I go through all the guidebooks when I first get a deck. I enjoy the author's interpretations, why the deck was created and who the creator is. It makes for a deeper connection. And you reminded that I've yet to pick up the book "Beneath the Moon"! Time to get to it. Thanks for another lovely video. 💖
Oh, Beneath the Moon is a beautiful book. I had the Tarot of the Divine for a few weeks before picking it up and I wish I had purchased them together, but better late than never ^_^
Thank you so much for this video. I now have a few more decks added to my “to buy” list lol I also learned more reasons to use guidebooks that I never had even thought about. Thank you again :)
I wouldn't buy a painting or other work of art and then throw away the artist statement!! That would just be silly. I look at the guide books in the same light. It is that artist's statement on their interpretation of the deck. But then I think of The TAROT as a generic, archetype-y thing that is constantly being interpreted and re-interpreted by succeeding generations of artists. Reading the guide books is how we deepen our appreciation of this fabulous art form.
This resonates on so many levels! I mean - Hermione Granger... YAAASSS! 🙌 But I genuinely get excited about chunky guidebooks. I've actually bought decks that I maybe wouldn't have been as drawn to, hadn't I seen someone rave about the guidebook it comes with 🙈 And you're so right, it's invaluable in the never-ending tarot mastering journey. Learning about numerous ways that people interpret the cards has made me a better reader for sure.
@@Ethony Btw, this may be a silly question and one you may have already touched on in another video, but I was wondering - would you ever consider making your decks available on Book Depository or any of the European Amazons? I would love to get your Modern Love Tarot, but ordering indie decks to Europe is so expensive 😔
