Books that focus on reading

boring

I've been looking for books that focus on reading or interpretation of spreads, not on meaning of individual cards. Even though I am more familiar with what individual cards mean, I find it hard to pull them together and form a story. I also find it difficult to sort out the "clues" in a spread such as how to read pairs, the implication of numbers, the significance of court cards etc.

I found Tarot Reading Explained by James Ricklef quick close to what I would like to read. Any others you would recommend?

ana luisa

I don't think I've seen a book that would cover every aspect of Tarot card combinations. This one seems to be quite "to the point" although you may find it lacking in content since not all possible combinations will show...
http://books.google.com.br/books/about/Tarot_Card_Combinations.html?id=vEwfNTsN-qUC&redir_esc=y
This other one I have and REALLY like because it digs deep into each reading and explains how each card acts/reacts with the other in three different layers of meaning (if looking inside amazon's link, have a look at page 23 for one of the sample readings):
http://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Predict...=1-1&keywords=tarot+prediction+and+divination
And finally, I've been enjoying Dusty White books (both of them). They DO NOT teach you what the cards mean but make you develop your own understanding of how they work together. He starts from small spreads to larger ones. Also, great books!
http://books.google.com.br/books/ab...e_Tarot_Ever.html?id=ltEwA4LSrN0C&redir_esc=y
http://books.google.com.br/books?id...wT71YKQAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

You can have a look at them through either amazon or google books to see if they're what you're searching

gregory

Mary Greer - 21 Ways to read a Tarot Card.
Barbara Moore - Tarot for Beginners and also Tarot Spreads.

Most books will deal somewhat with the card meanings, but these three go much more towards READING, IMHO.

There is also James Ricklef - his Tarot Tells the Tale, and Tarot Reading Explained, both use well known stories to teach technique.

rwcarter

Post 30 of the Forum Index contains a list of books that only contain readings.

ana luisa

rwcarter said:
Post 30 of the Forum Index contains a list of books that only contain readings.

That's fantastic!! Thank you for the link!

boring

ana luisa said:
I don't think I've seen a book that would cover every aspect of Tarot card combinations. This one seems to be quite "to the point" although you may find it lacking in content since not all possible combinations will show...
http://books.google.com.br/books/about/Tarot_Card_Combinations.html?id=vEwfNTsN-qUC&redir_esc=y
This other one I have and REALLY like because it digs deep into each reading and explains how each card acts/reacts with the other in three different layers of meaning (if looking inside amazon's link, have a look at page 23 for one of the sample readings):
http://www.amazon.com/Tarot-Predict...=1-1&keywords=tarot+prediction+and+divination
And finally, I've been enjoying Dusty White books (both of them). They DO NOT teach you what the cards mean but make you develop your own understanding of how they work together. He starts from small spreads to larger ones. Also, great books!
http://books.google.com.br/books/ab...e_Tarot_Ever.html?id=ltEwA4LSrN0C&redir_esc=y
http://books.google.com.br/books?id...wT71YKQAw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

You can have a look at them through either amazon or google books to see if they're what you're searching

Thank you so much! I saved the links and will read them one by one. The Dusty White books are also recommended by many other but they are quick "big" and long to me. Need some time to digest. But I will try!

boring

rwcarter said:
Post 30 of the Forum Index contains a list of books that only contain readings.

Thanks for the link. Yes, I checked them one by one already. Perhaps we could add those recommended here on the list as well?

boring

gregory said:
Mary Greer - 21 Ways to read a Tarot Card.
Barbara Moore - Tarot for Beginners and also Tarot Spreads.

Most books will deal somewhat with the card meanings, but these three go much more towards READING, IMHO.

There is also James Ricklef - his Tarot Tells the Tale, and Tarot Reading Explained, both use well known stories to teach technique.

I have the second book by Barbara Moore. Very useful in particular when I want to design my own spread. I browsed Mary Greer's book in Google but it seems a little big difficult for me to catch up the exercises because it is a bit free-flow. I know it is a classic so I will read it eventually. Thanks again for the suggestion.

rwcarter

boring said:
Thanks for the link. Yes, I checked them one by one already. Perhaps we could add those recommended here on the list as well?

Updating the TB&M Index is on my list of things to do in my copious free spare time, which is code for "I have no idea when that's going to happen."