Nina Lee Braden

A collection of exercies working with the tarot to gain a deeper understanding of your self. Split into three main sections; easy, intermediate and exercises for special occassions and situations. Covering topics like grief, finding a spiritual path, healing yourself, telling stories, describing who you are etc.

The exercises are laid out in easy-to-follow formats and the beauty of this book is you do not need any knowledge of the tarot before completing the exercises. There is no focus on divination or the meanings of the cards, the focus is purely the imagery depicted on them. That said you really need to use a deck where the minor arcana have pictures and not just 3 swords etc. A lot of the time you are asked to pick cards faceup and then examine your choices.

Mostly this was an interesting book. My only complaint was that the exercises all followed the same format and became a little repetitive. There is a brief chapter on how to write your own exercises as well as some information on chakras and astrology.… (mehr)