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Michael Star's Tarot Booklist
(c)1996-2014
Reference Books on The Tarot (A-F)
Books showing the number of pages (eg. 212p) are in my personal library. Titles with 1 to 3 asterisks * beside them are ones which I have read and personally recommend. In my "Teach Yourself Tarot" inter-active workshops, I recommend "Understanding Tarot" and/or "Tarot for Relationships" as good, inexpensive books for the beginner.
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- Jocelyn Almond and Keith Seddon, TAROT FOR RELATIONSHIPS, **
(Aquarian Press/HarperCollins, 1990), TPB US$11.95
[Recommended for beginners: gives traditional meanings for all 78 cards and more for relationship issues; and basic info on symbolism and spreads. A good, common-sense approach. Pictures the Norse Tarot, but also refers to A.E. Waite and traditional designs.]
- Jocelyn Almond and Keith Seddon, UNDERSTANDING TAROT, **
(Aquarian Press/HarperCollins, 1991), TPB US$9.95 [Waite design]
[Recommended for beginners: a good all-round first book; with meanings that make sense. See also TAROT FOR RELATIONSHIPS.]
- Camden Benares, COMMON SENSE TAROT, *
(Van Nuys CA: Newcastle Publishing Co., 1992), TPB $13.50
[Worth reading: good beginner's guide to everything. But no pictures of any deck and no linking meanings to images. What's good...a Q/A section, and one on remuneration and advertising.]
- Lynn M. Buess, THE TAROT AND TRANSFORMATION, *
(Marina del Rey CA: DeVorss and Co., Publishers, 1973/85), TPB
[Worth reading: a psycho-spiritual approach with original insights; plus esoteric interpretations. Pictures a personal deck in Egyptian style, but all 78 meanings apply to any deck.]
- Paul Foster Case, THE TAROT: A Key to the Wisdom of the Ages, *
(Richmond VA: Macoy Publishing Company, 1947/75),
[Worth reading: links Major Arcana to 22 Hebrew letters of Kabala and draws useful interpretations from the BOTA deck images, which are "corrected" versions of the A.E. Waite design. An occult approach, but modern and readable, even for beginners.]
- Harriette August Curtiss and F.Homer Curtiss, THE KEY OF DESTINY. 6th ed.,
[part of 2-book "KEY" set]
(North Hollywood CA: Newcastle Publishing Company, Inc., 1983) HC
[Gives occult meanings of Major Arcana. Not for novices.]
- L.W. de Laurence, THE ILLUSTRATED KEY TO THE TAROT, *
(New York NY: Lancer Books, Inc., c.1970 ?), PB
[Worth reading: a spiritual approach to interpreting the Major Arcana, plus divinatory meanings of all Minor Arcana cards.]
- Doris Chase Doane and King Keyes, HOW TO READ TAROT CARDS,
(New York NY: Funk and Wagnalls, 1967), PB
[Original title: TAROT CARD SPREAD READER. Pictures a strange Egyptian deck; but the list of card meanings is interesting. Describes 13 different spreads and much Astrology symbolism.]
- Pamela Eakins, Ph.D., TAROT OF THE SPIRIT, 1st ed., **
(York Beach ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1992), TPB US$22.95
[Worth reading: interpretations are for a special deck, but the psycho-spiritual insights are applicable to all Tarot decks.]
- Gail Fairfield, CHOICE CENTERED TAROT, **
(Smithville IN: Ramp Creek Publishing, Inc., 1981/90), TPB
[Worth reading: good for beginners; emphasis on personal choice.]
Michael Star's Tarot Book List (c)1996
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Michael Star's Tarot Book List (c)1996-2014
Reference Books on The Tarot (G-Z)
Find: | Tarot Books (A-F) |
Books showing the number of pages (e.g. 212p) are in my personal library. Titles with 1 to 3 asterisks * beside them are ones which I have read and personally recommend.
HC=Hard Cover TPB=Trade Paperback PB=Paperback *=Recommended
- Cynthia Giles, THE TAROT: History, Mystery, and Lore,
(New York NY: Simon and Schuster / Fireside, 1992), TPB
[Worth reading: an amazing collection of facts and ideas. Does not teach how to read the cards.]
- Corinne Heline, THE BIBLE AND THE TAROT, 4th ed.,
(Marina Del Rey CA: De Vorss and Company, 1984), HC
[Occult meanings of the Major Arcana. Not for novices.]
- Richard T. Kaser, TAROT IN TEN MINUTES, *
(New York NY: Avon Books / The Hearst Corp., 1992), TPB
[Worth reading: shows MANY types of useful SPREADS; although the MEANINGS given are not necessarily in accord with tradition.]
- Theodor Laurence, HOW THE TAROT SPEAKS TO MODERN MAN, **
(Harrisburg PA: Stackpole Books, published by Bell Publishing Co. div. of Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, 1972), HC
[Recommended. Refers to images of A.E. Waite design, and to Numerology and the Bible. Interprets 22 Major Arcana on four levels: Physical, Psychological, Spiritual, Philosophical.]
- Papus, THE TAROT OF THE BOHEMIANS,
(North Hollywood CA: Melvin Powers Wilshire Book Company), TPB
[An historical classic, but not too relevant to modern novices.]
- Emily Peach, THE TAROT WORKBOOK, *
(New York NY: Sterling Publishing, 1990), TPB 9x12
[Worth reading: a complete and practical beginner's course by a teacher from an esoteric Western Mysteries school. No cards are illustrated; it's designed for use with whatever deck you have.]
- Rachel Pollack, SEVENTY EIGHT DEGREES OF WISDOM, (2 Vols.) TPB *
[An insightful explanation of card meanings by a modern-day authority.]
- Mouni Sadhu, THE TAROT, (a Course of Hermetic Occultism)
(North Hollywood CA: Wilshire Book Company, 1962/68), TPB
[A classic work on Hermeticism. Not for novices.]
- Carl Sargeant, Ph.D., PERSONALITY, DIVINATION and TAROT, **
(Rochester VT: Destiny Books, 1988), TPB $10.25
[Recommended for novice: a psychological approach; plus very useful comments on spreads, `bad' readings, and basic stuff. Based on Tarot of Marseilles and Rider/Waite decks.]
- Gerald Suster, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TAROT, *
(London UK: Skoob Books Publishing Ltd., 1990), TPB
[Worth reading! An expert tells it like it is. Covers links to Qabalah, Astrology, Mythology, I-Ching, Scrying, Golden Dawn.]
- Wang, Robert, AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GOLDEN DAWN TAROT,
(York Beach ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1978), 158p TPB
- Wang, Robert, THE QABALISTIC TAROT, 1st ed.,
(York Beach ME: Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1987), TPB
- Oswald Wirth, THE TAROT OF THE MAGICIANS, *
(York Beach ME, Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1927/85), TPB 9x12
[Worth reading: insightful comments on Major Arcana cards; plus occult/Hermetic/Alchemical symbols and more! Uses the Wirth deck, a reworking of the Tarot of Marseilles and pre-1900 decks.]
Michael Star's Tarot Book List (c)1996
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