The Authentic Tarot: Discovering Your Inner Self

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The Authentic Tarot challenges the popular view of the cards as merely a device for fortune-telling - the Tarot deck is a ''book'' of 78 cards that tells an allegorical story of our quest in life, using a symbolic language of archetypal pictograms and numbers. In its truest form it is an ancient tool for self-development - and, indeed, self-realization. Thomas Saunders decodes what may be the oldest known complete deck of cards - the Ancien Tarot de Marseille - which retains the greatest integrity for their original function. He explains the symbolism of each card and the relationships betwee. Read more... Abstract: The Authentic Tarot challenges the popular view of the cards as merely a device for fortune-telling - the Tarot deck is a ''book'' of 78 cards that tells an allegorical story of our quest in life, using a symbolic language of archetypal pictograms and numbers. In its truest form it is an ancient tool for self-development - and, indeed, self-realization. Thomas Saunders decodes what may be the oldest known complete deck of cards - the Ancien Tarot de Marseille - which retains the greatest integrity for their original function. He explains the symbolism of each card and the relationships betwee Content: Cover Title Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Figures Within Text Foreword Introduction 1. Tarot Through the Ages 2. The Mythical Journey of the Hero/Heroine 3. The Language of the Tarot 4. Decoding the Major Arcana 5. Decoding the Minor Arcana 6. Encoding the Tarot's Journey 7. Reading a Spread 8. The Tarot as a Code for Living 9. Conclusion Endnotes Bibliography Copyright.