Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth

by Benebell Wen

Overview

The best-selling guide to the tarot from celebrated occultist and scholar Benebell Wen—history, practice, and 500+ illustrations and spreads

Designed for beginning as well as experienced tarot readers, Holistic Tarot offers a fresh and easy-to-follow approach to the tarot for divination, self-knowledge, and tapping into your creativity and subconscious self.

The power of the tarot lies in the cards'—and the reader’s—ability to channel a clear path for deep wisdom and intuition to shine through. Consulting the tarot can help clear creative blockages, clarify ambitions, work through complex decisions, discover what fulfills you, and make sense of your emotions and relationships. Whether for simple decision-making or to understand your life's purpose, learning the tarot is an indispensable tool for being more mindful of the factors that can assist or weaken your efforts toward success.

In this modern classic, Benebell Wen provides a complete guide to using the tarot, offering a comprehensive overview of:

• The history of the tarot: its evolution, uses, and relationships to Chinese divination practices, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Jungian archetypal psychology, and Egyptian mythology
• How to choose and care for your tarot deck
• A detailed anatomy of the Rider-Waite-Smith system
• Learning and practice methods: techniques for shuffling, cutting, and drawing cards; interpreting Court Cards; and reading spreads
• Applications of tarot to key life areas: tarot and love; tarot and professional development; the 5 Components of Circumstance; and more
• Appendices with quick-reference guides for spreads, astrological symbols, elements, numerology (including Life Path numbers and Decisive Age) and journal templates

Beginners will find a complete guide to working with the tarot, including choosing and caring for a deck; how best to learn and remember the attributes of the major and minor arcana; interpretations of cards and spreads; the role of meditation in a tarot practice; and using the tarot to elevate relationships, professional development, and personal resilience.

Advanced practitioners will enjoy nuanced theoretical discussions of the tarot as well as practical advice about reading others' tarot cards and setting up a practice. Featuring more than 500 illustrations and detailed information on each card—as well as numerous spreads—Holistic Tarot is a complete compendium of tarot study that every practitioner should have in their library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781583948361
Publisher:	North Atlantic Books
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	896
File size:	90 MB
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About the Author

BENEBEL WEN has studied tarot for over fifteen years and is a certified tarot master with the Tarot Certification Board of America. She has published articles on tarot in the ATA Quarterly and Tarot Reflections. Originally from upstate New York, Wen now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her website is www.benebellwen.com.

Editorial Reviews

“A modern alchemical achievement.”—Barbara Moore, author of Tarot Spreads

“Will become one of the jewels in the crown of tarot literature.” —Anthony Louis, MD, author of Tarot Beyond the Basics

“A magnificent, intelligent, comprehensive overview and innerview of the Rider Waite Smith system of tarot! This is the only guide you need to have. Bravo!” —James Wanless, PhD, author of Voyager Tarot

“A huge accomplishment … likely to become the essential guidebook for serious students of the tarot.”— Joan Bunning, author of Learning the Tarot

“No tarot enthusiast should be without this book!”—Chic and Tabatha Cicero, authors of The Golden Dawn Magical Tarot

“Arguably the most comprehensive guide to tarot on the market today. It's also innovative: it deftly combines Eastern mysticism with Western metaphysics. It's an impressive tome that presents a wholly modern, rational approach to tarot practice while preserving notable elements of tradition."—Corrine Kenner, author of Tarot and Astrology

“A bright, well-informed recasting of modern tarot for sophisticated, contemporary audiences. Wen brings savvy psychological flavor sprinkled with bits of Eastern wisdom to clearly illustrate tarot's powerful mirroring benefits.”—Arthur Rosengarten, PhD, author of Tarot and Psychology

“An impressive, complete reference manual on tarot.… Wen is sure to become a leading authority for the next generation’s tarot practice.”—Luigi Scapini, author the Medieval Scapini Tarot

“A modern masterwork in the analytical tarot canon. The depth of Wen's research and the breadth of her scope are truly stunning. Her work will sit comfortably on the bookshelf with that of Stuart R. Kaplan, Mary Greer, and Rachel Pollack as defining works in modern tarot.”—Kat Black, author of Golden Tarot

“A veritable tour de force that explicates the panoramic science that is tarot.… An invaluable roadmap of tarot's magical journey.”—Toney Brooks, PhD, and Holly Sierra, authors of The Chrysalis Tarot

“Holistic Tarot is beautifully multifaceted. It contains a whole cosmos of clear, practical advice and guidance for beginners, but also historical facts, scientific and philosophical theories and explanations, and it is full of fresh inspiration for experienced readers.”—Anna Klaffinger, creator of Anna K Tarot

“Destined to be a new tarot classic.”—James Ricklef, author of The Soul’s Journey

“A total revelation. This generous, comprehensive book will be invaluable to novices and old hands alike. Wen not only provides a fascinating explanation of how tarot works, but also teaches the reader how to use it as a life tool for insight and self-discovery.”—Emmi Fredericks, author of The Smart Girl's Guide to Tarot

“An invaluable resource and addition to any serious library. Bravo to Wen and the obvious labor of love and wisdom she has created and brought forth.”—Leigh J. McCloskey, author of Tarot ReVisioned

“A superb addition to the tarot canon; rather than focus on fortune-telling, here is an analytical, psychological approach borne of many years’ extensive research and practice. With her outstanding knowledge of numerology and Eastern and Western wisdom teachings, Wen takes us on a tarot journey within.”—Liz Dean, author of The Art of Tarot

“I would recommend this book to beginner and experienced readers alike.… Wen’s down-to-earth, practical book has much to offer all tarot enthusiasts.”—Stephanie Arwen Lynch, former president of the American Tarot Association

“A refreshing approach to reading the tarot, this book blends intuition with a modern analytical method based on traditional card reading principles—the best of all worlds.”—Mary K. Greer, author of 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card

“An impressive, complete reference manual on tarot.… Wen is sure to become a leading authority for the next generation’s tarot practice.”—Luigi Scapini, author of the Medieval Scapini Tarot

“This might just be the most comprehensive (and intelligent) book on tarot I have ever read.…. A brilliant, must-have book for all aspiring tarot readers."—Brigit Esselmont, author of Tarot Foundations

“I own well over 200 titles on the tarot, and none of them could be what I consider a ‘Tarot Bible’—until Holistic Tarot. Wen’s attention to detail coupled with broad-based application—all infused with Eastern thought, Western esotericism, and practical experience—is staggering. It’s very hard to impress this Queen of Swords, but with Holistic Tarot, I’m truly, enthusiastically impressed.”—Janet Boyer, author of Back in Time Tarot

“Wen combines an artistic sensibility with a clear intellect and writing style geared for many kinds of audiences, especially those new to seeing tarot as a personal development tool. Holistic Tarot is a generous guide to anyone interested in creating a future by delving into the great mystery of the present moment. I very highly recommend this book.”—Jenna Matlin, author of Have Tarot Will Travel

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