The Witches Tarot Book

by Ellen Cannon Reed and Martin Cannon

Book Overview

Inside this companion guide to The Witches Tarot deck are meditations and methods of working with the Qabalistic Tree of Life that you can use immediately. You'll learn the meaning of the mysterious... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875426689
• ISBN13: 9780875426686
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Witches Tarot Card Deck review

I purchased this tarot deck and love it! The artwork is fantastic, and it speaks to me on a inner level. I definately would reccomend this deck to anyone interested in tarot cards. The seller shipped quickly and I reccomend them as well!!!!

Wonderful deck!!

I've been reading Tarot since I was 13, and I've got at least 4 dozen decks. Of all those decks, the one I love the most is this deck. There are some things about this deck which make it different then most decks, most notably that the suits that represent the Air and Fire element in most traditional decks is switched around in this deck (instead of representing Air, Swords represent Fire). If you are a Witch or a Wiccan, you will understand the change and most likely welcome it, but if not, you can easily work around this change and use the deck as you would any other deck. Another fairly large change (for me, anyway) is that when you deal a face card (a Court Card) you lay another card on top of it to clarify and add to a situation. Sometimes it is a behavior that you could expect from a person, sometimes it shows two steps to an ongoing situation, sometimes it just restates what the face card was telling you, it all depends on the reading. Either way, this is a fantastic way to read and interpret the cards. I see a lot of people complaining about how the Court Cards look the same, and to that I have to say that people are not really LOOKING at the cards. While they are similar, they very clearly express different meanings and issues. Frankly, in this day and age where it isn't uncommon to buy a deck only to find that there is a fully illustrated Major Arcana and the cards representing the Minor Arcana strongly resemble basic playing cards, or aren't different even in the slightest, I think to throw away the deck because the Court Cards look similar is really nitpicking. The complaints about how some of the cards look silly also shouldn't be "complaints." In every Tarot Deck, there are cards that are less appealing to the reader, and the cards and reasons it is less appealing vary from person to person. Most people who read cards professionally or have a lot of experience in doing so can tell you that to find a card unappealing is part of the way the Tarot works, and that should be translated into the readings, because it's the cards way of personalizing themselves to you. So while you might find pictures to be goofy, that is actually a good thing, not a bad thing, and should be translated into your readings. That one review, where the person launches off into a diatribe against Wicca and Witchcraft totally baffles me. Why would one buy a Tarot Deck by a Wiccan, aimed at Wiccans and Witches, if they thought the whole idea of Wiccans and Wicca was a joke?? As a Wiccan, I have to say that while this deck is fantastic, it doesn't go into the practices and beliefs of Wiccans (that belief, by the way, is not do what you want as long as it feels good), and if one were picking up this deck in hopes of becoming Wiccan or learning about Wiccan practices, they would be confused at best. Sure the Devil card is replaced by "The Horned God," but that is because Wiccans and Witches don't believe in the Devil. As such, the card is changed to "The Horned One"

Awesome illustrations!

Awesome-awesome-awesome illustrations! The deck has full, life-like illustrations that extend all the way to the edge of each card, unlike some decks. Illustrations are not 'cartoonie' like the Tarot of the Witches, which are gruesome.The only possible down-fall of this deck, is that you should read the companion book. The deck is based on Quaballa(a Jewish mixed with Wiccan tradition), and if you were like me and knew nothing of it, then you will have to read the companion book. The illustrations are based on the Quabala system and the spheres in the Tree of Life(Major Arcana only).After reading the book, the cards are more easily understood. Plus the author states once the cards start giving off another meaning other than what is in the book, to throw the book out (not literally of course), which I applaud.Some cards which are different in this deck would be: Seeker (traditionally the Hermit), High Priest (traditionally the Hierophant), Horned One (traditionally the The Devil).

What the deck is and isn't....

With tarot decks I have found that its *greatness* depends on how well you can relate to the deck. The Witches Tarot was my first deck and I now use it to do public readings and for paid readings. I have found that it IS different from the most common decks. The Wands are associated with Air in this deck and the Swords with Fire, is the most outstanding difference in the deck from others. However, just because it is different does not mean it is bad. I have found the deck to be very useful with the amount of detail that is found in all of the cards! I recommend this to anyone who enjoys pulling out the definitions from the images they see within the deck. Also, I definately found the book very interesting and it sparked my interest in Kabbalah! So the book/deck is a great combination! :)

Not so much about the Book, but my thoughts on the deck

This is the first Tarot Deck I ever bought. It helped me to learn, though I seeked the help of my on-line coven sisters. I have done about ONLY 4 readings for friends and 3 for myself. However, in all cases I REALLY shocked the people at how much I was able to tell them. I really connected with this deck. My on-line sisters said not to go too much by the definitions SHE gives you (or with any deck for that matter), but the ones YOU come up with! I have done this and I think this is what leads to my success. I did learn some general terms from her such as 3's often represent struggle, pentacles are the physical ect. I think all would enjoy this deck as I have gotten many positive comments on it!