Tarot the Royal Path to Wisdom

Joseph D D'Agostino has written a marvellously lucid book that makes accessible to all interested the practical use of the Tarot in daily living.he uses the Waite-Rider deck as a basis and, in the tradition of Paul Foster Case, delineates the meditative symbolism that is inherent in each of the twenty-two cards that constitute the Major or Greater Arcana. The latter portion of the book deals with the use of the Tarot as a mean is divination and includes brief definitions of the qualities of the seventy-eight cards in the Greater and Lesser Arcana. He first outlines an ancient Celtic method of divination and then the more usual twenty-one card spread. He concludes with chapters on the Qabalah, the Tree of Life, and western civilization's present pre-occupation with new rituals, cults, and gurus. D'Agostino's insights into the Tarot and its use as a tool for enlightening daily mediation make this book a valuable addition to the Tarot literature.