Cbd Tarot De Marseille

Though you wouldn't know it from the publisher's description, The Marseille Tarot Revealed: A Complete Guide to Symbolism, Meanings & Methods is a fancied up reprint of this book, itself an instant classic for reading the Tarot de Marseille (TdM). The Open Reading is self-published, and straightforward when it comes to production quality. The two versions are substantively nearly identical. The MTR polishes the text some, omitting typos and adding some images of the CBD Tarot, a modern restoration of the Nicholas Conver TdM completed under the author's care. I understand that the paper copy of MTR is glossy, with color images, compared to the plain paper and greyscale images of the original. Both editions have color images in the Kindle versions, which is what I purchased. You don't need both books, particularly in the Kindle version. You can decide which you prefer based on cost and production values. On to the substance. Both books are wise, gentle, and encouraging. They cover a broad range of material. The main premise of the reading style advanced by Ben-Dov, and many others steeped in TdM interpretation, is that the Marseille Tarot is best read in an "open" manner that is receptive to imagery and resonance present right in the cards in each draw, rather than through applying preset meanings to individual cards, or positions in a spread. Rather, the cards are read holistically, as they relate to each other, the reader, querent, and the present moment, without conceptual overlays, which, however insightful, nevertheless interpose a layer of separation between reader, querent, and cards. Ben-Dov skillfully presents a concise but informative background of the history and styles of tarot cards, describes the environment of a reading session, and the mechanics of his proposed style for reading TdM. He then goes through the entire deck with illustrations of how to mine the images and cultural associations of each card for meaning. While he does provide discussions of each card, he makes clear that they are not meant to become a system to memorize and apply mechanically. Instead, they are meant as a guide to what the "open reading" approach makes possible--"that the cards are a visual tool that works directly on the unconscious layers of our mind." Ben-Dov provides examples of actual readings that demonstrate the dynamic and open-ended nature of this reading style. The author also makes clear that this reading style can be applied to tarot other than the Marseille, even though it reaches its full potential with that style. As always, people differ, so not everyone will resonate with this approach. In my experience, compared to "system" based readings which I used for years, this reading style is more sensory, even poetic. Readings feel very immediate and powerful to me. Images that seem to be rather naive in execution, and simple almost to a fault, slowly unfurl their complexity and beauty as one develops intimacy with the cards. For those interested in learning how to see the Marseille Tarot deeply, you would be hard pressed to find a better place to start than either this book or The Open Reading. The Open Reading's approachable style made it an instant classic when it was first published. Other books in line with this approach are The Way of Tarot: The Spiritual Teacher in the Cards (whose author Ben--Dov credits as his own most significant influence), Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism , Reading the Marseille Tarot by Jean-Michele David (available through Lulu online), and MARSEILLE TAROT: TOWARDS THE ART OF READING . I cannot recommend this book highly enough for anyone interested in this open" style of reading associated with the Marseille Tarot. A visit to the author's website, cbdtatot (dot) com, is also very helpful. Yoav Ben-Dov generously provided more informaiton and free printable images of the deck he restored for personal use. His deck, also self-published, went out of print shortly after his passing, but is expected to become available again.

How I love this book! The author's gentle style instills confidence that you can really read the cards through careful observation and intuition of the pictures and the way they appear in a spread rather than memorizing a list of symbols. Through concrete examples of readings, illustrated using simple layouts of an early Marseilles deck designed by Camoin which the author updated and reprinted, he shows you how to use the cards to tell a very personal story. How the cards and figures relate to one another, colors, shapes, lines, expressions of the human figures and who/what they might represent in your (or a querent's) life, is so freeing-- you can do a reading almost right away without memorizing a thing, though Ben-Dov emphasizes that the more you use the cards the more they will become inbued with meanings derived from successive readings, which will enrich future readings. He does offer, in the second half of the book, meaty sections on each of the cards with both traditional symbolism and his own reflections, which you can use in whatever way you want. To me, they are examples of a way of seeing which will no doubt enrich my own readings but more than that, they inspire me with confidence that what I "see" is perfectly valid. These offerings are a help, but you don't feel locked in to them. Be forewarned that this deck does use a version of the French Marseilles deck, which does not show character figures for most of the minor arcana. Also, be aware that in some cases, Ben-Dov's interpretations will be very different from what other authors might say, especially if they are describing a non-Marseilles deck. For example, I did a personal reading recently with the Rider deck which included the 8 of Cups. On that card, there is a clear image of a figure holding a pilgrim's staff walking away from 8 neatly stacked gold cups. Traditionally, this card is described as walking away from wealth or success. In my own reading, to me it represented abandoning past ideas of what was important (hence the "gold" of the cups), things I had sacrificed for others which had seemed "right" but placed great limitations on my life; and turning toward something more spiritually significant for me (hence the solitary figure and pilgrim's staff). In the Marseilles deck, this card features only 8 cups with a flower/leaf design intertwining them, and Ben-Dov's interpretation is "Involvement," i.e. involvement of friends or family in a relationship or life of a couple, extended family, many people at a feast, people interacting or interfering, etc. In short, without a human figure, all we have to go on is the cups, and instead of symbolizing wealth or success, for the author they symbolize feasting and human interaction. But again, his own interpretations are suggestions, or possibly come from a different tarot tradition. As far as I know, we don't have any books written at the time the Marseilles decks were originally produced to tell us how the French in the 1700s interpreted the cards. I use the Tarot de Marselles de Pierre Madenie, which is similar to the author's deck (the CMD Marseilles Deck for Camoin-Ben Dov) and I like it much better. The colors are less bright and more antiquated-looking, the lines are less bold, and to me these less-defined features leave it more open for interpretation. It looks and "feels" old and so makes me feel linked to people from the past. But any Marseilles deck would work with this book. If you use a non-Marseilles deck, you will be able to use his method, but not all of his suggested interpretations, as the images will be different in many cases and suggest different meanings. I don't usually do readings for others, mainly for myself, but the author gives excellent guidance on every step of the process of giving a sensitive reading for another person. Great book!

I became interested in the CBD Tarot de Marseille after reading Yoav Ben-Dov’s brilliantly written book, “ The Marseille Tarot Revealed: A Complete Guide to Symbolism, Meanings & Methods.” This tarot deck is what is known as the French School of Tarot and focuses heavily on symbolism, holistic interpretation, and spontaneity. Although this deck—like many others—includes a small guide, I encourage everyone to purchase the above book in addition to this tarot set because Ben-Dov goes into extreme details not just about the deck, but also about the French School’s methodology. This is a high quality deck that is an honest reproduction of Conver’s 1760 deck. I realized=ze that there are quite a few Conver reproductions on the market, but Ben-Dov is a fantastic analyst, so I definitely knew even before I ordered this deck that it would be 100% reliable. Many tarot decks are produced by gaming corporations, but the author took special care in reproducing this deck using the same images, researching and applying the correct coloring, and etc. so, while I perhaps could have saved a few dollars on a different Conver deck, I know that Ben-Dov is a tarot reader that I can rely upon for this tarot’s accuracy, whereas gaming corporations are more interested in making profit. This deck is made of heavy duty material using bright colors. I love the feel in my hands, and I believe many psychics will feel the same. I absolutely recommend this product and I guarantee that it will be used my me on a daily basis.

El libro es interesante y suministra información interesante. Sin embargo, carece de guía para leer el significado de las cartas agrupadas al realizar una tirada.

I didn't expect to like this deck that much but I thought every tarot reader should have at least one De Marseille deck as it is different from RWS system. For collection purposes I bought this deck. Let me tell you I love everything about it. The card stock is smooth matt finish feels great on hand, the back of the card is the Turkish Blue mini floral design so cute and refreshing - this is the back design I am talking about if you don't know what design to use for the back of the card just go for the basic simple design similar to traditional playing cards but with modification on details and the display photo on Amazon for the back design doesn't do justification to the actual look of it. Love love it. The front image no need to add bright great colour combination. However, I received the deck with the tuck box has one corner slightly smashed yet the cards themselves are not affected and it comes in brand new so I wouldn't worry about it. If there is anything I found wrong about this deck, I will let you guys know so far I am so happy with it regardless I will actually use this deck often or not it is a great deck to add to your collection. Amazon Australia has provided amazing service so far. I highly recommend everyone to get things from Amazon AU instead of other sellers as long as they are available at Amazon AU. They never sent me anything used and the service is efficient and they never gave me a hard time. Whereas I have used other sellers for buying Tarot cards I won't name shame them but they couldn't compare with Amazon AU. As long as they are available at Amazon AU or even they are not, I'd rather wait until they are available rather than getting them somewhere else. Highly recommended their service.

Un jeu vraiment parfait ! je m'en sert de tarot d'étude pour apprendre le marseille, il est formidable , le canon traditionnel est parfaitement respecté, les couleurs sont parfaites.. Un tarot idéal pour qui voudrait commencer à se familiariser avec le tarot de marseille traditionnel. Un petit mot sur la qualité des cartes, elle est juste parfaite, épaisse mais pas trop, en tout cas, des cartes qui vont résister dans le temps et vous suivront durant de longues années ! Un superbe travail de restauration du regretté Dr Ben Dov .

Yoav Ben-Dov wrote the best book about the Marseille Tarot, and these are the cards he reconstructed. Excellent work, not as fanciful as Jodorowsky's (one of Ben-Dov's teachers), but, like his book, rich, precise, and... effective.

Que podemos decir que no se dijera antes?? Marsella es no solo un tarot, es un estilo de vida . Hermoso, calidad