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Summary: Take it with a truckload of salt.
Review: What a few of the reviewers have said is true: every single interpretation Ziegler has for any of the cards is exceedingly positive. Even cards with names like Sorrow, Failure, Cruelty and Futility have interpretations which will make you glad to have them pop up in your readings ("Hey, Cruelty! Hoooray!").That said, as it's true regarding every single book on the tarot, this is Ziegler's particular interpretation of the cards. As you use them in your daily readings, they'll gain a life of their own through the patterns you observe when you contrast the meaning you or other people atrribute to them to the events in your life and your evaluation of these events. Ziegler's interpretation of the cards isn't incorrect. I just doubt that it'll be even remotely similar to yours. Life can be joyous as often as it can be unrelentingly grim. Sometimes you just can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, even if there is a light. Sincerely, with all due respect to Ziegler, you can find much superior material just surfing by the Internet. And I do mean MUCH superior. Do a little googling and you'll be surprised with what you'll find. If you bought the US Games Thoth deck, the booklet that accompanies it far surpasses what this book has to say.
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Summary: Good Descriptions, But Interpretations Are Lacking
Review: Ziegler does such a wonderful job describing the symbolism present in the cards themselves (although he fails miserably in explaining the numerological significance of the Minor Arcana). But his interpretations are amazingly optimistic in every case. This is especially true of the Majors: each and every one of the Major Arcana is described in glowing light! Even a card like the Tower, which refers clearly to massive internal chaos, has this negative implication brushed aside in favor of focusing on its role in promoting spiritual improvement. True enough, but why not mention the more negative side as well? He does this consistently, always seeing the optimistic side of the cards and downplaying the more complex reality. The Heirophant is a sign of spiritual mastery (what about its associations with stifling tradition?!), the Devil has nothing to do with materialism, selfishness or suppression and instead refers only to "not letting people demonize you"(?!!!), the Fortune is stripped of its connection with chance and instead merely refers to winning, .... even the Moon, while his keywords include references to illusions and dreams, he claims it indicates only a need to "be careful." What kind of advice is this? Tarot symbolism has to be more profound than the sort of advice your mother gave you about crossing the street! All in all the book may be worth getting, but I think Keywords for the Crowley Tarot offers far more insights... if you get that book you'll probably never need to refer to this one again.
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