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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Fortune-telling & divination > Fortune-telling by cards (cartomancy) > Tarot
Discover the tarot with Wild Card, a friendly, funny and straightforward guide to the seventy-eight cards, their stories and meanings.
Every time you draw a card, you open up possibilities. What will appear and what will you see? What lessons could the cards offer up? What aspects of yourself might they reveal?
At its heart, the tarot is a storytelling device, a deck of symbols and narratives that can spark conversations, inspire ideas, and reveal new perspectives. And you don't need to be psychic to use it: it is a practice that is open to everyone. In this beautifully illustrated guide, tarot readers Jen Cownie and Fiona Lensvelt introduce each of the cards, drawing on literature, pop culture, and their own experiences, and encourage you to add your voice to this centuries-old tradition.
Whether you are learning to read for yourself and others, refreshing your knowledge, or just curious, Wild Card will show you how the tarot can add a little bit of magic to your life.
Gaining insight into our deeper selves through the use of
divination tools to help decide future actions has preoccupied
mankind since ancient times. In Europe, cards which became known as
Tarot have been used to map the soul and predict the future since
the 16th century. The 78 cards in the Tarot deck each has its own
imagery, symbolism and story. This beautiful hand-bound edition
showcases each card from the Rider-Waite set, the one most commonly
used by Tarot readers. Practitioners believe that the 22 Major
Arcana cards represent life's karmic and spiritual lessons, and the
56 Minor Arcana cards reflect the trials and tribulations of
everyday life. Tarot offers an elegantly presented, concise guide
to the 78 cards, from number 0 The Fool - who represents unlimited
potential, through The Hermit - who represents a break from
everyday life, to number 21 The World - which indicates a sense of
wholeness, completion and fulfilment.
Awaken your connection with the mystical forces of the Earth and Sky
and discover how the ancient guardians of our planet and Universe can
support your inner healing, empowerment, and soul growth.
By using this guidebook along with the beautifully illustrated cards,
you’ll tap into the sacred symbolism, Divine information, and elemental
frequencies contained within the land, water, air, and cosmos. Each
card contains an inspiring and soulful message to help you activate
your intuition and align with your highest path.
Along with the card interpretations, you’ll find instructions for how
to work with the oracle’s six suits to balance your personal energies.
· Earth: grounding and support
· Sky: lightness and movement
· Sun: action and creativity
· Moon: reflection and intuition
· Water: flow and emotions
· Celestial: Divine messages and inspiration
This 78-card tarot deck and guidebook is cat themed, combining
ancient mysticism with feline illustrationsThis tarot deck and
guidebook set is ideal for anyone seeking the knowledge and skills
needed to learn the ancient art of tarot. Offering a fun clever
take on the usual tarot deck, Cats Rule the Earth Tarot creatively
reinvents the traditional cards with modern, quirky cat
illustrations. Cats Rule the Earth Tarot goes deeper than simply
presenting the meaning of each card-it equips the reader with a
historical understanding of tarot, how to interpret and apply each
card drawn and methods of conducting readings for yourself,
friends, or family. From welcoming new beginnings with the Ace of
Cups to facing a new guiding presence in your life with the
Hierophant, each card you draw holds the power to reveal hidden
truths and guide you through the unexpected events of daily life.
Connect with your guardian angels for insight and support with this
stunning deck of 72 hand-painted cards and an accompanying
illustrated guidebook. Angels act as channels between the world of
human beings and the heavens. We all have a guardian angel
according to our date of birth, and our character, potential and
life will be structured according to that angel’s divine
qualities. With this exquisite deck, which comes in its own compact
box, you can connect with all the guardian angels to find solutions
to problems and to uncover your life’s purpose. The guidebook
details several card layouts to use for divination, help and
wisdom, as well as explaining the associations and meanings of all
72 angels featured in the deck. The cards and guidebook are also
beautifully presented in a keepsake box.
The Art of Fine Gifts: The tarot cards in this pack are adapted
from a Tarot of Marseille deck by Nicolas Conver that dates to
1760. It was one of the earliest confirmed decks and has been
beautifully reproduced here. The Major and Minor Arcana cards are
accompanied by an informative booklet, which gives a history of
tarot, information on each card and a step-by-step guide to get
started with a tarot reading.
A beautifully illustrated colouring journey that celebrates the
mystery and power of Tarot. A stunning exploration of an ancient
art that remains significant and special in modern times, the
intricate artwork in Tarot Colouring offers a creative twist on
traditional designs. Artist Alexis E. Thomson uses glorious natural
imagery alongside mythological references to illustrate prominent
cards from both the Major and Minor Arcana decks, including the
High Priestess and the Wheel of Fortune. Each image is accompanied
by fascinating information so the symbolism of each card can be
fully understood.
Paul Foster Case was an American occultist of the early 20th
century and author of numerous books on occult tarot and Qabalah.
Perhaps his greatest contributions to the field of occultism were
the lessons he wrote for associate members of Builders of the
Adytum. The Knowledge Lectures given to initiated members of the
Chapters of the B.O.T.A. were equally profound, although the
limited distribution has made them less well known. Case was early
on attracted to the occult. While still a child he reported
experiences that today are called lucid dreaming. He corresponded
about these experiences with Rudyard Kipling who encouraged him as
to the validity of his paranormal pursuits. In the year 1900, Case
met the occultist Claude Bragdon while both were performing at a
charity performance. Bragdon asked Case what he thought the origin
of playing cards was. After pursuing the question in his father's
library, Case discovered a link to tarot, called 'The Game of Man,
' thus began what would become Case's lifelong study of the tarot,
and leading to the creation of the B.O.T.A. tarot deck, a
"corrected" version of the Rider-Waite cards. Between 1905 and 1908
(aged 20-24), Case began practicing yoga, and in particular
pranayama, from what published sources were available. His early
experiences appear to have caused him some mental and emotional
difficulties and left him with a lifelong concern that so called
"occult" practice be done with proper guidance and training.
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