alice_addams
I'll add my vote for Robert Place!
Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey was another one I enjoyed. It's by Sallie Nichols. It deals with the major arcana only, presented as a map of the Fool's journey. Once I was done with this one, I felt much more confident with the trumps.
When I saw this thread, my first thought was Tarot Games, by Cait Johnson and Maura Shaw. After looking through it again though, I feel I must warn that it brings some heavy hippie flavor! (Not that there's anything wrong with that...just not my cup of tea.) I still want to recommend it, though, because I have used a handful of their ideas when having girlfriends over. As a "new-ish" reader, the games allowed me to share the Tarot with my buddies, provoke some great discussion, and provide some insight without the pressure of being The Tarot Reader. That's no mean feat! And everyone has enjoyed the games we've picked. I simply don't play the ones that don't do it for me...with 45 games in this book, you're sure to find something! (Off topic, maybe, but anyone know of other books like this one?)
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Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey was another one I enjoyed. It's by Sallie Nichols. It deals with the major arcana only, presented as a map of the Fool's journey. Once I was done with this one, I felt much more confident with the trumps.
When I saw this thread, my first thought was Tarot Games, by Cait Johnson and Maura Shaw. After looking through it again though, I feel I must warn that it brings some heavy hippie flavor! (Not that there's anything wrong with that...just not my cup of tea.) I still want to recommend it, though, because I have used a handful of their ideas when having girlfriends over. As a "new-ish" reader, the games allowed me to share the Tarot with my buddies, provoke some great discussion, and provide some insight without the pressure of being The Tarot Reader. That's no mean feat! And everyone has enjoyed the games we've picked. I simply don't play the ones that don't do it for me...with 45 games in this book, you're sure to find something! (Off topic, maybe, but anyone know of other books like this one?)
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I overlooked this part of your post the first read-through. You may very well want to read Tarot Games in that case...the preface is by Vicki Noble, the co-creator of the Motherpeace, and it could be a good companion for the deck.DeLightFull said:I've worked with one deck of cards (Motherpeace) for many years so I know the basics but now I'm ready to take it to the next level.