Favorite Companion book? - Page 2

Bat Chicken · 01-08-2007

I like the Magic Realist books...
I also like the Shining Tribe book as well as the Haindl books (both Rachel Pollack)
....oh and the Druidcraft book. It has very understandable courts, and it arranges the minors by number rather than suit.

**Annabelle** · 01-08-2007

My favorite companion book is Karen Mahony's companion to the Tarot of Prague. When I was a still a tarot "newbie" I found her book to be an excellent, insightful, and original guide to tarot in general, and not just strictly the Prague deck.

My second-most favorite companion book is the one with the Druidcraft.

**coyoteblack** · 01-08-2007

I must remember to buy the Tarot of Prague kit. I loved her BBC.

**a_shikhs** · 01-08-2007

The Victorian Romantic companion book is awesome and so are the Fey, BBC, and Druidcraft. These are the ones I've read till now and really enjoyed reading them.

**BodhiSeed** · 01-08-2007

Tarot of Timeless Truth (I've often used this book with other decks)
Druidcraft
Fey

Bodhran

**HearthCricket** · 01-08-2007

The Magic Realist Press books
Druidcraft
Halloween
Russian St. Petersburg
Ship of Fools
Medieval Enchantment

and a bunch that come with oracles, too. I really do find I learn something valuable from basically all the companion books, when I get around to reading them!

Mariana · 01-08-2007

I've just been reading the companion book to the Victorian Romantic and I'm impressed. Very nuanced and sensible, describing different approaches to tarot and encouraging the reader to find his own way. Very thorough and concise, and a lot of atmosphere, with a short introduction to the victorian era, some of the original engravings and literary quotes and such.

I have to disagree about the Druidcraft though. The approach is great, grouping the minors by number instead of suit. But I find the actual explanations very vague and confusing. But then I think I find all the changes they've made to the majors very vague. I can work quite well with the deck, but for me the companion book is just too ... new agey?

**Strange2** · 01-08-2007

Some excellent and in-depth companion books:

Tarot of the Spirit, by Pamela Eakins

Renaissance Tarot, by Brian Williams

Pythagorean Tarot, by John Opsopaus (and it is even online!)

And one of the classics:
The Book of Thoth, by Aleister Crowley

Mellifluous · 01-08-2007

The Enchanted Tarot by Amy Zerner and Monte Farber.

**Grizabella** · 01-08-2007

Definitely the Victorian Romantic.

Bat Chicken Citizen Join Date: 28 Feb 2006 Location: Home of the Quakenado Posts: 6,713	I like the Magic Realist books... I also like the Shining Tribe book as well as the Haindl books (both Rachel Pollack) ....oh and the Druidcraft book. It has very understandable courts, and it arranges the minors by number rather than suit. __________________ Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. ~ Robert Frost

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coyoteblack Ball of Doom Join Date: 16 Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey,USA Posts: 3,618	I must remember to buy the Tarot of Prague kit. I loved her BBC. __________________ The ball of DOOOOOM has been dropped hearken to the cry of banshees that foretell the derail.

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a_shikhs Citizen Join Date: 06 Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 8,243	The Victorian Romantic companion book is awesome and so are the Fey, BBC, and Druidcraft. These are the ones I've read till now and really enjoyed reading them. __________________ Sometimes our lives collide in the most bizarre ways. ~ Grimm~

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BodhiSeed Moving at the Speed of Guidance Join Date: 14 Oct 2004 Location: Under a Sycamore Tree Posts: 6,409	Tarot of Timeless Truth (I've often used this book with other decks) Druidcraft Fey Bodhran __________________ "When I was a young man, I admired clever people. Now that I am older, I admire kind people." ~Rabbi Milton Steinberg

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Strange2 Explore > Wonder < Repeat Join Date: 05 Aug 2001 Location: Lansing IL / Woodland Valley Ranch AZ - USA Posts: 900	Some excellent and in-depth companion books: Tarot of the Spirit, by Pamela Eakins Renaissance Tarot, by Brian Williams Pythagorean Tarot, by John Opsopaus (and it is even online!) And one of the classics: The Book of Thoth, by Aleister Crowley __________________ =GO=

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Annabelle Seeking wisdom, peace, and solitude Join Date: 16 Jan 2005 Location: In the piney woods of East Texas, USA Posts: 7,451	My favorite companion book is Karen Mahony's companion to the Tarot of Prague. When I was a still a tarot "newbie" I found her book to be an excellent, insightful, and original guide to tarot in general, and not just strictly the Prague deck. My second-most favorite companion book is the one with the Druidcraft.

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HearthCricket Content and Chirping Join Date: 10 Feb 2002 Location: MA Posts: 16,082	The Magic Realist Press books Druidcraft Halloween Russian St. Petersburg Ship of Fools Medieval Enchantment and a bunch that come with oracles, too. I really do find I learn something valuable from basically all the companion books, when I get around to reading them!

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Mariana Citizen Join Date: 27 Nov 2006 Location: the land of chocolate Posts: 1,179	I've just been reading the companion book to the Victorian Romantic and I'm impressed. Very nuanced and sensible, describing different approaches to tarot and encouraging the reader to find his own way. Very thorough and concise, and a lot of atmosphere, with a short introduction to the victorian era, some of the original engravings and literary quotes and such. I have to disagree about the Druidcraft though. The approach is great, grouping the minors by number instead of suit. But I find the actual explanations very vague and confusing. But then I think I find all the changes they've made to the majors very vague. I can work quite well with the deck, but for me the companion book is just too ... new agey?

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Mellifluous Citizen Join Date: 15 Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 2,314	The Enchanted Tarot by Amy Zerner and Monte Farber.

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Grizabella Tarot Reader/Fortune Teller Join Date: 08 Jul 2004 Location: northwest US Posts: 17,639	Definitely the Victorian Romantic. __________________ Check out the A. Nonny Mouse Thread! Click on my name at the left, go to my profile, and copy and paste the url I've listed there into your browser to go to the A. Nonny Mouse thread.

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