EmpyreanKnight
I'm about to purchase the Barbara Walker Tarot in a Tin when I came across this book. I am so much in awe of the deck that I'm willing to pay quite a steep price for the new copy I found. Before this tho, I would like to ask the members here who own this book if it did delve in detail into each and every card of the Walker Tarot. I've read the very few reviews of the book online and they were not very conclusive.
Unfortunately, I have encountered companion books that devoted a majority of its pages in scholarly expositions on the history of the Tarot, the deck's theme/motif and how it developed through the ages, how it was created etc but discussed the meanings of the cards in a few measly pages, almost like an afterthought. I just hope the book won't be this sort since I would really want to conduct an in-depth study of the deck when I have the time later this month.
The primary thing I want to know is if it describes each card in depth. But if you also want to include how well-written it is, the veracity of its scholarship, if it's helpful and informative, etc I will appreciate it too.
One thing - I think I've read somewhere that the book was written even before the deck was produced? Is this true?
Unfortunately, I have encountered companion books that devoted a majority of its pages in scholarly expositions on the history of the Tarot, the deck's theme/motif and how it developed through the ages, how it was created etc but discussed the meanings of the cards in a few measly pages, almost like an afterthought. I just hope the book won't be this sort since I would really want to conduct an in-depth study of the deck when I have the time later this month.
The primary thing I want to know is if it describes each card in depth. But if you also want to include how well-written it is, the veracity of its scholarship, if it's helpful and informative, etc I will appreciate it too.
One thing - I think I've read somewhere that the book was written even before the deck was produced? Is this true?