The Tarot Room – Georgianna

Looking for a perfect gift for your Tarot-loving loved ones? Here’s ten books that’ll make them smile.

The first six teach Tarot and they’re all excellent …

•Tarot for Beginners: A Practical Guide to Reading the Cards by Barbara Moore – a general book for Tarot beginners, though advanced readers might like it too (I do!)

Tarot for Life

•Tarot for Life: Reading the Cards for Everyday Guidance and Growth by Paul Quinn – an excellent general Tarot guide for beginners and advanced readers

•Tarot Wisdom: Spiritual Teachings and Deeper Meanings by Rachel Pollack – another great Tarot overview for beginners and advanced readers

•21 Ways To Read A Tarot Card by Mary K. Greer – amazing Tarot exercises for all levels

The Way of Tarot

•The Way of Tarot: The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards by Alejandro Jodorowsky – examines the Marseille deck in particular, but anyone seriously interested in Tarot should read this book

•Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot by Lon Milo Duquette – focuses on the Thoth Tarot, a must for anyone using that deck

The next four are not specifically about Tarot, but Tarot fans might like them as much as I do …

•Women of the Golden Dawn: Rebels and Priestesses: Maud Gonne, Moina Bergson Mathers, Annie Horniman, Florence Farr by Mark K. Greer – about four fabulous women, all important members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Cosmos and Psyche

•Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View by Richard Tarnas – philosophy and astrology, this fascinating book examines planetary alignments and the patterns of human history

•The ESP Enigma: The Scientific Case for Psychic Phenomena by Diane Hennacy Powell, MD – takes a very interesting scientific look at psychic research

•Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke – an incredibly fun novel about the real world of magic in 19th Century England

This is by no means an exhaustive list. I just tried to keep it down to ten. And they’re all books I’ve read (or re-read) over this last year. It’s fresh in my mind how much I like them.

What would you add?

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#17 The Star

Thursday, December 16, 2010
#17 – The Star

Optimism and rejuvenation are the themes for the day.  Active generosity and compassion come easy so don’t hold back.  Give and you will receive.  Embrace the Universe’s capacity to provide you with what you need when you need it most.  That’s what miracles are and the Star is the goddess of miracles.

If things have been tough lately, now’s a time when you can finally lean back and take a bit of a break.  Surround yourself with as much beauty as you can.  It will help to replenish your soul.  Art, music, and the glory of the night sky are all worthy subjects of meditation.  Let them fill you with the inspiration you need for the next leg of your journey.

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