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INTERMEDIATE TAROT

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JACQUELINE LICHTENBERG, a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer, Member of SFWA and EPIC, Reviewer for The Monthly Aspectarian for more than 10 years, has been lecturing on and teaching Tarot for more than twenty years and talking about her series, The Not So Minor Arcana. 

The first volume of The Not So Minor Arcana was published as The Biblical Tarot: Never Cross A Palm With Silver but then the publisher went bankrupt and the subsequent volumes were never made available. 

The Biblical Tarot: Never Cross A Palm With Silver is still available on Amazon as are many of her novels.

Never Cross A Palm With Silver will be available here below as a PDF e-book along with the 4 subsequent volumes on the 4 Suits of the Tarot, which are derived from the Four Worlds of the Kabalah, (Qabalah, Kaballah) - whichever spelling you like will do. 

Free samples will be available, and PayPal will be accepted for large PDF files.

 BOOK DOWNLOADS BELOW

• The Not So Minor Arcana
  by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
  (all covers by Patric Michael)

Five volumes on the Minor Arcana Tarot Cards, (the cards numbered 1 to 10) and on the Philosophy behind the Tarot, a theory of what the Tarot is, how and why it works, what it can and can't do, and how a writer can learn to use these well  known archetypes to create new worlds, fresh original characters and bizarre situations that are nevertheless familiar to readers, are comfortable, exciting and challenging realms to explore in fiction. 

These classic notions are the way our ancestors in the ancient world described and healed the subconscious mind before the theory of the subconscious existed.  The minor arcana are discussed as composits of archetypes which can be used by writers of every genre, in any language or culture, to communicate when all words fail.  None of this is specific to any particular Tarot Deck.  We discuss The Tarot, not a particular rendition of a  Tarot Deck. 

Never Cross A Palm With Silver
PDF VERSION
 

 

This first volume is a book for those who are not sure they even want to look at a book about Tarot.  It discusses what you need to know before you decide to try to learn Tarot, or to use it for creative writing.  It also remedies any oversights in your basic beginner's knowledge. 

The Wands - The Element Fire -
Ideas PDF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wands goes into considerable depth within each of the 10 numbered cards of the Suit of Wands.  The abstract concepts are illustrated with a little story in 10 chapters. 

The Cups - The Element Water -
Emotions PDF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cups also plumbs the depths of meaning of the Tarot on the level of Emotion and begins to weave connections between Emotion and Pure Thought.  Likewise this book is illustrated with a little story in 10 chapters. 

 

The Swords - The Element Air -
Actions PDF

The Swords is a shorter book, with very little illustrating story and is less abstract, more aimed particularly at writers looking to expand their techniques and craftsmanship. 

The Pentacles - The Element Earth -
The Material World PDF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pentacles is likewise a short book with only a little illustrative story.  The emphasis here is on connecting  thoughts, emotions and deeds into a thrust toward logical consequences.  Grasp the principle behind the Suit of Pentacles and you will acquire the knack of plotting stories and novels that seem relevant and plausible to your readers.