Full Description
In an introduction to the tarot unlike any other, join storyteller, tarot reader and teacher, Alison Davies, and read 78 unforgettable tales behind all the cards in the modern tarot deck.
Every tarot card has a story to tell and is rich in symbolic meaning. In this gorgeous book for aspiring and experienced tarot readers alike, expert practitioner Alison Davies brings the stories of the cards alive.
With key words and themes to help you understand the meanings of the cards, use this storybook as a tool to learn the tarot, or take your tarot readings to the next level.
Follow The Fool on his journey through the Major Arcana as he travels down the path of life, meeting iconic characters along the way such as The Magician, The Hermit, Death, and The High Priestess. Follow the stories of the four suits in the Minor Arcana, and watch three sisters rise to power in the Suit of Pentacles, and a world-changing idea is born in the Suit of Wands.
Stories give us context, context gives us knowledge, and knowledge is empowerment. Enhance your tarot practice, and learn to understand, decode, and apply the wisdom and meaning of the tarot in your life through the power of these stories.
Contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
The Major Arcana
0 THE FOOL
1 THE MAGICIAN
2 THE HIGH PRIESTESS
3 THE EMPRESS
4 THE EMPEROR
5 THE HIEROPHANT
6 THE LOVERS
7 THE CHARIOT
8 STRENGTH
9 THE HERMIT
10 WHEEL OF FORTUNE
11 JUSTICE
12 THE HANGED MAN
13 DEATH
14 TEMPERANCE
15 THE DEVIL
16 THE TOWER
17 THE STAR
18 THE MOON
19 THE SUN
20 JUDGMENT
21 THE WORLD
The Minor Arcana
The Suit of Pentacles
ACE OF PENTACLES
TWO OF PENTACLES
THREE OF PENTACLES
FOUR OF PENTACLES
FIVE OF PENTACLES
SIX OF PENTACLES
SEVEN OF PENTACLES
EIGHT OF PENTACLES
NINE OF PENTACLES
TEN OF PENTACLES
PAGE OF PENTACLES
KNIGHT OF PENTACLES
QUEEN OF PENTACLES
KING OF PENTACLES
The Suit of Swords
ACE OF SWORDS
TWO OF SWORDS
THREE OF SWORDS
FOUR OF SWORDS
FIVE OF SWORDS
SIX OF SWORDS
SEVEN OF SWORDS
EIGHT OF SWORDS
NINE OF SWORDS
TEN OF SWORDS
PAGE OF SWORDS
KNIGHT OF SWORDS
QUEEN OF SWORDS
KING OF SWORDS
The Suit of Cups
ACE OF CUPS
TWO OF CUPS
THREE OF CUPS
FOUR OF CUPS
FIVE OF CUPS
SIX OF CUPS
SEVEN OF CUPS
EIGHT OF CUPS
NINE OF CUPS
TEN OF CUPS
PAGE OF CUPS
KNIGHT OF CUPS
QUEEN OF CUPS
KING OF CUPS
The Suit of Wands
ACE OF WANDS
TWO OF WANDS
THREE OF WANDS
FOUR OF WANDS
FIVE OF WANDS
SIX OF WANDS
SEVEN OF WANDS
EIGHT OF WANDS
NINE OF WANDS
TEN OF WANDS
PAGE OF WANDS
KNIGHT OF WANDS
QUEEN OF WANDS
KING OF WANDS
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX
