The Tales Behind Tarot (discover The Stories Within Your Tarot Cards)

By (author) Davies, Alison; Foreword by Squire, Lindsay
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Dive into the mysterious, illuminating world of The Tales Behind Tarot. In an introduction to the tarot unlike any other, join storyteller, tarot reader and teacher, Alison Davies, and read 78 unforgettable tales behind all the cards in the modern tarot deck.
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In an introduction to the tarot unlike any other, join storyteller, tarot reader and teacher, Alison Davies, and read 78 unforgettable tales behind all the cards in the modern tarot deck.

Every tarot card has a story to tell and is rich in symbolic meaning. In this gorgeous book for aspiring and experienced tarot readers alike, expert practitioner Alison Davies brings the stories of the cards alive.

With key words and themes to help you understand the meanings of the cards, use this storybook as a tool to learn the tarot, or take your tarot readings to the next level.
 
Follow The Fool on his journey through the Major Arcana as he travels down the path of life, meeting iconic characters along the way such as The Magician, The Hermit, Death, and The High Priestess. Follow the stories of the four suits in the Minor Arcana, and watch three sisters rise to power in the Suit of Pentacles, and a world-changing idea is born in the Suit of Wands.
 
Stories give us context, context gives us knowledge, and knowledge is empowerment. Enhance your tarot practice, and learn to understand, decode, and apply the wisdom and meaning of the tarot in your life through the power of these stories.
 
Table of contents
FOREWORD 
INTRODUCTION
The Major Arcana
0 THE FOOL 
1 THE MAGICIAN 
2 THE HIGH PRIESTESS 
3 THE EMPRESS 
4 THE EMPEROR 
5 THE HIEROPHANT 
6 THE LOVERS 
7 THE CHARIOT 
8 STRENGTH 
9 THE HERMIT 
10 WHEEL OF FORTUNE 
11 JUSTICE 
12 THE HANGED MAN 
13 DEATH 
14 TEMPERANCE 
15 THE DEVIL 
16 THE TOWER 
17 THE STAR 
18 THE MOON 
19 THE SUN 
20 JUDGMENT 
21 THE WORLD 
The Minor Arcana
The Suit of Pentacles 
ACE OF PENTACLES 
TWO OF PENTACLES 
THREE OF PENTACLES 
FOUR OF PENTACLES 
FIVE OF PENTACLES 
SIX OF PENTACLES 
SEVEN OF PENTACLES 
EIGHT OF PENTACLES 
NINE OF PENTACLES 
TEN OF PENTACLES 
PAGE OF PENTACLES 
KNIGHT OF PENTACLES 
QUEEN OF PENTACLES 
KING OF PENTACLES 
The Suit of Swords
ACE OF SWORDS 
TWO OF SWORDS 
THREE OF SWORDS 
FOUR OF SWORDS 
FIVE OF SWORDS 
SIX OF SWORDS 
SEVEN OF SWORDS 
EIGHT OF SWORDS 
NINE OF SWORDS 
TEN OF SWORDS 
PAGE OF SWORDS 
KNIGHT OF SWORDS 
QUEEN OF SWORDS 
KING OF SWORDS 
The Suit of Cups
ACE OF CUPS 
TWO OF CUPS 
THREE OF CUPS 
FOUR OF CUPS 
FIVE OF CUPS 
SIX OF CUPS 
SEVEN OF CUPS 
EIGHT OF CUPS 
NINE OF CUPS 
TEN OF CUPS 
PAGE OF CUPS
KNIGHT OF CUPS 
QUEEN OF CUPS 
KING OF CUPS 
The Suit of Wands
ACE OF WANDS 
TWO OF WANDS 
THREE OF WANDS 
FOUR OF WANDS 
FIVE OF WANDS 
SIX OF WANDS 
SEVEN OF WANDS 
EIGHT OF WANDS 
NINE OF WANDS 
TEN OF WANDS 
PAGE OF WANDS 
KNIGHT OF WANDS 
QUEEN OF WANDS 
KING OF WANDS 
CONCLUSION 
FURTHER READING 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
INDEX 


 
Biographical note

Alison Davies lives in Norwich, and runs workshops at universities throughout the UK showing academics, students and early years practitioners how stories and narratives can be used as tool