Reddit reviews The Fool's Pilgrimage: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot

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The Fool's Pilgrimage: Kabbalistic Meditations on The Tarot .

The Fool's Pilgrimage: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot by Stephan A. Hoeller

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0835608395/ref=nosim/gnosisarchive

This is my favorite book on the Major Arcana.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Fools-Pilgrimage-Kabbalistic-Meditations/dp/0835608395

I think the author is Donald Tyson, but Portable Magic is a great book on constructing rituals for tarot.

As for learning card meanings almost any is fine to get yourself started. I usually recommend starting with whatever your local library has on it instead of spending money or searching for a .pdf.

However if you get a Thoth Deck this is the most reccomended book on it.

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Aleister-Crowleys-Thoth-Tarot/dp/1578632765

Lately I've been enjoying this one as a fairly concise exploration. And I just picked up Papus, but haven't had a chance to dig into it.

Its not too difficult it just takes some practice working with active imagination. Also most people are used to meditating with their eyes closed so its a little different to have an image you focus on.

I really recommend the following book if you have any inclinations at all towards Kabbalah https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Pilgrimage-Kabbalistic-Meditations-Tarot/dp/0835608395.