Tarot by Numbers
Learn the Codes that Unlock the Meaning of the Cards
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Do you want to learn tarot, but feel overwhelmed by all the card meanings? Tarot by Numbers teaches you one of the easiest ways to read cards in an instant—to look at each card’s number.
Numbers are tarot’s operating system. In a tarot deck, there are 22 major arcana cards numbered 0 to 21, plus four suits of 56 cards, named the minor arcana. Just like playing cards, these minor cards are numbered Ace to 10. Even at a glance, you can see how the Ace might reveal beginnings (the idea) and the Ten, an ending (or ultimate expression of the idea). Combine the numbers with other immediate clues such as the card’s suit (Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles), colors, and main image and you will be able to quickly discern the card’s meaning.
With Tarot By Numbers, you’ll discover what numbers mean in a reading, along with some professional number techniques, such as finding your tarot Birth Card by adding up the numbers in your date of birth, and discovering your ‘tarotscope’—which tarot cards influence each year of your life.
This book is perfect for tarot newbies who need an accessible route into tarot (without having to read all the history, myth, and symbolism), as well as the more experienced practitioner looking to refresh their tarot connection.
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Professional tarot reader Dean (Nature's Hidden Charms) offers a refreshing if complicated guide that uses the numbers on tarot cards to shape interpretation. With illustrations from the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck marked with Roman numerals, Dean explains the meanings of each number and how to apply them to answer such questions as "How do I stay focused?" and "How do I move on?" For example, the Lovers card, which depicts a nude man and woman, is number VI and symbolizes "love, harmony, and peace" because six comprises three pairs. Its flip side, the Devil card, numbered XV (1+5=6), denotes temptation and lust. "Three means an outcome (the synergy of Two)," Dean writes of cards numbered three, describing how to use the Three of Pentacles to gain insight into one's feelings about work, how others see one's work, and how to advance one's career. The author also walks through the process of calculating one's tarot birth cards, which she compares to zodiac signs because they "reveal the influences around you from birth." Experienced tarot users will find Dean's idiosyncratic methods eye-opening, though novices might struggle to follow the sometimes convoluted calculations. This adds up to a distinctive if demanding approach to tarot.
