Book: Tarot-Card Spread Reader Doane and Keyes

[FindYourSovereignty]

I had an unexpected opportunity to buy some divination books and this was one of them. The work is focused on The Egyptian Tarot and derived from The Sacred Tarot by C.C. Zain. I’d love to hear from those of you that have studied either of these books and if you’ve used the card deck. Is it best to use the black and white version (available on PrintStudio) or the new version of the deck that is colored?

 

 

Edited September 23, 2024 by FindYourSovereignty
Added “Book” to the title for topic clarity

[FindYourSovereignty]

I’ve read the first few chapters and the structure is very different for me. The ‘musts’, ‘nevers’ and ‘alwaays’ are usually supported by the Authors’ sound reasonings - like wrapping the deck in silk is with your personal Zodiac color (or a color you are particularly drawn to) enhances the bond between you and the cards; using your left hand vs right, reading the cards from right to left, flipping the cards over from top to bottom, Coins are Air, etc. 

 

The book itself teaches that  astrology is an integral part of tarot and go hand-in-hand as two keys to reading although you can still read without knowing astrology in great depth. The more you know about astrology though the better the reading will be.
 

Astrology is assigned to each card, but is mostly needed in the court cards as the Kings, Queens and Pages are all assigned as a person with a specific sign’s energy and upright or reverse indicates male or female. The person doesn’t have to ‘be’ that sign, but has the energy of that sign or the situation does. It also has a unique way of reading the Knights.
 

There are key phrases for every card in the deck covering many different day-to-day topics and using the phrase most related to the querent’s question is the starting ground. As you bond more with the cards and get more solid in reading, you’ll establish your own phrases and branch out from these original recommendations.

 

The spreads are very interesting and the positions are important. Each spread has one or more Key positions supported by detail cards before and, if only one Key card is used, the cards after it. The most unusual part here for me is the reading from right to left - right is the past and left is the future. 

 

[DanielJUK]

I've moved this thread to the Tarot in Media section, where we tend to put tarot book related threads 🙂 

[FindYourSovereignty]

Thank you, @DanielJUK. 😊

[FindYourSovereignty]

This book has been an interesting read so far.

 

There are 14 spreads shared:

1. 1 five card

2. 1 seven card

3. 1 ten card

4. 3 twelve card

5. 1 thirteen card

6. 1 fifteen card with significator

7. 2 twenty-one card

8. 1 twenty-six card

9. 1 thirty-six card

10. 1 forty-nine card

11. 1 fifty card

 

If you are someone that enjoys big card spreads, you may really like these even if you don’t apply the same card meanings suggested in the book.
 

The card meanings appear to lean heavily on knowing the astrology characteristics of each sign and planet. This has made it a bit challenging for me to follow along where or how the phrases apply to a specific card.
 

For example The Fool:

Major Arcanum XXII The Materialist 

Astrological Association: Pluto

• failure, folly, mistake or spirituality
• indiscretion can be your downfall
• material life over emphasized
• wisdom prevents obsession
• a slave to desire
• group cooperation
• coerced by others
• doubt destroys faith
• suffering follows sin
• hope through prayer
• blinded by selfish interests
• rewards from community activity
• realization of humanitarian efforts

Or the Two of Swords:

Astrological association: Virgo, Capricorn, Taurus, Saturn, Venus

• sickness through overwork
• martyrdom
• obstacles overcome by love
• strength
• mental development through struggle
• ultimate gain through perseverance
• difficult road to success
• reason influences superiors
• triumph over obstacles 
• marital trouble
• methodical patterns become boring
• trouble with possessions
• practical approach toward work
• disappointment of a social nature
• responsibility to friends

In the sample readings she will occasionally say something like “sixes always mean temptation”, but there isn’t a numerological listing anywhere that I can find. 

She does emphasize having your own copy of the deck in front of you to lay out the spreads stating that the key phrases will be more visible and understandable by the symbolism on the cards. She also reads each card separately and rarely references other cards in the spread.

I embrace this as another form of reading. I especially like the application of the Court Cards. I am really glad to have come across this book.