The Instant Tarot Reader: Book And Card Set [Deluxe Edition] [Hardcover]

Monte Farber (Author), Amy Zerner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1997

You are holding the key to your future. For less than the price of a single tarot reading you can enjoy endless hours of revealing, inspiring answers to your burning questions about love, money, career...everything!

The Instant Tarot Reader unveils the mysteries of the tarot for beginners and experts alike. There's nothing to memorize. Insightful, easy-to-use, and fun-- it's like getting a reading from an expert advisor in the privacy of your own home.

Contains:

* 78-card Zerner/Farber Tarot Deck
* 344-page illustrated hardcover book
* 5 diagramed card layouts
* Quick-read Guide

The Instant Tarot Reader's unique do-it-yourself method:

* works with virtually any tarot deck
* interprets every card, in every position
* provides sample questions you can easily personalize

The included, 78-card Zerner/Farber tarot deck is beautifully illustrated with award-winning fabric tapestries by Amy Zerner.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Internationally known self-help author Monte Farber's inspiring guidance and empathic insights impact everyone he encounters. Amy Zerner's exquisite, one-of-a-kind spiritual couture creations and collaged fabric paintings exude her profound intuition and deep connection with archetypal stories, color, and healing energies. She sells her one-of-a-kind creations exclusively through Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.
 
For more than thirty years Amy and Monte have combined their deep love for each other with the work of inner exploration and self-discovery to build The Enchanted World of Amy Zerner and Monte Farber: books, card decks, and oracles that have helped millions answer questions, find deeper meaning, and follow their own spiritual paths. They have sold more than 2,000,000 books around the world in fourteen languages.
 
Together they've made their love for each other a work of art and their art the work of their lives. Their best-selling titles include The Chakra Meditation Kit, The Tarot Discovery Kit, Karma Cards, The Enchanted Spellboard, Secrets of the Fortune Bell, Little Reminders: Love & Relationships, Little Reminders: The Law of Attraction, Goddess, Guide Me!, The Animal Powers Meditation Kit, Astrology Gems, True Love Tarot, The Enchanted Tarot, The Instant Tarot Reader, The Psychic Circle, The Pathfinder Psychic Talking Board, The Truth Fairy, The Ghostwriter Automatic Writing Kit, Spirit of the Ancestors Altar Kit, The Mystic Messenger, Wish Upon A Star, The Breathe Easy Deck, The Healing Deck, Tarot Secrets and Healing Crystals.

Their popular website is TheEnchantedWorld.com

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Book & 78 Cards edition (September 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312166818
• ISBN-13: 978-0312166816
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners!!!, September 14, 2001

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sporadicity (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Instant Tarot Reader: Book And Card Set (Hardcover)

This book and card set taught me the basics of the Tarot which encouraged me to learn more. I purchased this deck since my other tarot cards never really worked for me. When I did the readings with the book I was quickly able to memorize the keyword associated with the card as well as the meanings in the different positions the cards were in.

The cards are small which is great for shuffling considering I have very small hands, other "regular sized" tarot cards are awkward to shuffle.

I'd recommend this set for beginners as a good head start for reading the tarot. Once this is accomplished reading other books for more in depth knowledge of tarot is a must.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect for a BEGINNER , busy person, or Tarot collector, June 27, 2001

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Mad Midwest Maggie "MMM" (Southeastern, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Instant Tarot Reader: Book And Card Set (Hardcover)

This set is worth 5 stars to anyone new or new-ish to Tarot or people who don't have a lot of time and still want to get the benefits out of the clear and moral messages that Monte Farber makes clear. I especially like the one-card answer sections. You can ask with this deck a question like "What is blocking my success in my project" and have an answer in less than 5 minutes.

The cards are small, about the size of regular playing cards, which makes them easier for the novice to shuffle. They have a nicely moody feeling to them (did Amy Zerner design them or Stevie Nicks?) Seriously, I enjoy Amy Zerner's work on this deck and wouldn't mind a larger showy set of these cards. There are a lot of rich colors in this deck and it's origionality makes it perfect for the Tarot collector.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Cards and Easy to Use, August 31, 2004

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Von Wolff "Jo Wolff" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Instant Tarot Reader: Book And Card Set (Hardcover)

I have been using this set for a couple years and find the cards to be beautifully detailed and the book easy to use with accurate, precise interpretations. Anyone can pick it up and get an incredibly good reading with no previous knowledge of Tarot.
The only reason I didn't give this set a "5" rating is that leafing through the book to find the proper interpretation can be distracting...I have solved this problem by applying tabs to the sections of the Major & Minor Arcana and the suits. For anyone beginning with Tarot or wanting an "unbiased" interpretation .....this set is terrific!