Product Description

Tarot Psychology is unique in that it describes a practical system of inner development, using Jungian methods of active imagination similar to those taught secretly by Hermetic-Qabalistic and other organizations. The goal of these inner journeys is, however, not an escape from mundane human contact, but an appreciation of the complex relationships between mother, father, daughter, son, and others encountered in daily life. The principal is that until one truly understands the nature of these interactions, it is not possible to deal comfortably with the difficult group constructs which are called the archetypes of the collective unconscious Mother, Father, Daughter, and Son much less with the complex and often psychologically-dangerous inner Paths of the mystery tradition. Tarot Psychology presents a basic, and safe, plan of personal psychoanalysis which may lead to self-understanding and to true inner contact with the unconscious psychic realities described by mystics. The trip can be an amazing one using modern psychological principles, and pictures from the tarot, as the tools rather than the complex symbolism of esoteric tradition. (Volume I of the Jungian Tarot Trilogy.)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #153852 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-01
• Released on: 2007-03-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Customer Reviews

Good introduction to psychological interpretation of Tarot
This book is Book 1 of a trilogy on the Jungian Tarot. You will really need to read all 3 books to get an understanding of the Jungian Tarot and the psychological aspects of Tarot. In addition, if you don't have any knowledge of Kabbalah and/or Astrology, you will probably need additional help to understand the Jungian Tarot, especially with regard to the pip cards. Getting to this book, on its own, I believe that it is a very good introduction to how Tarot can be studied, based on psychological principles. I had no real understanding of psychology, other than my Introduction to Psychology course in college, and no real knowledge of the the theories of Carl Jung, other than from other books on Tarot. However, this book gave me a great start to understanding some of Jung's theories, and how they relate to the study of Tarot. Each card of the Jungian Tarot Deck was covered, with a brief statement as to how each card relates to psychological theories. It was easier to relate the text to the illustrations on the Major Arcana and Court cards, than it was for the pip cards, because the pip cards are not illustrated like the others. In my opinion, it would have been a good idea for Wang to set forth some guide as to how to interpret the illustrations of the pip cards. That is why I gave this book 4 stars. However, I believe that Wang did this on purpose, so you would use your own imagination in interpreting the various cards. Wang sugggests that you spend a good amount of time in meditating on each card. Unfortunately, some of us cannot spend the time with each card, as he suggests.