The Marseille Tarot Revealed: A Complete Guide to Symbolism, Meanings & Methods

by Yoav Ben-Dov

Overview

Unravel the Mysteries of the Classic Marseille Tarot with This Comprehensive, Full-Color Guide

Explore the deep symbolism of a frequently misunderstood deck and use the cards to answer the important questions of life. The Marseille Tarot Revealed explains everything you need to know to start or deepen your Marseille Tarot practice, including history, decks, readings, spreads, symbols, and much more. Yoav Ben-Dov shares the meaning of the Marseille art motifs and specific reading techniques that can be used with any tarot deck to help you tap in to your own intuition. With full-color illustrations and interpretations for each card, this book is a must-have for anyone who's interested in one of the world's most influential decks.

Note: This book is comprised of material previously published as Tarot: The Open Reading by Yoav Ben-Dov.

• Classic Marseille Decks
• New Marseille Decks
• The French School
• The English School
• Tarot and the New Age
• Handling the Cards
• Shuffling the Deck
• How to Read
• The Meaning of Cards
• Basic Spreads
• Reverse Cards
• The Symbolic Language

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738752280
Publisher:	Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Publication date:	05/08/2017
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	970,125
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Yoav Ben-Dov studied physics and philosophy of science at Tel Aviv University, and earned his doctorate in Paris-13 University on the philosophy of quantum mechanics. He’s been involved with tarot for more than thirty years: reading for people, teaching, writing, and experimenting. He studied Tarot and psychomagic with Alexandro Jodorowsky and wrote the first Tarot book to be published in Hebrew. Additionally, he is the publisher of the CBD Tarot de Marseille. Yoav lived in Tel Aviv, Israel, and can be found online at www.CBDTarot.com.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface xvii
1: The Tarot Deck . . . 1

2: The Reading Session . . . 23

3: Reading the Cards . . . 41

4: The Symbolic Language . . . 65

5: The Major Suit . . . 87

6: The Major Cards . . . 111

7: The Minor Suits . . . 207

8: The Ace Cards . . . 227

9: The Court Cards . . . 241

10: The Number Cards . . . 285

11: Additional Spreads . . . 339

12: Quick Interpretations . . . 345