New Directions in Tarot: Decoding the Tarot Illustrations of Pamela Colman Smith

New Directions in Tarot: Decoding the Tarot Illustrations of Pamela Colman Smith
by: Scott Martin (Author),Mary K. Greer(Foreword)
Publisher: REDFeather
Publication Date: 2024/2/28
Language: English
Print Length: 160 pages
ISBN-10: 0764366300
ISBN-13: 9780764366307
Book Description
A look at how Pamela Colman Smith’s theatrical knowledge and experience came into play when she drew the iconic cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. The “secrets” in this book have been known all along, and they work in all who read Tarot on a subconscious level. This insightful book delves deeply into the images Pamela Colman Smith created for the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, and reminds us of what we may have known intuitively but had not been aware of on a conscious level. • A brand-new approach that focuses on how, in her images, Smith utilized a sense of direction, body movement, posture, gait, facial expression, and more • Compares the Tarot Minors to technical elements of theater, including plot, conflict, elements of a play, thought/theme, dialogue, music, and actors’ positions on stage • Provides powerful tools for interpreting the cards and discovering new meanings that the reader can make their own • Includes thought-provoking exercises that guide the reader in the mastery of these new insights The result is a fresh take on Tarot that brings new meanings to light and enables the reader to evaluate what the Tarot provides like never before.
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A look at how Pamela Colman Smith’s theatrical knowledge and experience came into play when she drew the iconic cards of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. The “secrets” in this book have been known all along, and they work in all who read Tarot on a subconscious level. This insightful book delves deeply into the images Pamela Colman Smith created for the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, and reminds us of what we may have known intuitively but had not been aware of on a conscious level. • A brand-new approach that focuses on how, in her images, Smith utilized a sense of direction, body movement, posture, gait, facial expression, and more • Compares the Tarot Minors to technical elements of theater, including plot, conflict, elements of a play, thought/theme, dialogue, music, and actors’ positions on stage • Provides powerful tools for interpreting the cards and discovering new meanings that the reader can make their own • Includes thought-provoking exercises that guide the reader in the mastery of these new insights The result is a fresh take on Tarot that brings new meanings to light and enables the reader to evaluate what the Tarot provides like never before. Read more