13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
No Pictures, NO PROBLEM ! ! !, Sep 21 2009
By PPW "PPW" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tarot Dynamics -- Learn to Read Any Spread (Paperback)
I have been reading as well as collecting Tarot Cards for almost twenty years. Although I have any number of beautiful Tarot decks in the RWS format, the decks that follow the Marseilles (plain pips) format are my favorites. Having read the Tarot for so long and being comfortable with the information I receive, using my own style of reading it's been many years since I purchased a new Tarot Book. Tarot Dynamics, caught my attention by claiming that it could help you "learn to conduct an accurate reading even from Tarot Decks that contain more symbols than pictures". Since that was one statement I'd never heard before, I decided to buy this book and see how the author planned to support that claim. My first surprise came when I discovered that the book was not only easy to read, but far more honest and informative than I expected.
I found the information I was seeking in Chapter 2 where Ms. Cook presents her method for breaking down the Court and Subject Cards. I quickly realized that her explanations actually could enable readers who are unfamiliar with reading plain pips (cards 2-10) to relate to them more easily and quickly--in a manner that would encourage their intuitive development. The entire book was a refreshing (and often eye-opening) read that actually does support it's claim to be of interest to the beginner, intermediate or adept reader. Good Job Ms. Cook! I loved it ! !
ATLANTA GA.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I hated this book - at first. Now I LOVE IT, Aug 3 2010
By Fred Jones "theotherwhitemeat" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tarot Dynamics -- Learn to Read Any Spread (Paperback)
At first glance, this appears to be yet another "what each card means" book that boringly goes through each individual major and minor, giving you a one page description of standard Rider-Waite-Smith cards. But then, as you read through the pages, you realize that the author has used a quick and easy system to summarize the four suits plus added her own spin on numerology for the minors. Then she's broken down each court card into personalities, and what they bring to the spread.
Now her numerology definitions are different from standard other texts you see here on Amazon, however hers FIT IN BETTER to tarot spreads. So you combine the "number 4" definition with a "WAND" - and thus your summary of that card. Similar approach to "Tarot Reading Secrets DVD" by Dean Montalbano.
What really stands out is how the definition changes based upon other cards in the spread. So if there's good cards surrounding it, there's an enhanced effect, however a group of bad cards and you get a negative spin on the combo-definition.
The only issue I have is how washed out the majors definitions are. You also need to pickup "Tarot Wisdom" which is 350 pages of discussions on majors, and only $16 here on amazon. But for the minors and courts - TAROT DYNAMICS CAN'T BE BEAT.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME! BUY THIS BOOK!, Jan 25 2010
By Avid Reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tarot Dynamics -- Learn to Read Any Spread (Paperback)
Without a doubt, this book is the best tarot book on the market (I should know, I own about 20). Not only is it easy to read but it opens up a plethora of avenues in which to utilize the tarot cards. From personal reflections and support, to seeking guidance and answers for others, this book will walk you through an easy to follow and comprehensive way of working with the tarot.
The novice and most experienced tarot lovers will enjoy this down to earth book.
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