Book: The Secret Language Of Tarot by Wald Amberstone
This book stands out sharply from all of the dozens of books in print that look at the symbolism of various Tarot decks. The other books all have one thing in common: they take the cards and dissect them into their various symbols. This remarkable work takes the symbols and integrates them with the cards.This book is about exploring these symbols found in the RWS tarot deck. Paths and mountains; moon and stars - these all have meanings which can apply to everyday situations...The authors also include meditations to better explore each tarot card, as well as a number of unique spreads that are quite innovative...This book is a lovely resource which I will be working with for some time to come.
Rather than simply go thought the Major Arcana and say "Oh, look there's a moon under the foot of the High Priestess", The Amberstones take the moon and look for its occurrences across the deck. The results can be surprising. Yes, the High Priestess does indeed have a crescent moon, but so does the Chariot, The Hierophant, The Moon and several Minor Arcana. As the author, so rightly points out, "Regardless of the card and regardless of its phase, every appearance of the moon in tarot brings with it the gift of all its meanings and References ready to the hand of the reader".
The same procedure is repeated for other common and important symbols: crowns, pillars, paths, mountains, horses, clouds and many more.
With foreword by Mary K. Greer and afterword by Lon Milo DuQuette, two of Tarot's brightest lights join with the sterling reputation of the founders of The Tarot School to bring us a unique jewel in the crown of Tarot books.
It is my personal opinion that you will never find another book quite like this one. It's not meant to be exhaustive or to merely give you the same card meanings or lists of esoteric attributions you will find in hundreds of other books on Tarot. It opens a door into an Examination of card imagery that few books go into, or, at least, not in this depth.
In this book, we have been lead to a path that will give us a unique way of seeing the cards. I, for one, treasure the invitation the Amberstones have offered for us to walk that path. Walking that path is truly a lifetime's vocation and more than any single book can give you, but this book shows the way. So, thank you, Red Wheel/Weiser and Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone, for a stately, organized, powerful, and immediately useful book on the Tarot.
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