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Tarot for the Curious Spirit: Awakening the High Priestess Within Paperback – February 15, 2007

by Barbara Venn-Lever (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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A descriptive guide written in an easy-to-read format that will make discovering, exploring and learning about the tarot interesting and informative. Styled to represent the vast majority of tarot decks available on the market, it covers the history of the cards, how the Higher Arcana and four lower suits of the deck blend and fit together in a reading. It teaches a level of competence enabling the tarot to be read proficiently, providing a progression of simple card layouts that will help the reader's ability and understanding to build in sensible increments until they can work with a full eleven card spread to give a more knowing and flowing reading.
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  1. Print length
    260 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Dodona Books
  4. Publication date
    February 15, 2007
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.7 x 8.53 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1846940036
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1846940033
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dodona Books (February 15, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1846940036
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1846940033
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.53 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 18 ratings

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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
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Love this book. For a relatively small book, it is packed with all the information you need to get started. There are descriptions for each and every card, including info on the elements, card spreads and a wee bit of astronomy. I highly recommend this book. You will not be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Very informative - Thank-you!
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Carolina Zago
3.0 out of 5 stars This is a book for beginners
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I really bought this book because I was interested in its name. I am an advanced tarot book reader since 2005. I try to expand my knowledge about this amazing world of Tarot. I would have been more than happier to have known that this book it's just for beginners. The title Awakening the High Priestess Within was really my curiosity to read it. I supposed that the book would teach me something more about Tarot. Pay attention everytime you will buy a Tarot book. I suggest that you might need to do a little research and don't feel disappointed in the middle of the reading. I really want to be honest with my review. This is the kind of book that will be listed number 20 if you are an interested Tarot reader in the beginning of your curiosity. The good news is that it will teach you in the begging about The Golden Dawn description of the Minor Arcana as Earth, Water, Air and Fire. This will open your window's curiosity and you could buy the book Tarot Decoded. It's not a book for beginners, but it will invite you to know more about the Tarot.
If you don't want to feel dissatisfied with this book as an advanced Tarot reader, please don't waste neither your time nor your money with this book. Do always your research about the writer, read carefully the reviews that help very much and finally, buy your books according the level of information that you learnt about this wonderful world of the lovely Tarot. Carolina
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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excellent book
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Miss W. Merrymoon
5.0 out of 5 stars LET THE ADVENTURE BEGIN!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2010
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Barbara Venn-Lever is eminently qualified to produce this book and has drawn upon her vast experience and background to do so. She is a Tarot consultant and teacher of many years standing, having written for Destiny magazine, written a Tarot course and has a regular show on '[]', not to mention running her own Mind, Body, Spirit shop.

The author's intention in writing this book is summed up in the following words........."and here is a good, sensible and comfortable guide for helping you to both learn and understand the Tarot" (p.2). But taking those words out of context may give the misleading impression that the reader is about to put on a pair of comfy slippers and get ready to live a comfy life, so to speak. In the Preface, Venn-Lever states that when a person's spiritual curiosity begins to stir, "the High Priestess within steps to the fore and bids us welcome her qualities...." regardless of gender (p.v). The reader is invited to approach the Tarot with an open mind, to connect with the wisdom of the inner High Priestess and to embark on a journey of discovery, whether a complete newcomer to the Tarot or a more seasoned student.

The chapters of the book progress methodically, through the history and development of the Tarot, choosing a deck, intuitive reading, the Minor Arcana, Major Arcana, Court cards, Tarot spreads, and personal growth through the Tarot. As with the author's stated intention, the chapter headings give the lie to the actual contents of each chapter as her approach to every aspect of the Tarot is innovative and imaginative. She gives exercises, often fun and interesting, throughout to encourage the individual to keep connecting with the inner High Priestess and the author's passion for the subject leaps off the page at every turn, keeping the reader wanting more. At the end of each chapter is a section titled 'Wordplay' which is an exericse in free-association to words relevant to each particular chapter. To quote "Allow yourself to make free associations, split words up and even look up the defining words. Think about how you have been taught to understand them, challenge old understanding, and learn to be open-minded and a free thinker" (p.6). This is typical of Venn-Lever's approach to the Tarot, encouraging each person's own unique connection with it.

In the section on choosing a deck, the author cites several superstitions with regard to Tarot decks, one of which is worthy of a special note here as it is one that hasn't often been addressed in other books on the Tarot - 'Stolen Tarot cards work better', in response to which Venn-Lever says that "To steal a deck is definitely something I would not recommend. What comes around turns around".

The author has described a number of spreads accompanied by diagrams showing how to lay the cards out, giving very clear 'instructions' on how to use them, but has not given any example readings which may have been helpful, particularly to anyone who is new to the Tarot. An unusual feature of Venn-Lever's book is that there are no pictures of Tarot cards at all, which could be off-putting to some. On the other hand, pictures of one particular deck could be seen by some as possibly restricting the reader's imagination, and it is likely that if a person is interested enough to be reading a book about the Tarot, the absence of pictures is unlikely to be a stumbling-block.

So, do I think the author has achieved what she set out to do? Absolutely, and more besides. The journey through her book is like setting out on a wonderful adventure - at every twist and turn there is something new and exciting to be discovered, and by the time you get to the end of the book - well, the inner High Priestess is wide awake, and the adventure must go on.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy refresh for any cardslinger
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2018
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I haven’t finished this book but enjoying it very much. As a cardslinger for over 20 years this book ensures you will learn something new. It has excersises to connect with the cards and commentary that explains everything very well. I would definitely recommend this book.
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Mrs GK Denham
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2017
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Great book on the tarot, outlined the history uses and the cards themselves, great for learning about the tarot
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D. Tallon
1.0 out of 5 stars mud foot prints on various pages
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2020
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Good book but the seller had trodden boot prints of mud
in it on 2 or 3 pages mud in corners. Ive only just round to this book as was reading
some of my other books. Otherwise would av left review earlier
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