Binding: Hardcover
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.
Title: New Directions In Tarot Decoding The Tarot Illustrations Of Pamela Colman Smith
Author(s): Martin Scott
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Barcode: 9780764366307
Pages: 160 Pages, 222 Color Images
Publication Date: 2/28/2024
Category: Tarot