This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.

The first deck of its kind to explore long-misunderstood aspects of this rich world, The Byzantine Tarot uncovers new layers of wisdom and meaning to thrill Tarot users the world over and guide us in our lives today. Drawing upon the rich heritage of art, lore, and the complex courtly world of the Byzantine Empire, this glittering new Tarot reflects the extraordinary artistic style that flourished under the rule of the Byzantine emperors. Featuring a dazzling array of images depicting emperors and empresses, court officials, saints, and sinners, the deck faithfully echoes the iconography of the Byzantine world, drawing the reader in with its mysterious resonance.

Gaia (Mother Nature) is the primal Greek goddess said by ancients to have given birth to the sky, sea, mountains, and all of creation. This beautiful 78-card contemporary and mythical Tarot set with accompanying spiritual guide has a focus on the healing of the earth and of the self. The Major Arcana cards represent 22 soul lessons and archetypes that grew out of the religious and mystical worldview of Renaissance Europe. The Minors illustrate elements, numbers, and people. Interpretations include uprights and reverse divinatory meanings, themes, exercises, symbolism, journal questions, affirmations, and ten spreads. Sometimes the cards illustrate part of the world we live in, sometimes they show the realms of spirit, and sometimes they inhabit the borderlines between the two. Gaian spirituality understands that humans, plants, animals, stones, and stars are all inextricably linkedawhen one strand is pulled, the entire web is affected. Especially intended for those who practice earth-centered spirituality.Includes cards and book.

Imagine if a Master Tarot reader of 22 years experience was to dump his entire accumulated knowledge and understanding into a single book. It took 5 years to accomplish that feat, but that's exactly what this book is The contents of this book are almost entirely either created or discovered by the author, whose study has been focused entirely in the field of experimental forecasting using the Rider-Waite Tarot. He shows you everything from how to teach yourself to read without books, notes or help, to how to do such amazing things as read minds using Tarot. This is not your average Tarot book Using the information contained in this book, you can choose how your life will progress from the day you finish reading it forward. It is the power to know the possible futures you can experience and the power to choose which one you want to happen. It is the power to always know the best way forward, whether you are looking for something as simple as which cologne to wear to attract the ladies, or as important as which college to attend, which woman to choose for a long and happy marriage, or what to do to achieve the maximum possible financial success in business. Taking the "foo foo mysticism" out of the equation, Mr. Matteson shows you how to use Tarot cards for real life, practical and useful purposes in day to day life. Whether you just want to use this book as a cookbook interpretation guide for simple questions, or take things all the way to the highest levels of skill and mastery, there is something here for readers of all levels of skill and interest. Over and over again, it has been said that "this is the only book on Tarot you will ever need to buy." We can only agree: not only is this a "must have" book, it is the one book on the subject that we keep reaching for again and again. It's like having one of the most experienced, knowledgeable and skilled Tarot readers in the world teaching you personally. Learn to take life by the horns by knowing what your options are and what will actually produce success before you make the choice or take the action