Greg Stanton
You know, this really is not a bad book. My only real beef with it is the bogus history: weird statements like "Pamela Coleman Smith was the only female member of the Golden Dawn" and "Tarot has roots in the Kabbalah", etc. After over 20 years of genuine scholarly research on the subject, many current books still get it wrong.stormdancer339 said:The book I started out with was... "an idiots guide.." It was actually excellent. I learned alot, but mostly i learned to LOOK at the cards and read what "I" see....that sticks with me...although this process may not work with non-scenic pips. There were alot of chapters covering all sorts of stuff...symbolism, numerology, astrology...LOTS. All of it was useful,....but just LOOKING and reading what I see has been the best advice for me.
Stormdancer
In spite of this, The Idiot's Guide presents a very readable and thorough explanation of the process of reading the cards.