book reviews
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How to Tell Fortunes with Cards by Wenzell Brown
I was recently gifted How to Tell Fortunes with Cards, a guide published in the early 60s by Wenzell Brown. It is a cute manual for reading playing cards, covering card meanings, holistic reading of a spread, and sample readings. Oh, and it has the cutest cover. I love the vintage look… The book is
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Tarot Tableau Revolution by Maria Alviz Hernando
Tarot Tableau Revolution by Maria Alviz Hernando is a much-needed book for the tarot community, blending the open reading method of traditional cartomancy with the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. Whereas most tarot spreads consist of card positions with “fixed meanings” (think Celtic Cross), the tableau is more dynamic, where cards are read in combinations, and the larger