Around the Tarot in 78 Days

shadowdancer

by Marcus Katz.

Has been a long time since I have been drawn to buying a tarot book, but this has definitely caught my eye.

I want to learn something new, have my enthusiasm for new methods well and truly piqued. This may do it.

I really liked how in the 'see inside' part on amazon the book showed how you could equate the majors to nouns, the minors to verbs and the courts to adjectives. Throw in adverbs and you have a nice system for coming up with one sentence to cover the three cards in a spread.

This is not due for release for a few weeks yet, but it will be in my amazon basket. In the meantime, I will be playing with this simple method, and perhaps using them as a daily draw.

Anyone else go their eye on this book? I recommend looking it up and taking a preview peak inside like I did.

Davina
 

MountainGirl

by Marcus Katz.

Has been a long time since I have been drawn to buying a tarot book, but this has definitely caught my eye.

I want to learn something new, have my enthusiasm for new methods well and truly piqued. This may do it.

I really liked how in the 'see inside' part on amazon the book showed how you could equate the majors to nouns, the minors to verbs and the courts to adjectives. Throw in adverbs and you have a nice system for coming up with one sentence to cover the three cards in a spread.

This is not due for release for a few weeks yet, but it will be in my amazon basket. In the meantime, I will be playing with this simple method, and perhaps using them as a daily draw.

Anyone else go their eye on this book? I recommend looking it up and taking a preview peak inside like I did.

Davina

I have it on pre-order.

Blessings,
MountainGirl
 

VampTarot23

I can not wait!
 

shadowdancer

:) Looks like a few of us may be looking forward to this one.


If you look at all the permutations there could be over 14,000 sentences for the noun, verb, adjective thing there. Heck you got to love tarot - learning is a lifelong, wonderful experience.

Davina
 

Carla

This is precisely the sort of resource I have been looking for! Ever since I read the very brief description of 'card linking' in Paul Huson's 'Mystical Origins of the Tarot', I've been looking for a resource to help develop this skill. I'm preordering this book right now!! :D
 

vee

Uggh. I find Katz's salesmanship really annoying, but his material always looks so good! Wish it came in better packaging, but I'll be getting this book anyway. :)
 

Wendywu

I will want it too but can't do the pre-ordering as it comes out at a time when I know the bank account will be drained. I will have to wait for a payday when there is spare money ...
 

gregory

That's interesting - Ric was explaining tarot structure to me in these terms three or four years ago.

ETA it still annoys me that Tali's TarotFlip is Kindle only, as far as I can see :mad:
 

Alpha-Omega

I was lucky enough to get a copy of the book to review. I would post the link but thats not allowed so here is the review itself

“A workbook which builds strong tarot foundations in 78 knowledge packed days”

- Angelo Nasios

All aboard! You are going on a journey around the tarot in 78 days with authors Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin. All you need is your tarot deck, Around The Tarot in 78 Days is tarot workbook which explores the cards. in you guessed it, 78 days I am normally not a fan of tarot workbooks, however when I heard about “ATTI78D” I was automatically excited. After reading and reviewing Marcus’ previous work “Tarosophy: Tarot to Engage Your Life Not to Escape it” I knew this workbook would be different, unique and useful. I was right!



The book is designed to be read one card per day, each day has a lesson attached to it. The lessons are designed to give a new reader a well rounded introduction to tarot. The lessons are not just for newbies but intermediate readers will also learn from this workbook. Along your journey spreads, methods and techniques fill the pages so the learning never stops. In addition to the normal lessons there are “wayside lessons” which are optional lessons for intermediate readers. Which provide useful information everyone should know. With this said, let us explore the layout/structure of the book.



Marcus and Tali do a wonderful job in the “Let’s Get Started” section. It is in-depth and provides a lot. In this section the tarot foundations are laid out for you. I like how the cards are explained in the context of the theme of the book, Majors are “The Landmark Cards”, which allow us to get our bearings. Minors are “The Signpost Cards”, which illustrate all human activity. Court cards are “The Direction Cards”, which represent forces at play in the universe through people or events. Further more within the Majors there are “Pitstop Points”, which include Change Cards, Teaching Cards, Challenge Cards, Opportunity Cards, initiation Cards and Stop Cards. The inclusion of these pitstop points is a great thing as it places the majors into certain groups of a general meaning which is very useful in a reading when you notice a pattern developing.



It is also in this section the order of the cards is explained, most books list the cards in number sequence, from Fool to The World then Ace through King with each of the suits. The order here is based on what Marcus and Tali say is by the soul’s journey through the Tree of Life.



Moving deeper into this section you will find yourself learning about the Keyword Kaleidoscope, a method of reconcile different card meanings. We all have been in that position where we seen different sources saying something different about a card. This method uses these meanings to create new meanings. At first I was a little confused about how this technique worked but after putting it into practice I was amazed at how cool and helpful it was! It is definitely unique and probably the number one thing I can walk away with learning. When you read about The Keyword Kaleidoscope I am sure you will be in agreement. There are additional methods included after the Keyword Kaleidoscope that aims to give you new approaches to using the cards.



With all that said it is time to move on into the core of the book, the cards and lessons. Each of the cards come along with side bits of additional info. Ways of connecting with the cards through affirmations, meditations, numerological equivalent and astrological correspondences, elemental quality and the Kabbalastic placement in the Tree of Life. The cards are then related to aspects in our life like work, relationship, health and the like so this book can also be used as a reference for when you reading the cards.



There are certain lessons which I personally liked. On day 15 you learn about the 9 of Wands. The lesson on this day is looking at the four levels of reading a tarot card. Day 20, the 8 of Swords the lesson is about using Astrological Correspondences. There are a few days you do one card narratives and my favorite was Day 28, 7 of Cups which was a fun exercise. Day 31, The Wheel of Fortune the lesson is narrative in time, where you learn how changing which tense you place the card can change your perspective. Being a big fan of 3 card readings, on day 36, Justice, you practice doing a 3 card reading answering a question presented to you. Love that one. Along in the lessons you are shown different spreads, spreads are not relegated to one section of the book, they are spread throughout it. One day 38, The Emperor you learn the Dawn Spread which is a useful daily spread. Another spread which really sparked my interest was the Discover Your Demon Spread, on day 45 learning about the 5 of Swords. You will also learn about “Opening of the Key Method” on day 59, The Empress. A card counting method created by the Golden Dawn in 1888. As I mentioned before there are wayside lessons, a few of these wayside lessons deal with numerology, the astrological deacons and elemental dignities.



Are all the lessons game changers are amazingly unique? No, I did not expect that, what I did expect though was lessons that could be used by everyone on any place of the tarot reading spectrum. There are basic lessons and there are more advance lessons. There is little negative to be said about the book, since this is a workbook with lessons you are in the end left to apply what you learn yourself. Not all the lessons are applied to all the cards through out the book. Which you can’t expect because then it would be the never ending tarot book lol. There was one little thing I noticed which was the title change of The Wheel of Fortune, called simply The Wheel and The Tower which is called The Blasted Tower. I assume that is how the cards are called over in England, our authors are British after all. So I can’t really complain about that because that is a linguistic issue and also these are the much older titles of the cards. The publisher is however based in the USA so I am surprised the titles were not changed because of the main market which the book will be sold in. The only reason I bring this up is it might cause a slight confusion to a new reader.



All in all, Marcus and Tali hit the ball out of the park with this book. Around the Tarot in 78 Days is a excellent workbook that any reader can use. The book holds within it a great collection of knowledge that only Marcus and Tali could have presented with such ease and grace. I recommend it to new readers as it will give them a strong foundation in tarot which will give them the proper tools and knowledge needed. The book is also good for veterans of tarot because there is always something new to learn.