The Tarot Bible: The Definitive Guide to the Cards and Spreads

Sarah Bartlett

Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2006 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 400 pages

Starting with the basics--choosing the best pack, understanding the deck and its structure, asking the right questions--this comprehensive guide to working with Tarot provides all the information needed to do a full reading. On colorfully, sumptuously illustrated pages unfold the mysteries of each card's symbolic meaning. From the Magician to the Fool, the Lovers to the Hermit, every beautifully presented entry features a picture of the card, as well as keywords and phrases, astrological affinities, and a full interpretation. In-depth advice on laying out spreads for every day, relationships, revelations, and destiny help unlock the secrets of the past, present, and future. With everything from historical background to smart tips for developing skills and knowledge, this truly is the Tarot bible newcomers can depend on!

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User Review  - PrincessPaulina - LibraryThing

Despite its attractive "eye-candy" images and appealing glossy chunkiness, the "Tarot Bible" is, in reality, a very superficial beginner's introduction to the Tarot! While unquestionably pleasant to ...

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This book is definitely a must have for both the beginer and intermediate. This book has a whopping 400 pages published and bound in quality paper. the book is heavily illustrated with meanings and key words for all 78 cards. Pages 260 through 367 cover a wide variety of spreads, which is just so awesome because they go deeper than some of the other spreads that I am used to. There is also a section on tarot spells also, but I am quite content in using tarot for self help. This book is highly recommended and it is very affordable. I live in Canada, and I paid the cover price of 17.95 brand new. If you live in the u.s. it's only 14.95. Well worth it. This is by far the only book on learning tarot and many tarot spreads you will ever need. 

Contents

• What is tarot?: 12
• The history of tarot: 16
• Why use the tarot?: 22
• How it works: 24
• A symbolic language: 26
• Tarot as a mirror: 28
• The deck and its structure: 30
• Different tarot decks: 34
• The tarot directory: 41
• How to use the directory: 42
• Getting started: 45
• The Major Arcana: 81
• The Minor Arcana: 129
• Everyday spreads: 255
• Relationship spreads: 277
• Revelation spreads: 301
• Destiny spreads: 329
• Developing skills and knowledge: 349
• Glossary: 384
• Index: 390
• Acknowledgments: 400

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Tarot Bible: The Definitive Guide to the Cards and Spreads; Volume 7 of Mind Body Spirit Bibles
• Author: Sarah Bartlett
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2006
• ISBN: 1402738382, 9781402738388
• Length: 400 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Divination / Tarot