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ddyment Inner circle Gibsons, BC, Canada 2499 Posts |
On a worldwide basis, Richard Webster is best known for the approximately four dozen (to date) books he has penned for the general public. Most of us, though, are more familiar with his twenty-five (26, if you include his Great for Two book test) books for the trade, the mystery entertainment market. You will likely, then, be interested to learn that he has just released his twenty-sixth such book -- and the one he claims to be the last -- for those of us who entertain (and/or counsel) for a living.
In line with previous titles, his new offering is The Tarot for Fun and Profit, a 68-page, saddle-stitched, A4-sized paperback; it sells for his usual US$35, and can be ordered directly from Richard by visiting his page on The Deceptionary Web site. In its ten chapters (plus an introduction and two pages of suggested readings), Richard does an excellent job of meeting the expectations set by the book's title. He motivates us to learn the Tarot, teaches us the meanings of the cards (using a methodology similar to that espoused by Joe Riding, in his classic The Tarot Made Easy), introduces the notion of "Tarot stories", describes card layouts, explains the reading process (for both short and longer readings), tells us how to distinguish ourselves from other readers, motivates us further with a compelling tale of making money using the Tarot, and satisfies any trickster leanings we may have by including a couple of fine Tarot-based mentalism effects (aka card tricks). The book is filled with black-and-white renditions of Roberto de Angelis' wonderful illustrations for Lo Scarabeo's Universal Tarot (which Richard recommends for some interesting characteristics that he explains). And of course Richard's gentle voice is omnipresent, guiding us through this intriguing landscape, all the time assuring us that we, too, can become accomplished readers like him with only a modest expenditure of effort on our parts. And, as if to emphasize Richard's skills, the book even contains a "prediction" of which chapter you'll turn to first (which definitely worked for me). There is a modicum of tiny, forgivable errors (a math error in one of the numerology examples, a confusion of arcana with arcanum), probably there to provide something for reviewers to critique. But like most of Mr. Webster's well-written books, this one is an instant classic, able to stand on your bookshelf amidst the likes of Ron Martin's Tarot Reader's Notebook and the aforementioned Riding guide (now retitled Learn the Tarot in Just 7 Days). Definitely recommended for aspiring Tarot readers; the seasoned pros (who don't need my opinion of Richard's books to make up their minds) probably already have a copy on order.
The Deceptionary :: Elegant, Literate, Contemporary Mentalism ... and More :: (order "Calculated Thoughts" from Vanishing Inc.)
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HeatherV Regular user Music City 185 Posts |
I just wanted to update this thread and point out that this book by Joe Riding, "Learn the Tarot in Just 7 Days" isn't available anywhere - and I have looked. A lot. If you have one, count yourself very fortunate.
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MatCult Inner circle 1518 Posts |
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On 2013-03-21 01:31, HeatherV wrote: Hi Heather, You can get it as one of the lessons on Joe's "Psychic Course": http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/hoolin/pr......als.html
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
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Kasoom New user 23 Posts |
The website won't take any orders. it seems his family sold his products for awhile after he passed, but have since moved on. If you can order successfully, please update us!
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MatCult Inner circle 1518 Posts |
[APOLOGY: Sorry for the minor detour this thread has taken]
@ Heather & Kasoom: I've managed to add the Joe Riding tarot book, and his entire course, to a basket as the aforementioned link. However, I'm not going to check out as I don;t want to buy.
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
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