MystiqueMoonlight
I'm sure a few of you have read this book.
The other day I was browsing in my local bookshop and found The Magical World of the Tarot - Fourfold Mirror of the Universe by Gareth Knight (ISBN 0-85030-940-9). I think he wrote a book previous to this one called The Magical Tarot, anyhow I know this is not the same one.
It is a very interesting book. In it he encourages you to approach the cards on an intuitive level. It is broken down into 9 detailed lessons and he often refers to different decks such as the Marseilles, Visconti, Grimaud etc.
Reading this book has made me see the Tarot in a different light even those which I always thought of as just simple artwork like those I mentioned above.
He has meditations, lengthy discussions on the arcanas and a refreshing approach to Tarot which I have not seen in any other author. Most books seem to run through the "meanings" of every card and then introduce various spreads, but Mr Knight suggests "..... there is no need for lengthy attempts at learning lists of meanings off by heart, or to adopt crude methods such as writing potted meanings or key-words on each card. All that is needed is the proper use of the creative imagination. The true use of your imagination is indeed the royal road to successful divination..." (lesson two page 39 The Next Step)
Has anyone else read this book?
The other day I was browsing in my local bookshop and found The Magical World of the Tarot - Fourfold Mirror of the Universe by Gareth Knight (ISBN 0-85030-940-9). I think he wrote a book previous to this one called The Magical Tarot, anyhow I know this is not the same one.
It is a very interesting book. In it he encourages you to approach the cards on an intuitive level. It is broken down into 9 detailed lessons and he often refers to different decks such as the Marseilles, Visconti, Grimaud etc.
Reading this book has made me see the Tarot in a different light even those which I always thought of as just simple artwork like those I mentioned above.
He has meditations, lengthy discussions on the arcanas and a refreshing approach to Tarot which I have not seen in any other author. Most books seem to run through the "meanings" of every card and then introduce various spreads, but Mr Knight suggests "..... there is no need for lengthy attempts at learning lists of meanings off by heart, or to adopt crude methods such as writing potted meanings or key-words on each card. All that is needed is the proper use of the creative imagination. The true use of your imagination is indeed the royal road to successful divination..." (lesson two page 39 The Next Step)
Has anyone else read this book?