Ultimate Tarot Book?

[Rosanne]

I am not sure I could name an 'Ultimate' book on Tarot, but one I have had for years is A Penguin book called The Tarot- The Origins, Meaning and Uses of The Cards. By Alfred Douglas published in 1972. It is well used.
~Rosanne

 

[jmd]

And of course, Alfred http://association.tarotstudies.org/memberlinks.htmlDouglas's wonderful little book The Tarot: the origins, meaning and uses of the cards is back in print (and mildly - it didn't need much - updated)!

 

[The crowned one]

And of course, Alfred http://association.tarotstudies.org/memberlinks.htmlDouglas's wonderful little book The Tarot: the origins, meaning and uses of the cards is back in print (and mildly - it didn't need much - updated)!

OK, I love this book and about 1/5 of my journal is based off of it. I have plagiarized his work! LOL

 

[willowfox]

What would you count as your "ultimate" book? I'm curious!

Is there really such a book in existence? As, I have never found it.

 

[The crowned one]

Is there really such a book in existence? As, I have never found it.

Yes, I own it. And one of the neat things about it.. is its ability to change. My journal


I hear you.

 

[heathwitch]

Hi jmd,

78 unbound cardboard pages with specific imagery.

How very true. Thank you.

 

[heathwitch]

Hi gregory --

What do you feel you need ?

IN my case, Paul Huson's Mystical Origins of the Tarot. But I have no doubt that isn't what you mean.... We all have different needs ! that's the real issue !

It's not a question of what I feel I need right now; I was just curious! LOL But I know what you mean; different people will need different teachers/guides at different times -- whether they be books, people, the cards themselves, or even the person's own inner voice.

 

[heathwitch]

Actually I reach for my Tarot journal first when I need a reference. It is a culmination of all I have read and discovered, and I always seem to agree with the auther...me.

Thanks for that!

 

[heathwitch]

Hi All --

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions; I really do appreciate them. There seems to be a wide range of books suggested, as well as personal discovery and interpretation. Thank you!

Blessings,

Heathwitch

 

[Sophie]

Apart from my deck of cards? Meditations on Tarot, by Tomberg. This one is so rich, it is an exploration of spirituality - of the essence of life itself! - through the images of the tarot majors.