Tarot For The New Aeon (A Practical Guide to the Power and Wisdom of the Thoth Tarot) [Paperback]

P.C. Tarantino (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 2007

Whether you re looking for a daily dose of wisdom, or seeking direction for major life decisions, Tarot for the New Aeon will captivate you with down-to-earth guidance.Over a half century ago, Aleister Crowley created a brilliant work of esoteric knowledge: the Thoth Tarot Deck, a finely tuned instrument for illuminating all of human life. The deck has proved a timeless source of self-knowledge, and inspired and delighted seekers of all backgrounds for over seven decades.Now P. C. Tarantino has made the profound wisdom in Crowley s Tarot readily available for the modern reader. Within minutes, readers can find common sense guidance on everything from business to relationships, family to career, love to finance, and from domestic life to the soul s journey. Tarot for the New Aeon provides a wellspring of unique personal guidance for every card drawn. It is a compass to life s adventures, shedding light on our concerns, divining our fortune, and helping us find our true purpose. The more the Thoth Tarot is used, the more it wakens your innate power of intuition.Four comprehensive sections empower readers to: Find assistance in resolving specific issues Engage the power of intuition Deepen understanding and joy in life Read the messages encoded in symbols and images1.) The Thoth Tarot Advisor: Provides clear, practical interpretations of all 78 cards for instant advice readings.2.) Symbols of the Thoth Tarot: Reveals profound messages and meanings encoded in the deck s rich imagery drawn from ancient wisdom traditions.3.) Personal Guidance Cards: Shows you how to use the Thoth Tarot to uncover and explore your personal path. Includes the Lifetime Collage, an inspiring mandala that portrays the story of your unique life.4.) A special End Notes section provides Bottom Line Card Interpretations for instant readings, and an overview of the Qabalah, Astrology and Alchemy in relation to the Tarot.

Editorial Reviews

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P.C. Tarantino has unlocked the treasures of the Thoth Tarot that were so long buried in esoteric language. Her brilliant new book offers jewels and tools for anyone eager to explore the great adventure of life. It s a how-to manual for daily direction and insight, and wakening our innate power of intuition, as well as a compass for the soul. --Dr. James Wanless, creator of the Voyager Tarot Deck, Author and Trainer

Numerous authors have attempted to accurately interpret the Thoth Tarot images, but none have broken it down to common English quite like P.C. Tarantino. However, behind her plain talk is a genuine seer with a vision tempered by decades of Tarot study and practice, and integrity for applying her insights to the travails of daily life. --Antero Alli, Astrologer and Author of The Vertical Oracle

Tarot for the New Aeon can help us all to better understand our journey through life its hills, valleys and forks in the road as well as guide us to evolve and transform to achieve greater harmony within and without. Having studied with P. C. Tarantino, I am delighted that others can now benefit from her unwaveringly brilliant insights and ability to communicate in direct, down-to-earth language. --Felicia Brings, Best-selling author of Older Women, Younger Men

About the Author

P. C. Tarantino has studied the Thoth Tarot and Aleister Crowley s writings for twenty-eight years. She lives on the central coast of California, where her popular classes reflect a straightforward, vigorous approach to using the Thoth deck for self-awareness and transformation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 405 pages
• Publisher: Alternative Insights; 1ST edition (April 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976618400
• ISBN-13: 978-0976618409
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Insightful guide to the Thoth Tarot, April 20, 2008

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I'm just getting interested in the tarot and read a review of this book on
Aeclectic Tarot Forum. The book has been a great find. It helped me do a reading for myself using the Advisor Section. It was right on and very helpful. Also, I found the section called Understanding the Symbols of the
Thoth Tarot easy to follow. The book is written in everyday language and is very down to earth and practical in it's application. It's a good book to own and I'm glad I bought it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb addition to metaphysical studies shelves, July 9, 2007

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Written by Thoth deck tarot teacher P. C. Tarantino, who studied the art of Thoth tarot and Aleister Crowley's writings for twenty-eight years, Tarot for the New Aeon: A Practical Guide to the Power and Wisdom of the Thoth Tarot is an in-depth effort to make Crowley's wisdom of the Qabalah, alchemy, astrology, and numerology accessible to modern readers and tarot practitioners of all backgrounds. Chapters examine the Thoth tarot deck card by card with black-and-white illustrations, explore how to find one's Personal Guidance cards, offer tips for interpreting readings, especially those under unusual conditions, and much more. A superb addition to metaphysical studies shelves, recommended for anyone intrigued by tarot and its divination and character-revealing potential.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginner's book for the Crowley-Harris Thoth tarot, April 18, 2011

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This is a clear and simple book about the Thoth deck. It appears to have been designed to avoid frightening new readers who might otherwise be put off by the complex imagery and symbolism that Crowley incorporated into the deck. The author succeeds in this purpose. It will enable a newbie to begin reading with the Thoth cards and finding something useful and meaningful in the spreads. I don't agree with the reviewer who called it simply "new age schmaltz" - that was a bit harsh. I did find Section I to be rather vague and general, however. For example, the interpretations of the cards from pages 28 through 183 (Section I) did contain a lot of clichés like "keep your feet planted firmly on the ground," etc. The interpretations in this section do read a bit like newspaper horoscopes that could apply to anyone. The rest of the book is much better and more directly related to the cards. Section II on the symbols in the cards is very helpful. It focuses on the key symbols without overwhelming the reader. Newcomers will find this useful. Appendix II is a kind of fortune cookie listing of card meanings that serves as a quick review of some essential divinatory meanings. It is well done and will come in handy. There was one typo that confused me. On page 358 the diagram of the Tree of Life has the Princes in sephira Nine, Yesod, but the text on the bottom of page 359 says the Princes belong in Tiphareth. It is not clear what the author intends and which of these is a typo. The discussion of the Qabalah is limited to a few pages in the appendix, which was fine with me since I don't much use qabalistic symbolism in reading the cards. I recommend this book for readers who have felt intimidated by the Thoth deck and want a gentle way to ease into it. If they find that they like the deck and its symbolism, they will certainly want to explore it in more depth but will need other books (like those of Crowley himself, Banzhaf, DuQuette, and Ziegler) to do so.