Tarot Mirrors: Reflections of Personal Meaning

"Tarot Mirrors" is the third book in Mary Greer's series on tarot reading. It is by far the most in-depth of the series. Like its two predecessors it is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to develop a deeper understanding of the tarot. This is not a book that tells you card meanings and gives convoluted history to the supposedly ancient Celtic cross spread. The book is an exercise in self discovery. The book is also designed to deepen and expand one's ability as a reader. Rather than rely on rote memorization, the exercises and theories presented serve to give you a foundation to build your own theories on.The book is roughly divided into two parts. The first section is on the art of interpretation, the second details a rather elaborate spread designed to expand the spiritual side of reading. The first section involves various methods of reading cards. This process is almost universally ignored by other authors. Ability to ask basic questions of yourself or of the person you are reading for is key to providing the kind of in-depth reading most people desire. Yet this is the first and only book I have seen where how to phrase questions one is asking of the cards is given anything more than a sentence. Ms. Greer suggests that a reading is a process between two people much like therapy, questions lead to answers that in turn lead to new questions. The process is an active one, not passive. Identifies your particular style and works to expand that way of thinking into reading the cards. The four methods of thinking/reading include analytic, psychic, therapeutic and magical. Each has its own special quirks and each works slightly differently in processing a reading. The second portion of the book relates to what Ms. Greer calls `the star system' it is her reinterpretation of Eliphas Levi's thoughts on the Tarot. This is not a reading to be done lightly or quickly. I have used it to great success when dealing with deep rooted issues in my own life. Ms. Greer pulls off a small miracle by making a complex and obscure spread appear understandable and easy to use.While out of print this book is certainly worth the effort to find. IT is an invaluable tool for anyone interested in Tarot.