Llewellyn's 2007 Tarot Reader

By: Llewellyn

Book Overview

Tarot enthusiasts rejoice Look for an array of news, advice, and in-depth discussions on everything tarot in this year's edition of the "Tarot Reader." Renowned authors and tarot specialists deliver... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738706787
• ISBN13: 9780738706788
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Inspirational and Fun

Re-connecting with the world of Tarot has brought me some wonderful surprises, this guide and almanac being one of them. I was was very pleased with the quality of the articles, not just tired old re-hashing of the same old stuff, but lively and insightful thought provoking insights that are serving to jump start my connections to and with this marvelous tool known as the Tarot. The almanac part not only has moon phases, it has the moon through the signs, so I'll get my garden planted in a propitious passage as well! Clearly, a fair amount of focus and care goes into the many themed annual almanacs that Llewellyn puts out, another surprise since the days when I got their Moon Sign book every year. Lastly, a happy inclusion in this year's under Deck Reviews: The Fairy Oracle by Anna Franklin and Paul Mason was reviewed, to my pleasure, as it is an oracle deck I am very fond of. Needless to say, I'll plan on being back for more next year.

Another great year for this book.

I have bought the Tarot Reader every year for the past three years. It is a great resource for anyone working with the tarot. I found this year's articles particularly interesting.

Something for Everyone

Now in its third year, Llewellyn's 2007 edition of the Tarot Reader features a colorful menagerie of instructional articles, reading tips, deck reviews, and spreads. The Almanac calendar section provides phases and signs of the Moon, major holidays, and a place to record daily card readings, special events, and appointments. (I've been meaning to use the calendar section for daily card reading since the Llewellyn Tarot Reader debuted in 2005, and I've finally got around to doing it consistently since New Year's Day! What a great tool for keeping track of personal readings and patterns; I only wish the spaces were larger to accommodate more writing!) I found the articles in the 2007 Tarot Reader especially engaging this year, and here are a few of my favorites: * Bless this Deck by Geraldine Amaral - Ms. Amaral outlines ways to clear and consecrate your Tarot deck. She shares an *excellent* Tarot Mission Spread for focusing intention, as well as asking revealing question of the cards such as "What is my greatest personal strength that helps me in my use of the Tarot?" and "What areas in my life are still being developed that would not be helpful in my work with the Tarot?" * When Good Cards Go Bad by James Ricklef - One of my favorite Tarot authors, Mr. Ricklef details excellent exercises for gaining a more balanced perspective of the cards, including brainstorming tools for finding the negative aspects of "good" cards and beneficial traits of "bad" cards. Because we often see people in the same black and white terms that we apply to certain Tarot cards, Mr. Ricklef also shares a healing process he created for dealing with emotional hurts and wounded relationships. Using the cards, we can gain insight and compassion for "flaws" and viewpoints of others. * Legal Readings: Playing the Justice Card by Corrine Kenner - Not long ago, Ms. Kenner found herself in an unusual and horrifying reading dilemma: a man came to her for a legal reading, and it wasn't until the cards were shuffled and spread that he disclosed that he had been a accused of molesting a teen girl in a public library. Ms. Kenner shares how she dealt with this unexpected situation, and takes readers on a guided tour through the Tarot--examining which cards often come up in legal readings and what they tend to indicate in terms of the law, major players such as lawyers and judges, emotional ramifications of lawsuits, and potential outcomes. * Regal Ladies: Living the Queens by Elizabeth Hazel - Even if you're like me and don't use Significators, this utterly fascinating article about the psychology of the Queens highlights why we tend to have a "wrong-shoe-size" Queen in hiding in the closet of the unconscious. Using Jung's model of personality types, Ms. Hazel explains that three Queenly traits are accessible to us, while the fourth stays submerged in the unconscious. Ms Hazel invites us to gaze into this gaping hole in the personality, showing readers how to make a conscious att