Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth

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The best-selling guide to reading tarot from celebrated occultist and scholar
Benebell Wen—history, practice, and 500+ illustrations and spreads Designed
for beginning as well as experienced tarot readers, Holistic Tarot offers a
fresh and easy-to-follow approach to the use of the tarot deck for tapping
into subconscious knowledge and creativity. The tarot deck has been used as a
divination tool for more than two centuries; while the tarot is still most
commonly thought of as “fortune telling,” the true power of the tarot lies in
its ability to channel a clear path for our deep intuition to shine through.
Consulting the tarot can help clear creativity blockages, clarify ambitions,
work through complex decisions, and make sense of emotions and relationships.
Whether used for simple decision-making or an understanding of your life’s
purpose, learning tarot can be an indispensible tool for being more mindful of
the factors that can assist or weaken your efforts toward success. In Holistic
Tarot, author Benebell Wen provides a complete guide to using the tarot to
foster personal development. Wen gives a comprehensive overview of the history
of the tarot and a wide array of theories on its use (including its
relationship to Jungian archetypal psychology and traditional Chinese
divination practices) before digging deeply into one of the best-known tarot
systems, the Rider-Waite-Smith. Beginners will find a complete guide to
working with the tarot, including choosing and caring for a deck, how best to
learn and remember the attributes of the major and minor arcana, the
interpretation of cards and spreads, the role of meditation in a tarot
practice, and how to use the tarot for improving relationships, professional
development, and personal resilience. More advanced practitioners will
appreciate nuanced theoretical discussions of the tarot as well as practical
advice about reading others’ tarot cards and setting up a practice. Containing
over 500 illustrations and detailed information on each card as well as
numerous spreads, Holistic Tarot is a complete compendium of tarot study that
every practitioner should have in their library. “A modern alchemical
achievement.”—Barbara Moore, author of Tarot Spreads “Will become one of the
jewels in the crown of tarot literature.” —Anthony Louis, MD, author of Tarot
Beyond the Basics “A tarot classic.”—Sasha Graham, author of Tarot Diva “A
magnificent, intelligent, comprehensive overview and innerview of the Rider
Waite Smith system of tarot! This is the only guide you need to have. Bravo!”
—James Wanless, PhD, author of Voyager Tarot “A huge accomplishment … likely
to become the essential guidebook for serious students of the tarot.”— Joan
Bunning, author of Learning the Tarot “No tarot enthusiast should be without
this book!”—Chic and Tabatha Cicero, authors of The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot
“Arguably the most comprehensive guide to tarot on the market today. It’s also
innovative: it deftly combines Eastern mysticism with Western metaphysics.
It’s an impressive tome that presents a wholly modern, rational approach to
tarot practice while preserving notable elements of tradition.”—Corrine
Kenner, author of Tarot and Astrology Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ North Atlantic Books; Illustrated edition (January 6, 2015)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 896 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 4
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 54
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.07 x 1.88 x 9.03 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #14,959 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #8 in Jungian Psychology (Books) #14 in Fortune Telling #47 in Tarot
• #8 in Jungian Psychology (Books)