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help you learn and practice. For simplicity, only one easy layout is used throughout
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From the Author

When I first created my Learning the Tarot website in 1995, I never dreamed how much interest in the tarot I would find. People from all over the world
began writing to tell me about their experiences with the course and their adventures with the cards. This response was music to my ears! I knew from my
own experience that the tarot is a wonderful tool for personal guidance and inner exploration. Now I was finding out that others felt the same way too.
The tarot is a set of 78 intriguing picture cards that tend to trigger personal insights, enhance intuition and deepen awareness. My goal in Learning the Tarot
is to give you the basics you need to begin working with the tarot on your own. I try to make this inner process understandable by breaking it up into a series
of steps that are simple while still doing justice to the depth and beauty of the cards. I concentrate on the everyday, showing how the tarot makes real,
practical sense in the modern world.
The tarot is a living system that adapts creatively to each user. Rather than rules, I offer guidelines. While reading my book, I want you to feel that you have
a teacher sitting next to you who is introducing you to this special tool, but also encouraging you to go on to discover your own unique approach to the cards.

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When I first created my Learning the Tarot website in 1995, I never dreamed how much interest in the tarot I would find. People from all over the world
began writing to tell me about their experiences with the course and their adventures with the cards. This response was music to my ears! I knew from my
own experience that the tarot is a wonderful tool for personal guidance and inner exploration. Now I was finding out that others felt the same way too. The
tarot is a set of 78 intriguing picture cards that tend to trigger personal insights, enhance intuition and deepen awareness. My goal in Learning the Tarot is to
give you the basics you need to begin working with the tarot on your own. I try to make this inner process understandable by breaking it up into a series of
steps that are simple while still doing justice to the depth and beauty of the cards. I concentrate on the everyday, showing how the tarot makes real, practical
sense in the modern world. The tarot is a living system that adapts creatively to each user. Rather than rules, I offer guidelines. While reading my book, I
want you to feel that you have a teacher sitting next to you who is introducing you to this special tool, but also encouraging you to go on to discover your own
unique approach to the cards.
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Product Details
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Weiser Books (October 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1578630487
ISBN-13: 978-1578630486
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.2 x 9.2 inches
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FINALLY!
By Christine on November 29, 2000
Format: Paperback

I have been Tarot'ing for many years. I spent ridiculus amounts of money on tarot how to's and general tarot
books and ended up giving most of them away for lack of basic but comprehensive information one can really
use, something down to earth and realistic that really spoke to me and could help me bond with my cards and
most importantly, understand them and their meanings. A book that could be used as a springboard alongside
what I already intuitively knew, something that would help guide you and not leave you feeling overwhelmed with
learning all the minor and major arcana in the deck set with so much fluffy stuff or on the flip side, heavy
unimportant ramblings. Finally, I found this wonderful book. Its brillant, its simple, its warm and user friendly.
Illustrations with Universal Rider Waite make it the first book you should pick up if you have this deck or are
thinking about buying it. Sections are divided up into Lessons, Principles of Interpretation, Exercises,
Suggestions for exercises, card descriptions and follows to the end with minor arcana, Celtic Cross Spread and
informative appendices. I love the format and the fact that this book is big on comprehension, small on extra tarot
chit chat book filler. The exercises alone are stellar, unique to ponder and work at. all in all, a tarot-tastic book! A
must have for the beginner, a must have for your tarot book collections! An asset in assisting your tarot travels.
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123 of 126 people found the following review helpful

Thorough and perceptive guide for beg-intermediate readers

By Susan Byers

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on March 28, 2000

Format: Paperback

This is an excellent, all-purpose introduction to the tarot. The material is presented in lesson form, complete with

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Five Stars
Very knowledgable author and down to earth take on tarot
cards.
Published 5 days ago by JCole

Five Stars
Loving the book!! Thanks
Published 1 month ago by Anya

I love, love
I love, love, love this book. Very easy to learn from. I do
readings for myself and refer to it every day. Now I can't live
without it.
Published 1 month ago by Debra G. Jackson

It is really good at explaining the cards

exercises (optional) and suggested "answers." These give an overview of the tarot and many suggestions for
approaching the cards for divination and personal growth. The book, however, would be most suitable for people
working with traditional or Waite-derived decks, and less so for esoteric decks like the Crowley Thoth Tarot.
There is an excellent section on all card meanings, with extremeley thoughtful and descriptive key words and
summaries. I personally appreciate the upbeat approach that Joan takes, not shying away from negative card
meanings, but illuminating the underlying forces at work. Her viewpoint is slanted toward utilizing the challenging
aspects of our personalities and fate for growth and clarification, via the tarot.
If I were to nitpick, it would be to say that I wish she had covered card reversals more extensively. Many books
avoid the subject entirely though, as it is a difficult and often confusing aspect of divination that may be
considered beyond the range of the beginner. I also got the feeling that she has a lot more to say, but perhaps
that is what second books are for! All in all, I highly recommend this as one of the very best beginning books on
tarot, and equally valuable for the more seasoned tarotist as a refresher course.
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Published 1 month ago by Mal

Five Stars
great guide for studying the tarot. But AE Waite is the best
starting point for beginners
Published 1 month ago by Karen Rae

Five Stars
Good reference book. Has the info I need.
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Joan Bunning is a great teacher of the

tarot.
This book is a great way to learn the tarot on your terms
and your own pace.

66 of 68 people found the following review helpful

An excellent introduction to the Tarot

By patwesley@hotmail.com on March 7, 2000

Published 2 months ago by Marc E. Shelton

Format: Paperback

I first read this material when it was an online course, and I'm very pleased it is now in book form. The author's
approach is clear and easy to follow. She provides an excellent introduction to the cards. There are only a
handful of good Tarot books for beginners, and this is one of them. I would rank it with Mary Greer's "Tarot for
Your Self" and with Anthony Louis' "Tarot Plain and Simple." I think that any beginner with these three books
would gain a very solid grounding in the art of Tarot.
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76 of 80 people found the following review helpful

Direct and user-friendly...

By A Customer on February 11, 2002

Three Stars
It was ok.
Published 3 months ago by Savannah Rose

Easy to use and everything very well

explained!
This was my first book on the Tarot. It gave me enough to
start doing accurate readings for myself and my friends,
Well written for either a Tarot novice or a reference book if
you... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Amazon Customer

Format: Paperback

I have just finished going through the "lesson" portion of this book, and found it to be one of the more direct and
accessible of the tarot books I have used. In general, the author skips new-age jargon and would-bepsychobabble to get to the point. I particularly like her emphasis on the process of card interpretation; she
suggests a way (without claiming it is "the only way") that makes for logical and easily-remembered connections
between the cards. My only caveat was that the book's pages and/or binding began to come apart with very little
use. Still, the content and her thoughtful interpretive methods were above-par.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful

All the answers I was looking for in a simplistic form

By C. Mascaro on September 25, 2004
Format: Paperback

I had discovered the Tarot as a curious preteen. Back then I had no guide to help me. So it simply faded. Years
later it came into my mind again. I was online one day and I had signed up at one of those online tarot reading
sites months back and had forgotten about it. So it just so happens that it was my birthday and I recieved an
email to have a free reading. So I went to the site and had a reading done, it wasnt very acurate. So began my
search to learn the tarot for myself, and I came upon Joan Bunning's web site. I was amazed at how simple it
was, but how in depth she described the positions and the meanings of the cards. That day I went out and
bought the Rider Waite deck. I came home and started doing readings via the site. I finally decided to buy the
book. It was a lot easier then going back and forth on the site. And to my amazement the book was almost
EXACTLY like the site! I have been doing reading frequently ever since. I have discovered my "inner guide" and
she has helped me a lot. This is one of the best books I have ever bought. And I will always carry it with me. If
you are a beginner looking to learn the tarot BUY THIS BOOK. Trust me, you will NOT regret it. I haven't!
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