Title: A lot of substance
Review: The cards are beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful I've seen in a while. However the book is scholarly. Somewhere in the middle I'm afraid pragmatism was lost. The book is wonderful for it's insights, but you have to endure footnotes. I'd say it's great to have for deepening your study and understanding of tarot. I read through the descriptions for each card and still wondered "what would this card basically mean in divination?' The scholarly approach almost makes learning this like not being able to see the trees for the forest!So I wouldn't say it is a very pragmatic approach. I give it four stars for the beautiful cards and the fact that the book will be a great reference for general knowledge...but will I be able to use this as a system? Maybe after a year of intense study?
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