tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485997200234349788.post4075242698095206978..comments2024-03-07T12:48:21.070+00:00Comments on MAGONIA REVIEW: MISREADING THE CARDSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485997200234349788.post-34307398315218956262012-11-24T09:58:18.552+00:002012-11-24T09:58:18.552+00:00Thanks for the information. My appetite has been w...Thanks for the information. My appetite has been whetted to learn more. Ahhhh. Nothing like a new obsession, eh?purrlgurrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519835482606629362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485997200234349788.post-34911940481457218502012-11-21T09:45:44.092+00:002012-11-21T09:45:44.092+00:00This seems a very useful online resource:
http://...This seems a very useful online resource:<br /><br />http://www.tarotpedia.com/wiki/Main_PageMagonianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485997200234349788.post-77292317928491404912012-11-21T09:20:36.001+00:002012-11-21T09:20:36.001+00:00The definitive work on the history of the tarots i...The definitive work on the history of the tarots is Michael Dummett's The Game of Tarot: From Ferrara to Salt Lake City, published in 1980. This tells you absolutely everything about the cards from a strictly historical viewpoint. Unfortunately, it is a massive book and massively expensive (£125 on Amazon!). Most other books on tarot are written from the viewpoint of divination with the cards, and many give a rather romanticised view of their origin. When assessing a history of tarot bear in mind that until the late 18th century they were only ever used for card games, like the modern German 'tarock' cards. -- JRMagoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201163989347743921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485997200234349788.post-88648232975231360532012-11-20T18:09:51.680+00:002012-11-20T18:09:51.680+00:00Having a life long fascination with the cards (my ...Having a life long fascination with the cards (my Gran read them) and a couple of really spooky accurate Tarot readings (synchronicity, perhaps?), I'd like to learn about the origins and history of the cards and their use over time.<br /><br />Are there any books you'd recommend? Thanks.purrlgurrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519835482606629362noreply@blogger.com