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Joan Bunning (Author)
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October 1, 1998
Learning the Tarot is a complete course on how to use the tarot cards for personal guidance. The 19 lessons in the course cover the basics and then move gradually into more advanced concepts. Exercises and sample responses for each lesson help you learn and practice. For simplicity, only one easy layout is used throughout the course - the Celtic Cross Spread. Learning the Tarot focuses in detail on the actual process of discovering meaning in the cards. Lessons cover topics such as how to consider one card by itself, how to look for card pairs, and how to create the "story" of a reading. A convenient reference section contains two pages of information for each card including a picture from the popular Waite deck, a description, keywords, action phrases and suggestions for cards with similar and opposite meanings.

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From the Author

When I first created my Learning the Tarot website in 1995, I never dreamed how much interest in the tarot I would find. People from all over the world began writing to tell me about their experiences with the course and their adventures with the cards. This response was music to my ears! I knew from my own experience that the tarot is a wonderful tool for personal guidance and inner exploration. Now I was finding out that others felt the same way too.

The tarot is a set of 78 intriguing picture cards that tend to trigger personal insights, enhance intuition and deepen awareness. My goal in Learning the Tarot is to give you the basics you need to begin working with the tarot on your own. I try to make this inner process understandable by breaking it up into a series of steps that are simple while still doing justice to the depth and beauty of the cards. I concentrate on the everyday, showing how the tarot makes real, practical sense in the modern world.

The tarot is a living system that adapts creatively to each user. Rather than rules, I offer guidelines. While reading my book, I want you to feel that you have a teacher sitting next to you who is introducing you to this special tool, but also encouraging you to go on to discover your own unique approach to the cards.

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When I first created my Learning the Tarot website in 1995, I never dreamed how much interest in the tarot I would find. People from all over the world began writing to tell me about their experiences with the course and their adventures with the cards. This response was music to my ears! I knew from my own experience that the tarot is a wonderful tool for personal guidance and inner exploration. Now I was finding out that others felt the same way too. The tarot is a set of 78 intriguing picture cards that tend to trigger personal insights, enhance intuition and deepen awareness. My goal in Learning the Tarot is to give you the basics you need to begin working with the tarot on your own. I try to make this inner process understandable by breaking it up into a series of steps that are simple while still doing justice to the depth and beauty of the cards. I concentrate on the everyday, showing how the tarot makes real, practical sense in the modern world. The tarot is a living system that adapts creatively to each user. Rather than rules, I offer guidelines. While reading my book, I want you to feel that you have a teacher sitting next to you who is introducing you to this special tool, but also encouraging you to go on to discover your own unique approach to the cards.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Weiser Books (October 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1578630487
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578630486
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joan Bunning received her B.A. in Social Psychology from Cornell University and has worked as a writer, editor and computer programmer. Since 1995, her ""Learning the Tarot"" website has helped thousands of people worldwide discover the personal value of the tarot. She lives in Virginia with her husband, two sons and two dogs.

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207 of 214 people found the following review helpful
FINALLY! November 29, 2000
Format:Paperback
I have been Tarot'ing for many years. I spent ridiculus amounts of money on tarot how to's and general tarot books and ended up giving most of them away for lack of basic but comprehensive information one can really use, something down to earth and realistic that really spoke to me and could help me bond with my cards and most importantly, understand them and their meanings. A book that could be used as a springboard alongside what I already intuitively knew, something that would help guide you and not leave you feeling overwhelmed with learning all the minor and major arcana in the deck set with so much fluffy stuff or on the flip side, heavy unimportant ramblings. Finally, I found this wonderful book. Its brillant, its simple, its warm and user friendly. Illustrations with Universal Rider Waite make it the first book you should pick up if you have this deck or are thinking about buying it. Sections are divided up into Lessons, Principles of Interpretation, Exercises, Suggestions for exercises, card descriptions and follows to the end with minor arcana, Celtic Cross Spread and informative appendices. I love the format and the fact that this book is big on comprehension, small on extra tarot chit chat book filler. The exercises alone are stellar, unique to ponder and work at. all in all, a tarot-tastic book! A must have for the beginner, a must have for your tarot book collections! An asset in assisting your tarot travels.
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100 of 101 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent, all-purpose introduction to the tarot. The material is presented in lesson form, complete with exercises (optional) and suggested "answers." These give an overview of the tarot and many suggestions for approaching the cards for divination and personal growth. The book, however, would be most suitable for people working with traditional or Waite-derived decks, and less so for esoteric decks like the Crowley Thoth Tarot.

There is an excellent section on all card meanings, with extremeley thoughtful and descriptive key words and summaries. I personally appreciate the upbeat approach that Joan takes, not shying away from negative card meanings, but illuminating the underlying forces at work. Her viewpoint is slanted toward utilizing the challenging aspects of our personalities and fate for growth and clarification, via the tarot.

If I were to nitpick, it would be to say that I wish she had covered card reversals more extensively. Many books avoid the subject entirely though, as it is a difficult and often confusing aspect of divination that may be considered beyond the range of the beginner. I also got the feeling that she has a lot more to say, but perhaps that is what second books are for! All in all, I highly recommend this as one of the very best beginning books on tarot, and equally valuable for the more seasoned tarotist as a refresher course.

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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I first read this material when it was an online course, and I'm very pleased it is now in book form. The author's approach is clear and easy to follow. She provides an excellent introduction to the cards. There are only a handful of good Tarot books for beginners, and this is one of them. I would rank it with Mary Greer's "Tarot for Your Self" and with Anthony Louis' "Tarot Plain and Simple." I think that any beginner with these three books would gain a very solid grounding in the art of Tarot.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
What I have been looking for! Brilliant book!
This book is the best Tarot book Iv'e picked up in a long time.
I'm a beginner. I can't even do a reading without looking up the meanings of the cards yet. Read more
Published 1 month ago by The Deck Reader
Great as a first book
Learning the Tarot is great as my first book on tarot, covering the basics informatively without being longwinded. Read more
Published 2 months ago by BasicBeats
Tarot Made Transparent
I have a large number of tarot books but this is the one I find myself using the most frequently. It is organized in a manner that is easy to use. Read more
Published 4 months ago by gcds
thoughtful introduction to misundertood system
Bunning is a gifted writer who clearly communicates how tarot can be used as a tool for self-discovery that allows for connecting with the unconscious. Read more
Published 7 months ago by pineguy
Great Book but all information is free online
I bought this book thinking it would add on to her online version, found at learntarot.com . It sadly has the exact same information, except the website is easier to use. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mk
Great Book
The book was great for learning the tarot. The lesson plans were easy to understand and
it taught me a lot.
Published 11 months ago by MachuPichu
For beginners only
This is an introductory book for people just getting started with Tarot. Of course, one of the great things about Tarot is that every new thought on a card lights up a new... Read more
Published 14 months ago by EmptyPryamidCleaner
Easy to use, but offers depth
This was the first tarot book I read, when I started using the cards more than 10 years ago. It's a wonderful, accessible guide that offers a lot of depth of information without... Read more
Published 19 months ago by S. Roberts
Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners
I haven't finished the book yet, but so far I like it...it's easy to understand. I think it will help me learn the Tarot.
Published on April 15, 2010 by Donna Giles
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As a beginner, I chose this book because of most of the high reviews and because the title said that the book was for beginners. Read more
Published on January 16, 2010 by Sherri L. Humbert
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First Sentence:
Years ago, when I told my brother I was studying the tarot, his first comment was, "How can a deck of cards possibly tell you anything about anything?" Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
opposing cards, inner guide, court card pairs, other court card, tarot practice, tarot story, reversed cards, suit qualities, arcana cards, tarot work, major arcana card, minor arcana card
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reinforcing Cards, Celtic Cross, Learning the Tarot, Queen of Cups, Queen of Pentacles, Knight of Pentacles, King of Swords, Other Reading, Queen of Swords, Knight of Swords, Knight of Cups, Queen of Wands, Seven of Cups, Two of Cups, King of Pentacles, King of Wands, The Empress, King of Cups, Knight of Wands, Position Pairs, Four of Pentacles, Ten of Swords, Ace of Swords, Three of Swords, Three of Wands
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