This book appears deceptively simple, yet you can learn much from it whether you are just beginning your journey with the Tarot or have been working with the Tarot for years. Greer has created it to be self-guided, but it could just as easily be used by groups, as at least one reviewer has noted.
The book comes from Greer's development of what she calls R.I.T.E. "a reading that is interactive, transformational, and empowering; a reading that uses the twenty-one steps in this book." (p. XI) The introduction talks about readings from a variety of perspectives; a section not unlike a course catalog listing, although much more detailed. The "How to Use this Book" section is like the course syllabus.
Greer lays out two paths for working through the book: the Way of the Apprentice and the Way of the Adept. They Way of the Apprentice is what I would call Tarot 101. It provides the basics of looking at the card you choose to work with in Step 1. The Way of the Adept, obviously, goes more deeply into the card. Greer writes "After becoming familiar with the principles of the first ten steps, you can explore remaining ways in any order you choose." (p. XX) I would say that the first ten steps would be Taro 201, after which the reader moves on to Tarot 301.
While there are 21 ways to look at a card and the paths of the Apprentice and the Adept, there are more than 42 different exercises. Not every exercise will appeal to every person, but most people should find at least a few that speak to them. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on Embodiment and Myth & Archetypes.
I originally purchased it shortly after it was first published, and I return to it again and again. I would recommend this book for people interested in working with the Tarot by themselves and for people who read, or want to read, for others.
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Winner of the Coalition of Visionary Resources Award for Best Divination Book
Drawing on nearly forty years of tarot experience, Mary K. Greer has developed a new energizing approach-made up of twenty-one stimulating techniques to interpret or deepen your understanding of each card. Just as the twenty-six letters of the alphabet can be combined to form billions of words, Greer's twenty-one methods can be used in any combination for gaining amazing new insights and perspectives.
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As I’m working through this book, I appreciate that the exercises are building blocks. Each new activity utilizes what we’ve already learned, and then adds upon that method. I personally enjoyed realizing the difference between a subjective reading and a so-called “objective” reading.Because tarot is personal and interactive, there is not true objective perspective; each placement is a predestined arrangement of what we already feel inside, laid out before us, as proof that we’re properly engaged.
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