- The
Tarot
- This is a very small
paperback which uses the IJJ Swiss deck. It could be used
with most Tarot decks however. The typeset is a longhand
print, which is easy to read and gives the book a folksy
charm. The book covers the basics of giving a Tarot
reading and has fairly traditional interpretations,
though they have been written as if you are only reading
for yourself and are using the cards as a tool for self
reflection. There are a few spreads and some general
information about the Tarot.
If you'd like to purchase this book, click
here.
- The
Tarot Reader
- This book is written as a
companion book to The Tarot. It has “advanced”
interpretations and 10 new spreads. The interpretations
in this book go into a little more detail than The Tarot.
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- If you'd like to purchase this book, click
here.
- Traveling
the Royal Road: Mastering the Tarot
- The previous two books
have now become a Trilogy. Traveling the Royal Road has a
brief discussion of various decks, answers some commonly
asked questions, such as how often the cards should be
read, and how to set up a Tarot Journal. The book goes on
to discuss various cards in different positions in the
Celtic Cross spread and gives some example spreads the
author has done. By now we are being referred back to the
previous two books every few pages or so.
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here.
- The
Tarot Guide to Love and Relationships
- This book is the first
that is regular typeset. It contains interpretations
geared specifically towards relationship questions. It
contains sample readings, some spreads (the same spreads
as the previous three books) and rehashes the basic steps
involved in doing a reading. It also refers you back to
the other three books, though not as often as Traveling
the Royal Road.
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here.
- Overall
- Nancy Shavick’s books
are easy to understand, and while they do not have great
depth, they do cover the basics adequately. They have the
added attraction of being very inexpensive ($4.50
currently). My favorite is The Tarot Reader, which has
the most interesting interpretations in my humble
opinion.
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- Author: Nancy Shavick
- The Tarot - ISBN:
0-425-11263-2
- The Tarot Reader -
ISBN: 0-425-12736-2
- Traveling the Royal
Road - ISBN: 0-425-13246-3
- The Tarot Guide to Love
and Relationships - ISBN: 0-425-13583-7
- Excerpt
- Tarot readings are
healings which leave you feeling purer and calmer in
their wake. A reading always directs you towards positive
goals, awakening you to the principles of love, fairness,
aliveness, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. Once you
grasp the method put forth in this book, you will be able
to give readings full of insight and inspiration. The
Tarot cards are beautiful, helpful tools created many
centuries ago to be employed as a connection to our
divine source of wisdom. The 78 cards come to mean
something slightly different to everyone, but each
possess certain abstract principles inherent in their
traditional design. The descriptions pertaining to each
card in this guide faithfully follow their customary
meanings.
- (From The Tarot, pg. 8)
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