Member Review
Review by
Stephanie Arwen L, Reviewer
I received a free pdf of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
First, I need to disclose that I consider Ethony a colleague and a friend.
This book is packed with information. I found it to be very layered with information for beginners as well as those like me (I've been a professional reader since 1985 and studying tarot since 1980.) I am not so ensconced in my expertise that I cannot learn something new.
This book is written in a very friendly voice which I prefer to the drier tones of those like Eden Gray, etc. It tackles some of the dried-up, dusty meaning by cleaning them up to offer a much more approachable POV.
To say this is a must-have, it needs to be a few things for me. One, I must learn from it. I did. Two, it needs to be approachable for all. It is. Three, it needs to bring something new to the Tarot world. It does.
For those who think they know it all or don't need to learn anything new, this book is not for them. In fact, I'd hazard a guess that any book isn't for them. Tarot, as I know it, is ripe for new criticisms and insights. Diversity and classism is not addressed to my satisfaction in older tomes.
Your Tarot Court does this for me. Ethony has given the truly authentic Tarot community (I define that as those willing to learn every day) a treasure. Even if I didn't know her on a personal level, I would be recommending this book to my students.
First, I need to disclose that I consider Ethony a colleague and a friend.
This book is packed with information. I found it to be very layered with information for beginners as well as those like me (I've been a professional reader since 1985 and studying tarot since 1980.) I am not so ensconced in my expertise that I cannot learn something new.
This book is written in a very friendly voice which I prefer to the drier tones of those like Eden Gray, etc. It tackles some of the dried-up, dusty meaning by cleaning them up to offer a much more approachable POV.
To say this is a must-have, it needs to be a few things for me. One, I must learn from it. I did. Two, it needs to be approachable for all. It is. Three, it needs to bring something new to the Tarot world. It does.
For those who think they know it all or don't need to learn anything new, this book is not for them. In fact, I'd hazard a guess that any book isn't for them. Tarot, as I know it, is ripe for new criticisms and insights. Diversity and classism is not addressed to my satisfaction in older tomes.
Your Tarot Court does this for me. Ethony has given the truly authentic Tarot community (I define that as those willing to learn every day) a treasure. Even if I didn't know her on a personal level, I would be recommending this book to my students.
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