mariannehj Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 Just ordered two af Mary K Greer's books; "21 ways to read a tarot card" and "Tarot for your self". Can't wait for them to come :) :)
Trogon Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 I've got her "Tarot Reversals" and love it. It covers more than just reversals, though that is the focus. It is one of my primary study books. I'm looking forward to see what you have to say about your new books!
Ix Chel Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 I still have to read her books. I am probably not such a fan of workbooks. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9060I met Tapatalk
Page of Ghosts Posted August 28, 2017 Posted August 28, 2017 I'm the worst at actually working through the excercises in work books but I really enjoyed what I read in Tarot For Your Self. The thing I've mostly taken away from it must be the practice of calculating year cards - this years Hanged Man year was very Hanged Man-like :)
Ix Chel Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 I really should do the book excercises more. I like the year cards from Greer. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9060I met Tapatalk
gregory Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 I like 21 Ways VERY MUCH INDEED - gets us away form hidebound "this is how it must be" stuff :) I like the others too - but that's my favourite of hers.
Page of Ghosts Posted August 29, 2017 Posted August 29, 2017 I peeked at the 21-ways book via an evil google books upload once and it looked very good so it's high on my tarot books-wishlist ;D
Ix Chel Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 I have the 21 ways book. I still have not read it. But I think that Gregory has right. There is much to learn from this book. The most books only write about the card meanings. But to understand and to read the cards, you must do more than learn card meanings. I started yesterday with 21 ways to read a Tarot card. Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9060I met Tapatalk
Hemera Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 I have her Tarot Reversals, too. It almost got me using reversals. And if I ever want to start using reversals I'll do it in some of the ways she suggested. I once took part the AT Study Group of "21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card" and I went through all those 21 stages with one card. It was really awesome. I learned so much. Much more than I ever thought I would. Not just about that one card but about ways to look at cards in general. I always planned to start again with another card but then..well,we know what happened with AT. Who knows, maybe we'll have such a study group here one day, though? Or maybe I should just buy the book now that AT is gone? I'll be curious to hear what you think of the books mariannehj.
mariannehj Posted August 30, 2017 Author Posted August 30, 2017 I'll be curious to hear what you think of the books mariannehj. I can't wait to read them... But our post-system (what is it called when it has to do with real letters or packages) is VERY slow in Denmark. It takes up to 6 days to get a letter or a package... And Denmark isen't really that big :o A study-group on "21 ways to read a tarot card" sounds awesome :)
Page of Ghosts Posted August 30, 2017 Posted August 30, 2017 I'll be curious to hear what you think of the books mariannehj. I can't wait to read them... But our post-system (what is it called when it has to do with real letters or packages) is VERY slow in Denmark. It takes up to 6 days to get a letter or a package... And Denmark isen't really that big :o A study-group on "21 ways to read a tarot card" sounds awesome :) The post system in Norway is not that slow when it comes to letters that come in your mailbox, but packages and things coming in from overseas can be slow. I have an internet order-tracker in my bullet journal so I now know that the typical time it takes for something from bookdepository to arrive after I make the order is 9-14 days. Adlibris is also slow and has the same time, maybe their warehouse is in another country. Anyway, I think it makes us a bit more patient than the Americans in a bujo group I'm in that are up in arms about amazon taking 2 days to deliver the package :P If I managed to get the book in time I (I have too much good stuff on my wishlist, ugh!) I'd also love to see a study group on this book if anyone had any ideas on how to organise it :D
Lantana Posted August 31, 2017 Posted August 31, 2017 Her books are very high on my wishlist, the 21 Ways and Reversals ones especially. I'm curious on what thoughts you all might have on her Understanding the Tarot Court and Tarot for Yourself titles, especially how useful the latter would be for someone who has a lot of experience with personal reading.
EmpyreanKnight Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 At first. I thought that 21 Ways To Read a Tarot Card seemed like a bit too much work for one Tarot card. Following all the steps looked positively exhausting, and I thought that like feasting on something you love again and again, it would just make you tired of the cards and turn what was once a joy into a chore. As they say, familiarity breeds contempt. A second reading after quite an interval gave me a new perspective on the book. Its dogged step-by-step approach might not have worked for someone as impatient as I am. But the book does teach one a lot of things as to how to approach, to analyze, to imbibe, and to instill in oneself the various meanings and essence of the cards in novel, creative ways. To see and probe and dissect and integrate the symbols and meanings of a card in fresh ways that never gets tiring, and which would scarcely bore one at all is quite a feat. So yes, you don't necessarily have to follow all the steps if you know it would bore you to tears. You only have to view the steps as valuable, dynamic tools with which to absorb a card and its eminent usefulness would become obvious. I've learned to really cherish the 21 Ways, tho maybe I don't really use it in the way it was originally intended.
Onaorkal Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Oh! I'm happy to see there is a thread about Mary K. Greer's books! I was at the public library today and I stumbled upon one of her books while looking for Rachel Pollack's book! I don't remember which one it was but I guess I will pay attention next time I go :)
EmpyreanKnight Posted September 30, 2017 Posted September 30, 2017 Onaorkal, I know that books on Tarot card meanings have been done to death, but if your public library also has Greer's The Complete Book of Tarot Reversals do borrow it. I've always used reversals ever since, except if its use in a deck is unorthodox (like for the Thoth, I only use dignities). But I still gleaned many new ideas from the book. I daresay that most who have some trouble learning reversals might find this book useful if they give it a try. Happy Reading! :D
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