Exploring the Tarot

By Carl Japikse

Book Overview

Correctly used, the Tarot can be an extraordinary tool for training the mind to work intuitively and interact with archetypal forces. The purpose of this book is to illustrate this "proper use" and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898040434
• ISBN13: 9780898040432
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: Ariel Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Not your usual Tarot book

And now for something completely different... This is not your usual Tarot card instruction book, with history up front, card definitions in the middle, and helpful hints and spreads at the back. Instead, the Tarot is presented in a spiritual, life affirming manner. There is much that we must learn from our cards. Author definitions of cards are very under-stressed. The Aquarian Tarot is used instead of the usual Rider-Waite pictures; also a little different. Although I very much recommend this book, it may be a little too esoteric to actually help you out in your readings.

Incredibly informative exploration of this ancient tool.

In this book one learns to put aside the lower,fortune telling aspects of the Tarot. The Tarot is presented as a living, dynamic force we may tap to gain knowledge of the inner life and guide us along the spiritual path. The book is fresh and not bogged down with "new-age" jargon. Through the author's insight we literally meet the Tarot, major arcana and minor arcana. An excellent resource for esoteric study.