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Tarot and the Tree of Life: Finding Everyday Wisdom in the Minor Arcana

Tarot and the Tree of Life: Finding Everyday Wisdom in the Minor Arcana

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  • Create Date：2021-08-31 05:50:57
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Isabel Kliegman
  • ISBN：083560747X
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Summary

Though many books are available on the 22 major Tarot cards， few look in depth at the 56 Minor Arcana， or suit cards。 Simple， accessible， and easy to understand， these "overlooked mirrors" of everyday life can help us access our inner knowing and learn more about ourselves。 In refreshingly down-to-earth terms and with a joyous， commonsense wisdom， Kliegman demystifies the Tarot by revealing its "small secrets。"

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Reviews

Sarah ，

A tarot reader I like recommended this book。 It’s excellent。 She maps the 10 cards in each suit against the 10 sephiroth in the Kabbalistic tree of life and it makes the cards completely come alive。 It made the tree of life easier to grasp also！ Kliegman’s writing is great and entertaining。 Probably my favourite tarot book thus far。

McCalla Ann ，

If you are looking for a book on someone's intuitive engagement with the IMAGES of the Rider-Waite minor cards， this book is for you。If you are looking for something that ties the Tree of Life in with the cards， and explores how the energies of one can effect the other， I would highly recommend you look elsewhere。 If you are looking for a book on someone's intuitive engagement with the IMAGES of the Rider-Waite minor cards， this book is for you。If you are looking for something that ties the Tree of Life in with the cards， and explores how the energies of one can effect the other， I would highly recommend you look elsewhere。 。。。more

Dominique Lamssies ，

To be honest， I'm not entirely sure how this book ended up in my to-read pile， but once a book is in said pile， it gets read no matter what。That's really me backsliding into saying that I didn't get much out of it。 For those of you considering this book， I will say a couple things。 First， if you do not use some variation of the Rider-Waite this deck is of minimal use to you。 It's observations are based on the artwork of those cards specifically （that is actually pretty obvious when you pick the To be honest， I'm not entirely sure how this book ended up in my to-read pile， but once a book is in said pile， it gets read no matter what。That's really me backsliding into saying that I didn't get much out of it。 For those of you considering this book， I will say a couple things。 First， if you do not use some variation of the Rider-Waite this deck is of minimal use to you。 It's observations are based on the artwork of those cards specifically （that is actually pretty obvious when you pick the book up， but again， I'm not sure how I ended up with it）。 The other thing I will note is that this book comes from a very clear， Judeo-Christian， gender binary place。 If you do not prescribe to these concepts， again， this book will have minimal use to you。There is a strength to this book in that it teaches you to recognize and confront negative aspects of the cards， because almost everything she talks about in all the cards is negative， though she does try for balance。 However， the entire concept falls apart when we reach the suit of Wands。 Kliegman can't stay balanced。 She can't even decide what element she wants the suit to be associated with and changes her mind on it a few times。 Her discussion of the court cards， honestly， is completely useless。As a personal thing， she spends a lot of time talking about her affluent friends and pushing too hard on the "I have original ideas！" buttons and it got grating for me。I think the over arching idea she tries to convey， that tarot cards can and should be studied and worked with intuitively， is a good one。 I don't think hers is the avenue for me。 。。。more

Lynne Pfeiffer ，

I opened this book at random while at my daughter's house。 It had me at the Seven of Swords。 She was reluctant even to lend it， but I did bring it home。 I know I will want to ponder the author's view of the Tarot images in the future， so I ordered the book for myself。 I've always been interested in Tarot images， though I have no ambitions to "read" for others。 I see the Major Arcana as historical and deeply psychological。 Now I will have some insight into the mysteries of the Minor Arcana images I opened this book at random while at my daughter's house。 It had me at the Seven of Swords。 She was reluctant even to lend it， but I did bring it home。 I know I will want to ponder the author's view of the Tarot images in the future， so I ordered the book for myself。 I've always been interested in Tarot images， though I have no ambitions to "read" for others。 I see the Major Arcana as historical and deeply psychological。 Now I will have some insight into the mysteries of the Minor Arcana images （at least according to this author）。 。。。more

Sarah ，

As a newbie to the Tarot， I found this book immensely helpful。 She uses the Rider-Waite cards in her analysis， but even if you use a different set （as I do） the information is valuable in learning how to see and interpret the cards in front of you。 Some people have found her writing style too opinionated and off-putting， but the whole point is to get you to have your own opinion of the cards。 She wants you to argue with her and have a reaction because then you can claim an interpretation for you As a newbie to the Tarot， I found this book immensely helpful。 She uses the Rider-Waite cards in her analysis， but even if you use a different set （as I do） the information is valuable in learning how to see and interpret the cards in front of you。 Some people have found her writing style too opinionated and off-putting， but the whole point is to get you to have your own opinion of the cards。 She wants you to argue with her and have a reaction because then you can claim an interpretation for yourself。 It's very true to the Jewish heritage that she is coming from。 After studying each card as I read through the book， I finally felt like I actually had a relationship with the images。 I also love the Tree of LIfe spread - it is multi-layered and interconnected and gives you quite a bit to meditate on。 。。。more

Tiffany ，

Wonderfully written book--one of the few tarot books that have remained with me through the years。 A word of warning: Isabel has a marked prejudice against the Wands。 It's kind of a major issue， especially if you have an affinity for the Queen of Wands card。 Wonderfully written book--one of the few tarot books that have remained with me through the years。 A word of warning: Isabel has a marked prejudice against the Wands。 It's kind of a major issue， especially if you have an affinity for the Queen of Wands card。 。。。more

Terelyn ，

Where Tarot and the Journey of the Hero focused on the Major Arcana， this focuses on the minor arcana， with correspondences between the symbolism and the Kabbalah and chakras。 I didn't agree with all the interpretations， but rely on my own intuition and storytelling。 Still good fodder for writing minor characters， side plots， etc。 Where Tarot and the Journey of the Hero focused on the Major Arcana， this focuses on the minor arcana， with correspondences between the symbolism and the Kabbalah and chakras。 I didn't agree with all the interpretations， but rely on my own intuition and storytelling。 Still good fodder for writing minor characters， side plots， etc。 。。。more

Strangerealms ，

Isabel decided to do something no other tarot writer had done before， devote an entire book to the badly loved and often forgotten。。。 minors。 Heck even some tarot decks creators badly treat the minors by not illustrating them or by making them less everything than the majors。 The minors are similar to that red-headed stepchild no one wants。 Isabel succeeds very well in her task about the minors。 She mixes a bit Quaballah with the minors but there is no need to know anything about it， she doesn't Isabel decided to do something no other tarot writer had done before， devote an entire book to the badly loved and often forgotten。。。 minors。 Heck even some tarot decks creators badly treat the minors by not illustrating them or by making them less everything than the majors。 The minors are similar to that red-headed stepchild no one wants。 Isabel succeeds very well in her task about the minors。 She mixes a bit Quaballah with the minors but there is no need to know anything about it， she doesn't shove it down your throat if you don't use Quaballah and/or don't want to。 She uses the Rider-Waite Smith Tarot as base to write about the minors。 For anyone who wants to delve deeper in the minors I'd say this is the book to get。 A complete book like the Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom tends to put their focus on the majors。 。。。more

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