Review by Vandella X for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot Rating:
To begin I have been reading cards for well over 10 years and was taught by family members with regular playing cards. In relation to the standard Waite/Rider decks the meanings tend to be the same. When I converted to the tarot deck I purchased this book as a primer and tutorial reference. I have to say that if you are a beginner this book should probably not be the first of choice due to the reference-like short meanings for the cards. This is more of a condensed version. I do consult the book once and a while to confirm meanings and for different spread configurations but for the most part, it is and always has been reference only. Thanks, Vandella X
Review by for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot Rating:
This book is essential to figuring out the RWS and clones Tarot decks, Waite’s personal insights bring forth things in the cards that no one else can, even though others have perhaps tried harder to make things clear. Many Tarot student feel that Waite leaves out more than he actually discusses, like his Golden Dawn symbolism should be kept secret or something…yet what “little” he does give us is invaluable. If only one could time travel, tape him to his chair and make him write more!(Note: The “Original Rider-Waite” set comes with a version of this book, but this is the one with the original uncolored prints by Pamela Colman Smith, the one that comes in the set doesn’t have the pictures and it’s tiny, this edition I think is much superior.)
Review by No One for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot Rating:
This book has some weaknesses. Some aspects are obscured and Waite’s languages is more than a bit archaic (you never guess from the word usages, spelling, or grammar how relatively recent this book actually is) — that many people could find it hard reading. However, for divinatory purposes, it provides plenty of information. Of special note, this is the only work I’ve found that at least touches on the meanings of certain numbers appearing together, and that in itself makes it a must have.
Review by William R. Sigmon for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot Rating:
Waite’s pretentious as all get out, but he stresses that the tarot reader is “Boss”. THat Tarot is esoteric, and above all, when there is question, it is the diviner him or her self that must come to the answer. THat is what it’s all about. He’s the first that stresed this. BUY THIS BOOK AND READ IT IF YOU READ TAROT
Review by for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot Rating:
This book is my first exsperince with tarot. It is helping me learn quite well.It gives great difanitions of the cards & thare reversed means.
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Review by Vandella X for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Rating:
To begin I have been reading cards for well over 10 years and was taught by family members with regular playing cards. In relation to the standard Waite/Rider decks the meanings tend to be the same. When I converted to the tarot deck I purchased this book as a primer and tutorial reference. I have to say that if you are a beginner this book should probably not be the first of choice due to the reference-like short meanings for the cards. This is more of a condensed version. I do consult the book once and a while to confirm meanings and for different spread configurations but for the most part, it is and always has been reference only. Thanks, Vandella X
Review by for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Rating:
This book is essential to figuring out the RWS and clones Tarot decks, Waite’s personal insights bring forth things in the cards that no one else can, even though others have perhaps tried harder to make things clear. Many Tarot student feel that Waite leaves out more than he actually discusses, like his Golden Dawn symbolism should be kept secret or something…yet what “little” he does give us is invaluable. If only one could time travel, tape him to his chair and make him write more!(Note: The “Original Rider-Waite” set comes with a version of this book, but this is the one with the original uncolored prints by Pamela Colman Smith, the one that comes in the set doesn’t have the pictures and it’s tiny, this edition I think is much superior.)
Review by No One for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Rating:
This book has some weaknesses. Some aspects are obscured and Waite’s languages is more than a bit archaic (you never guess from the word usages, spelling, or grammar how relatively recent this book actually is) — that many people could find it hard reading. However, for divinatory purposes, it provides plenty of information. Of special note, this is the only work I’ve found that at least touches on the meanings of certain numbers appearing together, and that in itself makes it a must have.
Review by William R. Sigmon for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Rating:
Waite’s pretentious as all get out, but he stresses that the tarot reader is “Boss”. THat Tarot is esoteric, and above all, when there is question, it is the diviner him or her self that must come to the answer. THat is what it’s all about. He’s the first that stresed this. BUY THIS BOOK AND READ IT IF YOU READ TAROT
Review by for The Pictorial Key to the Tarot
Rating:
This book is my first exsperince with tarot. It is helping me learn quite well.It gives great difanitions of the cards & thare reversed means.