{"id":21435,"date":"2020-01-01T01:10:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T05:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=21435"},"modified":"2020-01-04T17:19:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T21:19:44","slug":"book-review-the-only-tarot-book-youll-ever-need-by-skye-alexander-and-mary-shannon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2020\/01\/01\/book-review-the-only-tarot-book-youll-ever-need-by-skye-alexander-and-mary-shannon\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – The Only Tarot Book You\u2019ll Ever Need: A Modern Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Secrets of Tarot by Skye Alexander and Mary Shannon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Review<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

The Only Tarot Book You\u2019ll Ever Need<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

A Modern Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Secrets of Tarot<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

by Skye Alexander and Mary Shannon<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

272 Pages<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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The Only Tarot Book You\u2019ll Ever Need: A Modern Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Secrets of Tarot, by Skye Alexander and Mary Shannon, published in 2019 by Adams Media, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc, 57 Littlefield Street, Avon, Massachusetts 02322. This is a 7 inch by 9 1\/8 inch softcover book with a matte finish front cover in turquoise, red and cream containing the title of the book and some Tarot-based symbols, and a description of the book and a brief author bio on the back cover (with the same colors). There are 272 pages with a nicely-sized black typeface (titles in turquoise) printed on substantial and smooth white paper. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The book begins with a brief Introduction. Chapter 1, Introduction to Tarot, offers some basic defining information, including a very brief history of the Tarot, a description of the Major Arcana, the Minor Arcana and the Court Cards, and the numbered cards. Chapter 2, Getting Started: Tarot Basics, presents information about choosing and purifying a deck, the symbols of the suits, numerology, and colors. Chapter 3, A Path To Awakening Your Intuition, talks about connecting to your cards and awakening your intuition. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapters 4 and 5 present 189 pages of detailed information about the Major Arcana (Chapter 4) and the Minor Arcana (Chapter 5). Each card section includes a full-page color image of the card from a beautiful deck associated with this book, and a description of the card and its possible meanings, and an upright and a reversed card interpretation. The Major Arcana card sections also include a general Interpretation of the card. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 6, Tarot Spreads, talks about the significator card, shuffling methods, and describes several useful spreads. Chapter 7, Practical Tarot: Using Tarot In Your Everyday Life, offers valuable information regarding reading for others, using the Tarot for meditation or spiritual guidance, and creating your own spreads and your own deck. The book ends with a useful index.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a> This is a great book, lushly colored and substantial enough to invite using it regularly. The Tarot is explained in simple terms that are easy to understand, the instructions and card interpretations are comprehensive without going too deep, and the card images are based on traditional Tarot symbolism presented in a vibrantly-colored style. As a bonus, there are useful Tarot Tips sprinkled throughout the Chapters. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Only Tarot Book You\u2019ll Ever Need does not delve into such concepts as astrology, archetypes, or the Tree of Life. Rather, it presents the Tarot in a very approachable manner, with lots of useful details that don\u2019t overwhelm. The information on the cards themselves is presented in an organized fashion and is easy for a beginner to absorb, and the Tarot Tips offer little bits of interesting information about individual cards. A beginner could use this book alone and become an effective reader. This could very well be The Only Tarot Book You\u2019ll Ever Need!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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