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"Tarot as a Way of Life" by Karen H. is also good. The book treats each card from Psychological point of view. Jung's Psychology influence is prevalent. Very easy read.
The best book on tarot and psychology that I've seen is Jung and Tarot by Sallie Nichols. It's heavy, slow reading, but good, solid scholarship, with no fluff. Many of the tarot illustrations are from the Tarot de Marseille, which may be a turn off for some people.
The best book on tarot and psychology that I've seen is Jung and Tarot by Sallie Nichols. It's heavy, slow reading, but good, solid scholarship, with no fluff. Many of the tarot illustrations are from the Tarot de Marseille, which may be a turn off for some people.
"Tarot as a Way of Life" by Karen H. is also good. The book treats each card from Psychological point of view. Jung's Psychology influence is prevalent. Very easy read.
I second Karen Hamaker-Zondag. Useful insights into the minor arcana also and easy to follow. I took notes while reading because I wanted to really get it. The psychlogical/jungian approach is present throughout the book. Interesting connections are drawn also between dreams and the meaning of the numbers. Sometimes I wished for a little more detail.
Or you could also have a look into "Spiritual Tarot" by S.E. Echols, R. Mueller and S.A. Thomson. The authors dig deep into the meaning/issue of the cards. And as far as my understanding goes it's got lots of psychology in it. To me the title doesn't feel 100% fitting.
I think that's one of the points about a psychological approach to Tarot, is that although you may have learned all the meanings, when you are actually working with a client you take your cues from the client and the situation. To roughly paraphrase Jung: 'Learn everything you can about myth and symbols and then forget it all when interpreting a dream.' Finding the personal meaning in a symbol may be more important than any learned meaning.During the sample readings I felt like his interpretations were derived more from his knowledge about the patients than the cards themselves. That's kind of a biggie and I felt that, with a little more effort he could have built stories that are grounded more on the meanings of the cards. Now, he does put the meanings in his vignettes, but often times they don't fit his comments so well.
I think that's one of the points about a psychological approach to Tarot, is that although you may have learned all the meanings, when you are actually working with a client you take your cues from the client and the situation. To roughly paraphrase Jung: 'Learn everything you can about myth and symbols and then forget it all when interpreting a dream.' Finding the personal meaning in a symbol may be more important than any learned meaning.