Description
Designed for beginning as well as experienced tarot readers, Holistic Tarot offers a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to using the tarot deck for tapping into subconscious knowledge and creativity. The tarot deck has been used as a divination tool for more than two centuries; whilst the tarot is still most commonly thought of as “fortune telling,” the true power of the tarot lies in its ability to channel a clear path for our deep intuition to shine through. Consulting the tarot can help clear creativity blockages, clarify ambitions, work through complex decisions, and make sense of emotions and relationships. Whether used for simple decision-making or an understanding of your life’s purpose, learning tarot can be an indispensible tool for being more mindful of the factors that can assist or weaken your efforts toward success.
In Holistic Tarot, writer Benebell Wen provides a complete guide to the use of the tarot to foster personal development. Wen gives a comprehensive overview of the history of the tarot and a wide array of theories on its use (including its relationship to Jungian archetypal psychology and traditional Chinese divination practices) before digging deeply into one of the most best-known tarot systems, the Rider-Waite-Smith. Beginners will find a complete guide to working with the tarot, including choosing and caring for a deck, how best to learn and keep in mind that the attributes of the major and minor arcana, the interpretation of cards and spreads, the role of meditation in a tarot practice, and how to use the tarot for making improvements to relationships, professional development, and personal resilience. More advanced practitioners will appreciate nuanced theoretical discussions of the tarot as well as practical advice about reading others’ tarot cards and setting up a practice. Containing over 500 illustrations and detailed information on each card as well as a lot of spreads, Holistic Tarot is a complete compendium of tarot study that every practitioner should have in his or her library.
“A modern alchemical achievement.”—Barbara Moore, writer of Tarot Spreads
“Will develop into one of the most jewels in the crown of tarot literature.” —Anthony Louis, MD, writer of Tarot Beyond the Basics
“A tarot classic.”—Sasha Graham, writer of Tarot Diva
“A magnificent, intelligent, comprehensive overview and innerview of the Rider Waite Smith system of tarot! This is the only guide you wish to have to have. Bravo!” —James Wanless, PhD, writer of Voyager Tarot
“A huge accomplishment … likely to develop into the essential guidebook for serious students of the tarot.”— Joan Bunning, writer of Learning the Tarot
“No tarot enthusiast should be without this book!”—Chic and Tabatha Cicero, authors of The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot
“Arguably the most comprehensive guide to tarot on the market today. It’s also innovative: it deftly combines Eastern mysticism with Western metaphysics. It’s an impressive tome that presents a wholly modern, rational approach to tarot practice whilst preserving notable elements of tradition.”—Corrine Kenner, writer of Tarot and Astrology