tarot key words

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 15 Jun 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

blashamma	15 Jun 2004
I was just wondering if there was a website I could go that for every card in a tarot deck there was a list of key words. I have a book that before the description of a card, it has one key word. The word it has is either too specific to always hold accurate, or it's too broad that it can be interpreted in multiple ways. Why I want this is because I'm making my own deck, and I want to be guided more on words than meaning than on images. I'm sorry if this post is in the wrong place, but it seemed to fit under mutiple sections, so I put it here. Thank you for your help.

Rusty Neon	15 Jun 2004
Besides the Golden Dawn keywords, I find the psychological keywords of Art Rosengarten powerful: http://www.artrosengarten.com/articles.htm Scroll down to the three-part Complete Tarot Lexicon. Cheers!

hedgecub	15 Jun 2004
Joan Bunning's website might be useful. In the Tarot Cards section, she provides meanings for each card, starting with a few keywords that encompass the overall energy of the card, then a longer list of more specific key meanings. There's a lot more she throws in, but I think the keywords bit alone is worth a look :)

Pook	15 Jun 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Rusty Neon Besides the Golden Dawn keywords, I find the psychological keywords of Art Rosengarten powerful: http://www.artrosengarten.com/articles.htm Scroll down to the three-part Complete Tarot Lexicon. Cheers! I have never seen this website before!! Thank you so much for posting it Rusty Neon!! It is indeed powerful and incredibly insightful.

dadsnook2000	15 Jun 2004
I second Rusty Neon in suggesting Art Rosengarten (Tarot and Psychology). He offers lists for several purposes; simple one word lists, deeper lists, phrases, descriptive paragraphs. PLUS, he does some great interprative work using clusters of cards within the Celtic Cross spread. His book is one that must be read by anyone interested in more than superficial and simplistic readings. Dave.

HudsonGray	15 Jun 2004
What I found very effective when I was making my deck was to get several books on tarot, as well as checking online too, and open them all to a description of the card I was working on--by comparing and contrasting what they all say about the same card, you can get a very good overview on what it's supposed to show by how the meanings overlap.

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