Celtic Tarot

by Helena Paterson

Book Overview

The Celtic Tarot is an inspired and superlative blending of Celtic art and Tarot wisdom. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850309190
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Thorsons
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful and traditional.

Any person who has studied the history of the tarot will learn that originally the minor arcana deck were designed like playing cards, since that is what they originally were. This deck stays with that original idea. This is not a deck for people who depend on the symbols in card illustrations! This is a deck for people who relish memorization and like simplicity. The artwork is stunning, but reading can be difficult unless you have the minor arcana attributes memorized.

Celtic To The Core

You will find associations throughout this deck and book set that comprehensively associates the tarot with ash trees, oaks, mistletoe, blase-blase, and the four elements. It associates traditional tarot meanings with well-known figures of Celtic, mostly Arthurian, lore. You can't do better than this deck for tying the tarot to Celtic lore. It also links many cards to astrological symbols that predate Arthurian legend. These are meanings that come from the more Druidic times, and history is essentially covered in the descriptions by Helena Paterson. The book could benefit from structure, putting each description on a single page with the single card. Other than that, it is a comprehensive linking of Celtic lore and the tarot.

mists of avalon

if you have read "the mists of avalon" then this might be the deck for you. it has the the personalities in the story of king arthur and the holy grail. if your soul is touched by these stories, this deck will speak to you.the colors are watery and the art work is wonderful.