A Critical Introduction to Tarot: Examining the Nature of a Beli

Critical Introduction to Tarot, AExamining the Nature of a Belief in Tarot\nAuthor(s): Simon Kenny\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Collective Ink, United Kingdom\nImprint: John Hunt Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781803413921, 978-1803413921\nSynopsis\nHow does Tarot work? Why is it so popular today? Is it just for fortune tellers? Tarot has seen a recent uptick in interest that warrants explanation. This book, however, is not another take on the cards meanings and how to read them. Instead, independent researcher Simon Kenny presents Tarot to the incredulous and curious and those who wish to know the basis for its continued cultural relevance. A Critical Introduction to Tarotexplains the practice in its historical and metaphysical contexts, and investigates its supporting belief structures, from witchcraft and magical practices to popular psychology. Throughout these pages, connections to politics, philosophy, psychology, numerology, astrology, Freemasonry, statistics, interpretative symbolis.