The Contemplative Tarot: A Christian Guide to the Cards
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- Author：Brittany Muller
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Shirley Andrade
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Very InterestingBrittany Muller provides some very interesting information in this book， beginning with the history of how tarots was introduced in England。 The author states that William Robert Woodman， William Wynn Westcott， and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers founded the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn toward the end of the nineteenth century。 She states that the founders， Freemasons， founded the Golden Dawn in response to a set of documents calledThe Cipher Manuscript， which gives an outl Very InterestingBrittany Muller provides some very interesting information in this book， beginning with the history of how tarots was introduced in England。 The author states that William Robert Woodman， William Wynn Westcott， and Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers founded the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn toward the end of the nineteenth century。 She states that the founders， Freemasons， founded the Golden Dawn in response to a set of documents calledThe Cipher Manuscript， which gives an outline of a series of magical initiation rituals， contains information on magical theory， and offers a sort of magical curriculum that encompasses ideas relating to Kabbalism， astrology， alchemy， and tarot。 She， further， states that the Golden Dawn’s teachings drew from these ideas， synthesizing many of the esoteric threads of the day， and as a result， the Golden Dawn became the crowning glory of England’s occult revival。Additionally， the author states that it was the Golden Dawn that truly introduced tarot to England， and Mathers wrote the first guide to tarot in England， The Tarot: Its Occult Signification， Use in Fortune-Telling， and Method of Play， and he published it in 1888， the same year the Golden Dawn was founded。 However， the author also states that this guide was really nothing more than a regurgitation of Éliphas Lévi’s ideas on tarot， but， all the same， it established tarot in England as a magical tool and primed England for further ideas on tarot。How， fantastic to know the back story。She discusses choosing a deck of tarots to pray with， ways to pray with tarots and using them in your daily prayer life。 She discusses indepth each card of the Major and Minor Arcana decks of tarots， with ideas for reflections。Brittany Muller states that being a first-time author is difficult and one with such an unusual book idea is doubly difficult。 However， I admire her for taking such of leap， and doing such a great job in writing this book of valuable information。 Thank you。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Emily Ashlyn
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THIS RATING ISN’T TRULY A 5-STAR REVIEW———I was always wondering on the Christian aspect of the tarot deck。 This book gave me that insight but with that， I realized that the book wasn’t for me。 My views in Christianity doesn’t mix with my tarot views。 Thank you though Macmillan for sending me a copy of this book。 I really enjoy this insight beyond belief！
Kristen Lewendon
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This was a fascinating way to experience the tarot。 I will admit that I knew a couple of the facts from the history the author presented but the majority was entirely new to me。 I particularly appreciated the in-depth look at each card as archetypal images for self-reflection and how those images reflect the Christian and， even more importantly， humanitarian values so many of us strive to model in our everyday lives。 This book has given me a new way to view the tarot and its symbols; a how-to gu This was a fascinating way to experience the tarot。 I will admit that I knew a couple of the facts from the history the author presented but the majority was entirely new to me。 I particularly appreciated the in-depth look at each card as archetypal images for self-reflection and how those images reflect the Christian and， even more importantly， humanitarian values so many of us strive to model in our everyday lives。 This book has given me a new way to view the tarot and its symbols; a how-to guide to use it as a tool of self-reflection in a personal “hero’s journey”。 This is something I will be coming back to reference many times in the future。I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through NetGalley。 。。。more
Jamie Holloway
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This is a great reference book。
Penelope
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WARNING！！！Tarot cards are of the occult。 There is no such thing as Christian tarot cards。They are still an open door to the occult and very dangerous。
Debbie
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Great book， very interesting and a new way to see the tarot meanings。
Jenna Deaton
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The Contemplative Tarot by Brittany Muller is an insightful and thorough book on the topic of Tarot from a Christian P respective。As a Christo-pagan reader and tarot lover it was incredibly refreshing to read an author engaging with and the cards and their imagery from this stand point。 Some sections did feel slightly drawn out to me as a long term tarot user but serve to make the book more approachable for a beginning student。The Contemplative Tarot has much to offer for both tarot beginners lo The Contemplative Tarot by Brittany Muller is an insightful and thorough book on the topic of Tarot from a Christian P respective。As a Christo-pagan reader and tarot lover it was incredibly refreshing to read an author engaging with and the cards and their imagery from this stand point。 Some sections did feel slightly drawn out to me as a long term tarot user but serve to make the book more approachable for a beginning student。The Contemplative Tarot has much to offer for both tarot beginners looking for a grounded approach to tarot history/application， and seasoned readers looking for a novel perspective on this divination tool。 。。。more
Jennifer Hall
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a very interesting book to me。 I've been wanting to learn more about tarot。 But my religion has always made it seem like a bad thing。 This explains things in a way that I can make sense of。 I won this in a goodreads giveaway。 This was a very interesting book to me。 I've been wanting to learn more about tarot。 But my religion has always made it seem like a bad thing。 This explains things in a way that I can make sense of。 I won this in a goodreads giveaway。 。。。more
Gabrielle
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I received a copy of this book free in exchange for my honest review。 I have always been interested in tarot。 This book is a Christian guide to the cards and what the cards mean。 I found it to be very informative and a great book to review and to get in touch more with my Christianity。
Kate The Book Addict
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A special thanks to St。 Martin’s Essentials for my ARC of Author Brittany Muller’s September 2022 release of “The Contemplative Tarot” for my honest review。 📚 ❤️ I was super thrilled to have won this Goodreads book （who doesn’t love to win a great book you’d pray to win？！！！） and I just knew this strangely unique and fascinating book would open unforeseen doors for me in my daily struggles to find direction and truth， and it did so much more than that。 Had I been rummaging around in a bookstore， A special thanks to St。 Martin’s Essentials for my ARC of Author Brittany Muller’s September 2022 release of “The Contemplative Tarot” for my honest review。 📚 ❤️ I was super thrilled to have won this Goodreads book （who doesn’t love to win a great book you’d pray to win？！！！） and I just knew this strangely unique and fascinating book would open unforeseen doors for me in my daily struggles to find direction and truth， and it did so much more than that。 Had I been rummaging around in a bookstore， this title would have immediately intrigued me because I’ve never heard of combining Christianity with tarot cards—how could that be？！！！。 The Author gives you a bit of background that led her to the tarot cards and her uses， plus a brief tarot history and what our potential uses might be plus how to pray with tarot cards before diving into specifically the cards with fantastic reflections for takeaways that focus on knowing you in such a different way， almost like a diary and therapy combined。 This book is beautifully written and just so absorbing that you’re not the same after reading it。 Not many books do you finish feeling so much more content and grounded， but you will after reading “The Contemplative Tarot。” Definitely one of the Best Books of 2022–right when we all NEED this。 Best medicine ever。 Highly recommended。 💕 。。。more
Savannah Smith
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This is a wonderful book for those seeking deeper， spiritual understanding。 😇
Deena B
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I'm so excited about this book！ The Contemplative Tarot is another way to pray， for me。 I am a Christian， and I've always wanted to learn Tarot reading， so - BONUS！I WON this book in a Goodreads Giveaway。 Thanks to the author Brittany Muller， Goodreads， and St。 Martin's。 I'm so excited about this book！ The Contemplative Tarot is another way to pray， for me。 I am a Christian， and I've always wanted to learn Tarot reading， so - BONUS！I WON this book in a Goodreads Giveaway。 Thanks to the author Brittany Muller， Goodreads， and St。 Martin's。 。。。more
Kristine
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I received this book from a Goodreads Giveaway。This was an interesting subject and I found it intriguing。 I am always searching for ways to ignite my faith and have always been interested in the tarot。 I learned a lot reading this book and recommend it to anyone who is searching for new ways to express their faith
LittleRead
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This book provides a really unique take on Tarot and how Christians can use it in their daily devotions， even including bible verses。 This is the first time I have seen a book like this and I just had to read it。I am so tired of people claiming that Tarot is new age and who avoid it。 My Bible thumping friends will be getting a copy of this book for Christmas this year。 Christianity was based on many Pagan traditions， so this book is a most welcome read。 This is a great one and you need to read i This book provides a really unique take on Tarot and how Christians can use it in their daily devotions， even including bible verses。 This is the first time I have seen a book like this and I just had to read it。I am so tired of people claiming that Tarot is new age and who avoid it。 My Bible thumping friends will be getting a copy of this book for Christmas this year。 Christianity was based on many Pagan traditions， so this book is a most welcome read。 This is a great one and you need to read it too！ 。。。more
Ruby Reads
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