How to Read the Tarot: The Keyword System

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I began Tarot study/reading about a year ago, after becoming open minded to other spritural and self-help resourses, and refusing to prejudge the Tarot as “the devils playing cards” before finding out more about them first. This book really helped to open my eyes about Tarot, and has helped with learning and remembering card meanings. The author Sylvia Abraham has many years of experience in readings, and her book can be an excellent beginner’s tool to understanding the cards. Illustrations of the Rider Waite deck are featured, but the text information can be used with most other decks(marseilles,renaissance,etc.). A great book!

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I was given my first deck of Tarot cards over 40 years ago. At that time, only Eden Gray’s works were available. Those are wonderful, but require careful thoughtful study. That’s not bad either, but it takes a a long time to wade through all the academe to the useful information.I found Ms. Abraham’s book about three years ago. It’s delightful “key-word” system based upon the number of each card gives a quick, and reliable, reading into each card. Although I rather disagree with her treatment of the Court cards as individuals my disagreement is semantical, not philosophical. Moreover, Ms. Abraham’s delightful treatment will only stimulate the curiosity of the serious student to deeper readings into the field. For that, my witch’s–er, I mean my “wizard’s”–hat, too firmly planted around my ears these many long years, is raised in humble respect!Ms. Abraham uses the Rider-Waite deck for her illustrations, which is, after all, the most commonly available if not the best known deck around, but her simple “key-word” definitions and explanations will give grand results to the most novice of readers! And if the reader is really serious about the art of Tarot divination, it will only stimulate his/her appetite for more in-depth books on the subject.All of which is to the good! “How To Read The Tarot” is a small gem, glittering and valuable, and quite possibly small enough to be overlooked. For those with more experience, pick up this diamond, and readjust your own views! For Beginners, buy it, enjoy it, use it, but don’t think for even a moment that this is the last word on the subject. See Ms. Abraham’s thoughtful and complete bibliography!”How To Read The Tarot” is a sound corner-stone for your Tarot library. Buy with confidence, because you won’t be disappointed. In fact, it will only whet your thirst for more knowledge of this grand art.