendency Spiritual meaning Relationship meaning Daily meaning Success and happiness meaning Writing in a convenient format designed for simple reference, tarot experts Johannes Fiebig and Evelin Burger also provide facts, hints, and lore to improve your reading skills right away. With this remarkable guide, you'll also uncover the top ten most important: Interpretations for each suit Ways of using a single card Spread layout techniques Tips and rules for interpretation and more

Comprehensive, concise, and easy to use, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot contains everything you ever wanted to know about tarot. Presenting core material in fresh and interesting ways, author Anthony Louis has created an incredibly detailed guide that will educate and inspire, whether you're a beginner or advanced reader. Explore tarot's history and learn about a wide variety of systems, from Rider-Waite to Thoth. Discover card meanings, reading tips, and ways that tarot interacts with astrology, spirituality, and more. Focusing on the use of tarot for insight, empowerment, clarification, and self-understanding in addition to fortunetelling, Llewellyn's Complete Book of Tarot is the last book on tarot you'll ever need.