书的本体简介复制不了,粘一个作者介绍。大概内容写的蛮详细的,也很基础。About the AuthorKim Huggens has been studying Tarot since the age of nine, and is the co-author of SolInvictus: The God Tarot (Schiffer Publications, 2007) and the in-progress companion deck Pistis Sophia: The Goddess Tarot. She lives in Cardiff, Wales, where she works as a veterinary receptionist part-time to fund her university studies in Ancient History. She moved to Cardiff in 2002 for her undergraduate degree in Philosophy, and also graduated with an MA in Religion in Late Antiquity from Cardiff University in 2007. Kim has given numerous talks and workshops on the subject of Tarot, divination, Paganism, and mythology in the UK, and regularly runs Tarot courses. She is a practicing Vodouisante and Thelemite, and a member of the OTO. She lives with her partner and cat, and in her spare time plays Call of Cthulu and Dungeons and Dragons, writes short fiction, goes for walks in graveyards and wishes she could translate Sumerian.
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Acknowledgmentsxvii A Note about the Structure of the Coursexix Getting Startedxxiii 1. Introduction…………………………………… 1 What Is Tarot?1 What Can It Do?3 Why Are You Here?5 Choosing a Tarot Deck5 Deck Reviews10 Where to Buy11 Tips for Caring for and Storing Your Deck: Spills, Clumping, and Other Accidents11 Optional Homework12 Further Reading12 2. The Language of Tarot…………………………… 13 Tarot Origins: History and Myth in Context13 The Nature of Symbolism14 Learning Tarot Effectively16 Myths Surrounding Tarot24 Optional Homework26 Further Reading26 3. The Major Arcana: Introduction and Progress Cards………. 29 The Order of the Majors: Norms and Variants30 Ideas of Importance31 Joseph Campbell\’s Monomyth32 The Hero\’s Journey33 0 The Fool37 I The Magician40 VII The Chariot43 Optional Homework46 Further Reading46 4. The Major Arcana: Feminine Archetypes………………. 47 Gender in the Cards47 Maiden, Mother, Crone, Whore, and Other Feminine Archetypes49 Goddess Archetype Spread50 II The High Priestess52 Developing Your Intuition55 III The Empress56 XVII The Star59 Optional Homework62 Further Reading62 5. Reading Tarot: Beginnings………………………… 63 The Purpose of a Reading63 The Objectives of a Reader64 The Physical Process of Reading65 Your Reading Style69 Saying the Meanings Aloud70 Learning with Others: Practice Readings71 Less Is More: The One-Card Spread71 Practicing Objectivity72 Optional Homework74 6. The Major Arcana: Masculine Archetypes………………. 75 Carl Jung and the Fourfold Divine Masculine75 The Four Elements, Suits, and Courts77 Other Masculine Archetypes81 IV The Emperor82 V The Hierophant85 IX The Hermit88 The Elemental Spread91 Optional Homework92 Further Reading92 7. The Major Arcana: Virtues and Vices…………………. 93 Medieval Virtues in the Tarot93 Thelemic Retellings95 XI Justice/VIII Adjustment98 VIII Strength/XI Lust101 XIV Temperance/Art104 Alchemical Roses107 The Great Rite Alchemy Spread108 Optional Homework109 Further Reading109 8. The Major Arcana: Cyclical Things………………….. 111 Abstract Concepts in the Tarot111 Fate vs. Free Will112 Your Birth Card and Year Card113 Rotary Mysteries, the Sphinx\’s Riddle, and Ezekiel\’s Vision116 X The Wheel of Fortune119 La Danse Macabre122 XIII Death123 XXI The World126 The Wheel of the Year Tarot Spread129 Optional Homework131 Further Reading132 9. The Tarot Spread……………………………… 133 The Purpose of the Tarot Spread133 Different Types of Spreads135 Pre-Written vs. Created Spreads136 Some Classic Spreads138 The Earliest Recorded Spread143 Using Reversals144 Optional Homework147 Further Reading147 10. The Major Arcana: The Dark Side…………………. 149 The Dark Side: Learning How to Cope149 Negative into Positive: Becoming a Proactive Tarot Reader152 The Dark Night of the Soul153 XII The Hanged Man155 XVI The Tower159 XV The Devil162 The Underworld Spread165 Optional Homework166 Further Reading167 11. The Major Arcana: What\’s Out There? (In Here?)………..169 As Above, So Below169 Astrology and the Tarot170 The Sun and Moon in Neoplatonism172 XVIII The Moon174 XIX The Sun177 XX Judgement180 VI The Lovers183 The Astrological Spread186 Optional Homework187 Further Reading188 12. Creating Your Own Spreads……………………… 189 The Features of a Spread190 Creating a Simple, Short, Purpose-Driven Spread191 A Note on Patterns and Card Positions195 Creating Other Types of Spreads196 Finding Inspiration198 Optional Homework198 Further Reading199 13. Court Cards: Introduction and Approaches……………. 201 A Note on Court Card Titles202 Old-Fashioned Views of the Court Cards202 Useful Approaches to the Court Cards205 还有很多懒得复制了反正就这个意思,是equp格式的可以直接跳转