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Yep, he seems to be kicking things back into action a bit.
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The second book is excellent. There is a study group here on AT for those using the first book.
First off, I haven't read the book to the end yet. Second, I have read enough to say that I like it - good and innovative information in-there.
However, as C. G. Jung emphasized in "Man and His Symbols", there is a difference between a symbol and a sign. The latter has a clear cut meaning, it's simply some kind of short language. The former is more elusive but at the same time ridger in its psychological conotations. As someone who is using Tarot primarily for reflection of psychological and psychospiritual states, I wonder if Dusty's down-to-earth approach doesn't tend to limit the cards' scope in those terms.
Opinions, anybody?
I know what you mean. The thing is, it seems that we keep getting the extreme poles all the time. You either end up with a reader who goes all the way to the spiritual search talk or the businessman who wants to know the figures of the stock market. I understand that what Dusty is trying to do is bring Tarot to the "real practical"realm for 2 reasons: people often want concrete pragmatic solutions/answers and he coaches people who look for that (makes a living helping them as a reader). I may have gotten it wrong though...
If you like the more fluid and spiritual approach, try reading some of Enrique Enriquez writings on how to read the Marseilles. He only uses this deck (which I personally dislike) but his way of reading is quite unique. Here are some links kindly posted for me by minotaur:
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=99758
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=100136
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=100540
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=100904
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=101322
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?t=101788