Journey Of A Tarot Reader Ebook
The Mother Goddess Religion influences on Tarot
by by Ella Jo Street
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Ella Jo relates her journey from Santorini to Crete and Rhodes, then on to Turkey returning to the UK through Bulgaria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The book makes entertaining reading as she tells of her encounters with people and places she found on her journey.
The second part of the book, headed ‘Notes’, takes a deeper look at the subjects uncovered in her journey. She presents serious research on the possible influence of the Mother Goddess Religion on the concept of Tarot, seeking linguistic and historical material to provide insights. Ella Jo also investigates the mystery of Tarot’s appearance in Europe, providing glimpses of evidence from surviving historical data.
This book is a must for those interested in the fascinating phenomena that is Tarot.
New Review for e book edition 2012
No great heavy tome of a book is this - it is light to carry and light to read. However, when I picked it up to review it, I found it hard to put down.
This is a book about a journey, a girl who reads tarot takes herself away from her life for a summer, to discover what she thinks will be a Bohemian beach life in Greece. Based on her journals she gives a true account of her experiences and her inner world. Her travelling continues as she decides to go further than she had planned and she keeps a diary from the
perspective of a Tarot Reader.
The journey reveals people and places as she explores Turkey and leaves her asking questions about the emergence of Tarot in the West. She shares her story with wit and energy helping to reveal the nature of the places she visits.
The book's strength is its readability and the driving pace that it takes as a travel story unfolds. It reflects the summer of 2006 in Greece, Turkey, and later Hungary and Czech Republic, on a mission to gain an understanding of the foundations of these cultures.
The clues collected in her travels cause serious research on the author's return, and the book ends with some information that lovers of the Tarot may appreciate.
So, all in all, Journey of A Tarot Reader is a biographical travel story, with tarot overtones, which can enhance an understanding of tarot in todays world.
This is the first book by Ella Jo Street that sees her finding her feet as a writer. Her other tarot publications attend to each major arcana card in a series of volumes called Edictum of Tarot. (1st Volume out soon)
Some sections of her work about the first four major arcana cards will be made available soon on e books.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Religion & Spirituality
- Version Fixed-layout ebook, 174 pgs
- Publish Date: Aug 25, 2012
- Last Edit Aug 30, 2012
- Language English
- Keywords Tarot, cards, Mother, Godess, Religion, Travel, Turkey, Ella, Jo, Street, Research, Origins, India, Knights, templar, tree, of, life, crusades, ancient, Greeks, Sumerians, Santorini
About the Creator
The seasons turn and the work challenges and delights me. Music and songs and laughter. One day I will be gone. Dust. What will remain of me? my words, my music. I cast my treasures at eternity and hope something will stick. I have learned to believe in myself. Tarot. Believe me - it has a structure. If you are lost it will give you a framework without interfering with your beliefs. I want peace and evolution for mankind and to get these books published for a better retail price. Music and writing will always my passion. I advocate culture as Roerich saw it - art for the people, a colourful stimulating, inclusive world. Gentleness is a strength - as water pours a groove through stone in the passage of time. Be gentle. It is easy to forget your forefathers - those who died of TB, in famines, in wars. Life is a gift - don't waste it dreaming or scheming. Educate yourself. Be gentle and enjoy your life. One day I found myself, and I can't believe I got there. If I can, anyone can.