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Document Type: | Book |
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Jessa Crispin |
ISBN: | 9781501120237 1501120239 |
OCLC Number: | 991440591 |
Description: | xxi, 327 pages, 8 pages de planches non numérotées : illustrations (certaines en couleur) ; 23 cm |
Contents: | A history of the tarot. A history of artists and tarot ; My own history with the tarot -- The cards. Major arcana ; Minor arcana ; Swords ; Cups ; Wands ; Coins ; Court cards -- The fool -- The magician -- The high priestess -- The empress -- The emperor -- The hierophant -- The lovers -- The chariot -- Strength -- The hermit -- The wheel of fortune -- Justice -- The hanged man -- Death -- Temperance -- The devil -- The tower -- The star -- The moon -- The sun -- Judgment -- The world -- The aces -- The twos -- The threes -- The fours -- The fives -- The sixes -- The sevens -- The eights -- The nines -- The tens -- The pages -- The knights -- The queens -- The kings -- The spreads -- How to do a reading -- Conclusion. |
Responsibility: | Jessa Crispin. |
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"Even readers with no previous interest in the tarot will be intrigued and delighted by Crispin's ardently researched, spirited, creative, and inspiring elucidation." * Booklist * "Crispin presents a persuasive case for the tarot's usefulness to writers and artists; her many insights into the creative life as well as her dazzlingly wide array of examples throughout make this a valuable reference for readers not remotely interested in the 'psychic arts.'" * Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "Readers seeking creative inspiration will find this to be one of the most accessible books ever written on the subject." * Library Journal (starred review) * "Maybe you don't think astrology or tarot or anything like that is anything more than a case of people falling prey to confirmation bias in order to better figure out who they are. Well, get over yourself and let Crispin enchant you with this beautiful and oftentimes surprising look into the intertwining of tarot and the creative process." * BKMag.com * "The Creative Tarot . . . playfully reinvents the arcane Renaissance-inspired cards." * Elle magazine * Read more...


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