Tarot Dynamics -- Learn to read any spread
I was very impressed with Tarot-Dynamics straightforward explanation of the Subject Cards for two reasons. First of all, since I do have a smattering of Astrology and Mrs. Cooks' explanations merged Astrology and the Tarot in a way that made a lot of sense. It's given me quite a bit to think about concerning new possibilities. Secondly, her explanations for the Subject Cards, brings them together as a group while clarifying each cards' individual function. Not having memorized new keywords was an additional plus, but what made me a believer was seeing Tarot-Dynamics in action for myself when I did my next reading. I highly recommend Tarot-Dynamics no matter how much or how little you know about the Tarot. --Stacey Blair (Miami FL)Wow! Five keywords that I can build on! Having taken a couple of classes and purchased any number of Tarot books over the years gave me a fundamental understanding of the Tarot but reading Tarot-Dynamics really helped put matters in perspective. Ms. Cooks' five basic "keywords" are actually more like simple categories that give new meaning to some of the keywords I've come to rely on over the years, and helped me devise better keywords of my own for certain cards (like the Five of Swords) that I found hard to relate to. Great Book-Great Buy! --A. J. Irvine CAAT LONG LAST, A TRULY NEW TAROT BOOK For many years I have been consulting the Tarot for personal enlightenment, so it's only natural that I have purchased a great many Tarot books as well as cards. Tarot Dynamics clever title caught my attention, but once I peeked inside I had to have it! The formatting actually does cater to the novice, intermediate or adept reader. While the Right Pages present an in-depth definition for each card (that is truly worth reading no matter how well-versed you are in the Tarot) the Left Pages contain the illustrations from the Universal Tarot (a RWS clone) as well as quick definitions that enable more adept readers to grab their cards and start at once! Best of all, since each illustration is the size of a standard Tarot card I can place the same Tarot card from the RWS deck of MY choice over the illustration and voila! Although Tarot Dynamics covers ground similar to one of my old favorites, Learning the Tarot by Joan Bunning, Tarot Dynamics definitions are far more practical than simply esoteric. Both books rely on certain keywords, but whereas Learning the Tarot presents the reader with well over one hundred key words to apply Tarot Dynamics requires and consistently reinforces the significance of five BASIC keywords that work with the individual definitions for all seventy-eight cards. Nor does Tarot Dynamics bow to the standard fashion by providing a myriad of possible scenarios that keep the student reliant upon the book. Instead, Tarot Dynamics encourages the reader to use the tarot as a means of enhancing their intuitive faculties, which can lend each of their readings a unique quality. Just like Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack (another of my old favorites!) Tarot Dynamics also encourages the reader to develop their own way of reading the pictures on a tarot deck. Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom extensively examines and compares the symbolism from several different Tarot decks but only with certain cards from the Major Arcana, and its fundamental definitions deal exclusively with one deck: The Rider-Waite, while Tarot-Dynamics' definitions encompass all present and future RWS decks whether they contain pictures or merely the suit symbols. With Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom the reader also needs time to digest and correlate the various pieces of information and angles of looking at the Tarot itself. Tarot-Dynamics concise and practical definitions give the reader a remarkable amount of insight in a very short time. Tarot Dynamics has broken the mold of the old standard and has a refreshing approach using the reader's incite to determine the interpretations . A must read for anyone who is interested in, not only the tarot but also for expanding their own abilities! --Doris Phillips Pittsburgh