Barbara Moore (1) (1963–)
Autore di Shadowscapes Tarot
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Sull'Autore
Barbara Moore (Minnesota) has written over a dozen books on tarot. She works with clients, leads retreats and workshops, and teaches tarot all over the world.
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Opere di Barbara Moore
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1963-01-16
- Sesso
- female
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Shadowscapes Tarot di Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law’s Shadowscapes Tarot has always been on my wishlist for artistic tarot decks, and I am so glad that I got the deck that comes with a guidebook when I finally took the plunge and purchased it. The cards themselves are wonderful pieces of artwork that bring the tarot to life using Law’s signature whimsical watercolour style, but the guidebook gives readers a much more in depth view of the stories that are hidden in the cards. When I started reading the guidebook, I thought that it would be a good idea to do a short reading each night to get more familiar with the deck itself alongside the stories, since it doesn’t make much sense to separate the two mediums. Low and behold, the first reading revealed the 8 of cups as the finale, which promises a deep dive in the spiritual side of life by entering into a period of self reflection and isolation. Well played, Shadowscapes tarot, well played. As I was reading the book alongside the cards, I found that even though I drew on some of the traditional interpretations of the tarot Law’s cards revealed different messages and pathways due to their unique imagery. Most decks I see the cards as separate entities that occasionally play together in readings, but with Law’s deck a more intensive story is revealed, spurred on by imagery that brings the tarot’s characters to life and themes which spiral among the various suits. Some of these stories are revealed in the pages of the guidebook, but few are complete narratives, giving us instead small snapshots into a fantastical world populated by magical creatures and fey courts that characterise the traditional qualities of the tarot - and of humanity. Law’s stories are such short pieces that we are inevitably left wanting more, but the tarot cannot reveal all; instead we must take its wisdom in glimpses and bring its knowledge into the real world. After all, magic isn’t just contained in the pages of stories (or tarot cards, in this case); it can be all around us, if we just choose to see it.… (altro)
Another deck from the wife's growing collection - the steampunk theme is very well done in the art, although the book does not really do much with it in the card interpretations or readings. The book does, however, give a better and more complete history of tarot than most of the others, and is very well written. But again, the attraction is the art - and as I generally love all things steampunk, well, it's a favorite.
Shadowscapes is a tarot deck of 78 cards with exquisite fantasy-based artwork. This particular edition does not come with the companion book, but does have a booklet. I work around this by using an app that contains the full text of the companion book.
While I don't often do in-depth readings with this deck, partially because of the heavy detail and small size of the cards, but I find it amazing for one-card draws and journaling sessions.
While I don't often do in-depth readings with this deck, partially because of the heavy detail and small size of the cards, but I find it amazing for one-card draws and journaling sessions.
Now I'm not assigning this a rating because I didn't really read it, just flicked through ti quickly, but it does look well-done and interesting. Several different spreads to try and a lot of ideas about how you can read the cards.
If I get back into tarot readings this would be a good next book.
If I get back into tarot readings this would be a good next book.
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- Opere
- 42
- Utenti
- 867
- Popolarità
- #29,521
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 18
- ISBN
- 89
- Lingue
- 10