Tarot and Astrology: Enhance Your Readings With the Wisdom of the Zodiac Paperback – September 8, 2011

I have been eyeing this book for some time now, but I had hesitated. I am a fairly advanced Tarot reader, and could already read a single card on multiple levels: universal collective meanings, personal intuitive meanings, by Hermetic title, by numerology and by astrology. I had already learned and memorized each card's planet or sign for the Majors and court cards, each astrological decanate for the Minors and how elemental dignities influence each other, and all this info already informed my readings.Because of this, I was hesitant because I didn't think I could learn anything from this book and thought it might be only valuable for readers with little-to-no experience with adding astrology to their Tarot readings. After having this book on my wishlist forever, I was looking for my next Tarot book and decided to just, what the heck, get this.I am SO glad I did. What a rich, beautiful, insightful, informative book.What I love is that Ms. Kenner goes deeply into the astrology of each planet and sign, and I loved absorbing her rich insight and description of the traditional energy that each planet and sign brings. This book gave me deeper, more full-bodied descriptions of the different astrological energies present in the cards.For example, before reading this, I had learned that The World card was ruled by the planet Saturn, but I really didn't know how to process that info in my readings. In my mind, The Wheel of Fortune and The World needed to switch planets lol Jupiter seemed like a better fit. Since I didn't know how the planet of melancholy, challenges, limitations and hard work connected to the limitless, ecstatic "Everything Everywhere All At Once"-ness of The World card, I pretty much just ignored Saturn's presence when that card came up. But Ms. Kenner helped to open up that connection for me, and oh WOW. Dang lol I'm starting to get it now, and it's SOO helpful and now I have another layer of reading that incredible card.She also taught about other correspondences, such as parts of the body, etc. The book expands the astrological correspondences to me as they directly relate to Tarot.I also absolutely loved the fact that she also teaches Kabalah correspondences, something which I actually was looking to find more about and didn't expect to find it here. She explained it and broke it down so well, and gives me something new to practice and work on.I also love that she goes card by card into the Minors and gives her insight on just how each decanate expresses itself. For example, take the Six of Swords. This is astrologically Mercury in Aquarius. Previously, I kind of put together on my own what that means to me. But it is wonderful to explore what that exact combination means to Ms. Kenner, a highly experienced astrologer and Tarotist. It's very cool and very helpful.And finally, this book gives some really cool and helpful astrologically-based Tarot spreads, and who doesn't love that?There is a LOT of astrology info in this book, and if you are new to astrology, this book will keep you studying for quite a while (but it is also a very enjoyable and smooth read).And I also found out about another Tarot deck, the author's own "Wizard's Tarot" with John J. Blumen, which is featured in the book in black and white images (the deck is in color though, and looks lovely and powerful).I just wanted to leave this review to express that this is a great book if you are a beginner to astrology in Tarot, and ALSO a great book if you already have a good foundation of reading astrology in Tarot. It just takes you deeper and gives you even more insights.I absolutely love this book and can't recommend it enough! Happy Reading! :-)

Tarot and Astrology does an amazing thing- it explains WHY those pictures on the cards mean what they mean, which goes far towards furthering understanding of tarot cards, in clear and easy terms. Most of us realize you can read tarot just by looking at the pictures, but adding more knowledge to your base of ideas can only enhance those readings, too. If you are familiar with tarot, as I am, but new to astrology, this book does a fantastic job of taking into the realm of astrology through the back door of tarot, so I assume it also does the same if you are new to tarot but know a little something about astrology. If you are new to both, you are actually one step ahead of the game with your beginner's mind, and this book will help you get a running start with both practices.Corrine Kenner does a very good job of taking the Golden Dawn's high and lofty ideas and bringing them down to a practical level so that they can be understood easily. I cannot even tell you what an accomplishment this is. The chapter on qabalah alone is worth the price of admission for the book, and while short, has gone far towards helping me understand it better. There is little esoteric mumbo jumbo; just clear and concise writing that cuts right to the heart of any matter.This book is an entry level book, yet even as an advanced tarot student I gleaned much about the cards just from adding tidbits of astrology, and there is still more studying to be done! The spreads are fantastic, and if you are a fan of the Wizards Tarot, also by Corrine Kenner, you will love that this book is illustrated with those cards and you are given even further insight into the images. The book is firmly rooted in Golden Dawn tradition, though, so it is universal to most decks being published today.This will not be the last book you ever need on the subjects, nor should you believe any book that claims it can be. Tarot, astrology, and qabalah are all deep subjects that can given a lifetime of study, but they are also subjects that offer instant rewards at every step of the journey. In addition, you will always do far better with all three by actually doing, and not just reading any book. These are experiential subjects, and this book will give you the keys to unlocking your own experience with them.