Understanding the Tarot Court (Columbia Classics)

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Summary: A book with options...
Review: Most Tarot students will tell you that the court cards are their nemeses and that specialized lessons in this particular area of Tarot would be really helpful. This book isn't formula and it won't tell you just one way to look at the Tarot courts... Mary and Tom describe a multitude of different methods leaving you to choose what works best for you. They include exercises that will challenge how you feel about the court cards. I particularly enjoyed the comparison of the Rider and Thoth courts... something that's never been explained to my satisfaction before. Perhaps some readers don't have any trouble at all with the courts and don't need this book. The majority of us WILL benefit from examining the courts more closely and trying out different methods. This book is an excellent resource.

Rating:
Summary: A book with options...
Review: Most Tarot students will tell you that the court cards are their nemeses and that specialized lessons in this particular area of Tarot would be really helpful. This book isn't formula and it won't tell you just one way to look at the Tarot courts... Mary and Tom describe a multitude of different methods leaving you to choose what works best for you. They include exercises that will challenge how you feel about the court cards. I particularly enjoyed the comparison of the Rider and Thoth courts... something that's never been explained to my satisfaction before. Perhaps some readers don't have any trouble at all with the courts and don't need this book. The majority of us WILL benefit from examining the courts more closely and trying out different methods. This book is an excellent resource.

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Summary: Where Will It End?
Review: There are 16 Court Cards in a Tarot deck, which means they represent 20.5% of all the 78 cards. And there is absolutely no mystery about them: unless you ask an expert. This book is another example of how the hermetic order of the golden dawn took something any child could understand, and turned it into a circus of cabalistic confusion. Seriously, ask any six year old to tell you what the images on the Court Cards mean, and they will give you an honest answer. Then write your own book.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great book by two fantastic Tarot scholars. Tom Little's past essays on the tarot and his unique approach is invaluable. He challenges your previous notions on how to use the Tarot and gets you thinking outside the box. Very worthwhile.