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An original, complete book and card set designed to introduce the beginner into the intricacies of the Tarot
The tarot is an ancient art, dating back at least to the mid-fifteenth century, and reading the tarot is a skill that can be learned and ultimately mastered. While there are many books and decks for the advanced tarot enthusiast, there is very little for the less advanced. Now there is The Beginner's Guide to the Tarot, a book and card set designed specifically for the novice. In the fully illustrated, 192 page book, noted tarot expert Juliet Sharman-Burke leads the reader through the cards and suits, the Minor and Major Arcana, and the major layouts for the compete 78 card deck. The book is packed with a newly designed and illustrated deck which draws upon both traditional and modern tarot iconography and is rendered in a clear, distinctive style.
The tarot is an ancient art, dating back at least to the mid-fifteenth century, and reading the tarot is a skill that can be learned and ultimately mastered. While there are many books and decks for the advanced tarot enthusiast, there is very little for the less advanced. Now there is The Beginner's Guide to the Tarot, a book and card set designed specifically for the novice. In the fully illustrated, 192 page book, noted tarot expert Juliet Sharman-Burke leads the reader through the cards and suits, the Minor and Major Arcana, and the major layouts for the compete 78 card deck. The book is packed with a newly designed and illustrated deck which draws upon both traditional and modern tarot iconography and is rendered in a clear, distinctive style.
About the Author
Juliet Sharman-Burke is a practicing analytic psychotherapist who has taught tarot and astrology for twenty years. She is the author of The Complete Book of Tarot, Mastering the Tarot and, with Liz Greene, the The Mythic Tarot card and book set. She lives in England.
Giovanni Caselli is a well known illustrator noted for his work regarding the classical world and its literature, art, symbol and myths. He lives in Italy.
Giovanni Caselli is a well known illustrator noted for his work regarding the classical world and its literature, art, symbol and myths. He lives in Italy.
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Each of the suits in the tarot describes a particular mode of life, which in turn reflects one of the four basic elements of astrology - water, fire, air and earth - and the four psychological types - feeling, intuition, thinking and sensation. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Each of the suits in the tarot describes a particular mode of life, which in turn reflects one of the four basic elements of astrology - water, fire, air and earth - and the four psychological types - feeling, intuition, thinking and sensation. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sharman Caselli Tarot-- RW with European flavor,
By Cerulean (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Tarot (Paperback)
The art style of Caselli has been a favored one for me. I checked out his art in the illustrated guide to Bullfinch Mythology, Legends of Charlemagne*. This deck emulates Rider-Waite workalikes---I might say the coloring is softer than a U.S. Games Rider Waite and is similar to Mary Hanson's Universal Waite. To me the illustrations have finer lines, a richer contrast and wonderful details. The Two of Swords pictured on the cover is a nice example. The back cover had a glimpse of a Hermit card that looked intriguing to me. After looking at the deck one evening, I was quite pleased. Not a 'treacle tarot'--- the so-called negative associations are calmly presented, the energy of knights are quite appropriate to their suit. I could use this deck to read for others.The book suggests a new way of studying the majors---I tend to prefer Justice is eight and Strength is 11, based on Marseilles ordering. The book with this deck suggests that the historical Visconti and other decks were taken into account when the cards were designed. I do know in another text, Sharman-Burke's Mastering the Tarot, that she used Visconti, Brian William's Renaissance Tarot, as well as the Arthurian Tarot with Miranda Gray illustrations. When I look in the courts of the Sharman Caselli deck, I seem to find the softness of Miranda Gray's paintings, although Caselli's work seems more dynamic. The cards are actually near standard size: they are in two small cardboard pockets facing the cover. You do have to snip the box off to make the separate book easy to carry around I would recommend the book as a nice addition and quite easy to read. Sometimes I like to travel with two decks and do a comparative reading for fun. I found a softly colored, nonstandard deck such as Trevisan's Tarot of the Rebirth seems to suggest fun stories when I use it with the Sharman-Caselli Tarot. I like to have a well-documented deck to use in the comparative readings. Caselli-Sharman Burke's deck and book might easily come a personal favorite for me. *(Bullfinch is a popular children's reference: but I'm in Renaissance seminar studies. Many attributions to Boiardo and Aristo being rewritten. Boiardo is one of my subjects of study).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cards are great, but I didn't like the book,
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This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Tarot (Paperback)
The cards help you to remember what element belongs to which suit. So the wands all have fire sticking out of the sticks, etc. The book the came along with it didn't have a lot of spreads, it only had two or three. Also, it didn't mention anything about reversed cards.I would've prefered there being key words for each card instead of reading the whole description to understand, and I wish the cards had come with a cover. The cards are great with a lot of symbols, but I got a better book to explain the tarot cards.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love the book and love the deck,
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This review is from: Beginner's Guide to Tarot (Paperback)
I recommend this for any beginner in the world of tarot. Excellent starting point. I've bought this book for many young beginners to help them get a good firm foundation. Ms Sharmon Burke is a great teacher!
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