The Tarot: The Origins, Meaning and Uses of the Cards
| Book | The Tarot: The Origins, Meaning and Uses of the Cards |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Inc. |
| Copyright Holder | Alfred Douglas |
| Printed by | Offset Paperback Mfrs., Inc., Dallas, Pennsylvania |
| Cover Art by | David Sheridan |
| Copyright Holder (Cover/Jacket Art) | David Sheridan |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Jeannette Cissman |
| About/Subject | Tarot (2) |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| Reprinted | 1980 |
| Reprinted | 1979 |
| Reprinted | 1977 |
| Reprinted | 1976 |
| Reprinted | 1974 |
| Pages / Font | 240 pages / Linotype Times |
| ISBN | 0 14 00.3737 3 |
| Price | US $2.95 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgments . . . 11 Preface: What are Tarot Cards? . . . 13 1. The Origin of Tarot Cards . . . 17 2. The Symbolism of the Tarot . . . 24 . . The Medieval Renaissance . . . 24 . . Gnostic Influences on Medieval Thought . . . 26 . . The Gnostic Theme of the Major Trumps . . . 27 . . The Varied Sources of Tarot Imagery . . . 29 . . The Art of Memory . . . 30 . . The Game of Triumphs . . . 30 . . The Minor Cards of the Tarot Pack . . . 31 . . The Four Grail Hallows . . . 31 . . The Four Treasures of Ireland . . . 32 3. The Meaning of the Major Trumps . . . 34 4. The Major Arcana . . . 41 . . . . . The Fool . . . 42 . . . . I The Magician . . . 45 . . . .II The Papess . . . 48 . . . III The Empress . . . 52 . . . .IV The Emperor . . . 56 . . . . V The Pope . . . 59 . . . .VI The Lovers . . . 62 . . . VII The Chariot . . . 65 . . .VIII Justice . . . 68 . . . .IX The Hermit . . . 71 . . . . X The Wheel of Fortune . . . 74 . . . .XI Fortitude . . . 77 . . . XII The Hanged Man . . . 80 . . .XIII Death . . . 84 . . .XIV Temperance . . . 87 . . . XV The Devil . . . 90 . . .XVI The Tower . . . 93 . . XVII The Star . . . 96 . .XVIII The Moon . . . 99 . . .XIX The Sun . . . 102 . . . XX Judgement . . . 105 . . .XXI The World . . . 107 . . . . . . .The Fool . . . 110 5. The Esoteric Tarot . . . 112 6. The Esoteric Tarot: The Minor Arcana . . . 125 . . . The Court Cards . . . 125 . . . The Small Cards . . . 127 7. Divinatory Meanings of the Minor Arcana . . . 130 . . . The Court Cards: Batons . . . 131 . . . The Court Cards: Cups . . . 136 . . . The Court Cards: Swords . . . 141 . . . The Court Cards: Coins . . . 145 . . . The Forty Small Cards: . . . 151 . . . The Suit of Batons . . . 152 . . . The Suit of Cups . . . 162 . . . The Suit of Swords . . . 172 . . . The Suit of Coins . . . 182 8. How to Consult the Tarot . . . 192 . . . Is There Anything in it? . . . 192 . . . How to Begin . . . 193 . . . Commencing a Reading . . . 194 . . . The Nine Card Spread . . . 195 . . . The Circular Spread . . . 199 . . . The Horseshoe Spread . . . 201 9. Meditation and the Tarot . . . 204 . . . Descriptions of the Major Trumps . . . 209 10. The Game of Tarocco . . . 216 . . . The Piedmontese Code . . . 216 . . . A Typical Game . . . 220 Notes . . . 223 Bibliography . . . 228 Appendix: Where You Can Obtain Tarot Cards . . . 232 Index . . . 235 |
| Notes | First published in the United States of America by Taplinger Publishing Co., Inc. 1972 First published in Great Britain by Victor Gollancz Ltd 1973 Published in Penquin Books in the United States of America 1973 Published in Penquin Books in Great Britain 1974 Frontispiece: The twenty-two cards of the Tarot major trumps arranged in a figure-of -eight (Drawings by David Sheridan) |
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