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    Information & Reviews

  1. Aeclectic.Net
     " Dedicated to the diversity & beauty of Tarot." Hundreds of decks, books and software reviewed,
    plus other resources.
    http://www.aeclectic.net/   
     
  2. Tarot Passages
     Excellent site with a wealth of information; over 850 decks and 160 books reviewed.
    http://www.tarotpassages.com/   
     
  3. Sacred Texts - Tarot section
     "This site is a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and
    esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language."

    "This site has no particular agenda other than promoting religious tolerance and scholarship."
    [Sacred texts is one of the top 20,000 sites on the web based on site traffic]
    http://www.sacred-texts.com/tarot/index.htm   
     

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    Learning Resources

  4. Learning the Tarot - An On-line Course
     "Learning the Tarot is a self-paced series of 19 lessons that begin with the basics and then move
    gradually into more detailed aspects of the tarot."
    http://www.learntarot.com/   
     
  5. Supertarot
     "Tarot is brilliant for divination and magic and healing as it synthesises all these systems. You can
    use Tarot to divine, heal and perform magic, as well as self-knowledge." Has a particularly good
    section on Elemental Dignities.
    http://www.supertarot.co.uk/   
     
  6. Learning the Tarot - An On-line Course
     "Learning the Tarot is a self-paced series of 19 lessons that begin with the basics and then move
    gradually into more detailed aspects of the tarot."
    http://www.learntarot.com/   
     

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    Organisations & Major Publishers

  7. World Tarot Network
     "The World Tarot Network holds as it's mission the promotion of professionalism within the field of Tarot,
    and the education of the general public as to how the Tarot works as an aid in decision making and spiritual
    growth. We offer support and education through on site information and articles, through classes and through
    the newsletter."
    http://www.worldtarotnetwork.com/   
     
  8. TABI - Tarot Association of the British Isles
     "TABI is a not-for-profit association run by unpaid volunteers with a passion for Tarot and the esoteric, formed
    in 2001 to provide support, information and resources for Tarot enthusiasts of all levels."
    http://www.tabi.org.uk/page.php?page=about   
     
  9. Association of Tarot Professionals
     The Association's aim is ..." to promote standards of tarot reading within the industry. The ATP started
    in London and members include some of the top names in tarot reading in London at this time." The
    ATP is an independent, non-profit making organisation.
    http://www.whitecauldron.co.uk/tarot-association.htm   
     
  10. ATA - American Tarot Association
     "ATA members have access to our Tarot correspondence courses and audio tapes, and receive special
    members-only discounts when attending live or virtual conferences. But the biggest advantage we offer
    is a connection to a lively community of other Tarot professionals and enthusiasts – people just like you,
    united in their passion for Tarot."
    http://www.ata-tarot.com/   
     
  11. The Canadian Tarot Network
     "The Canadian Tarot Network's vision is to bring an intimate connectiveness to Canadians interested in
    Tarot. We are organized for the purpose of bringing together qualified students, teachers and masters of
    the Tarot who are willing to subscribe to a high ethical standard and use the Tarot for the benefit of those
    for whom they read. We recognize Tarot as a useful tool for personal growth & spiritual development."
    http://www.tarotcanada.com/   
     
  12. Tarot Guild of Australia
     Aims to:-
    "To foster a greater understanding of Tarot as a valid form of personal growth and healing throughout
          the wider community.
    To provide a group for both professional and interest members.
    To provide a forum for members' ongoing learning and professional development.
    To provide a nurturing and supportive environment where new ideas and intuitive insights can be shared
          and encouraged. To encourage the further study of esoteric wisdom and to provide quality teaching
          and guidance through the Guild's members."
              - stated as first five objectives listed on-site.
    http://www.tarotguild.org.au/   
     
  13. Tarot Certification Board
     The aim of the Tarot Certification Board of America is to:-
    "Provide a platform for tarot readers to achieve their professional aspirations, and raise the standard for
    the legitimacy of the Tarot community" and "...endeavor to raise the standard for the legitimacy of the
    Tarot community."
    http://www.tarotcertification.org/   
     
  14. European Tarot Certification Board
     "The mission of the European Tarot Certification Board is to gather people who are interested in Tarot, to
    work with people who are willing to study more and more, deeper and deeper and to share experiences
    with others and to increase a high ethical standard.

    Together with the Tarot Certification Board (USA) we want to establish and promulgate quality standards
    for professional tarot readers and to increase awareness of these standards.

    We would like to build a European wide professional tarot network between tarot associations in the different
    European countries. In Europe we have many languages which makes co-operation a very challenging issue.
    We hope that in the future people can be certified with their own language."
    http://www.tarotcertification.org/europe/index.html   
     
  15. B.O.T.A.-Builders of the Adytum
     "A Non-Profit Corporation Based on the Mystical-Occult Teachings and Practices of the Holy Qabalah and
    Sacred Tarot. Founded by Dr. Paul Foster Case. Extended by Dr. Ann Davies."
    "B.O.T.A. is a [...] religious organization irrevocably dedicated to spiritual attunement through enlightened
    worship in the Tradition of the Western Mysteries. Its congregation is an association of spiritual aspirants
    who participate through the B.O.T.A. lesson instructions."
    Has a European Branch, which contains much useful study information,
    e.g. the Table of TAROT Correspondences.
    http://www.bota.org/   
     
  16. US Games
     "U.S. Games Systems, Inc., founded in 1968, publishes more than 400 proprietary products encompassing
    the world of tarot in deck and book form, specialty playing cards, informational card decks and games and
    educational games for the entire family."
    http://usg275.securesites.net/home.php?cat=1   
     
  17. Llewellyn
     Llewellyn ains to be "The world's leading provider of works for personal growth and the transformation of
    Body, Mind, and Spirit" and "To serve the trade and consumers worldwide with options and tools for
    exploring new worlds of mind & spirit, thereby aiding in the quests of expanded human potential, spiritual
    consciousness, and planetary awareness."
    Also has an online encyclopedia.
    http://tarot.llewellyn.com/   
     

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    Readings given by sites not affiliated to Publishers

  18. Glastonbury Tarot
     "The 78 card Glastonbury Tarot [...] is now out of print and available only as used sets. The divinatory meanings
    and symbolism correspond to traditional tarot sets, and the suits are Staffs (Fire), Chalices (Water), Swords (Air),
    and Vesicas (Earth). The original oil paintings are in vibrant colours, and depict the symbolism of the tarot in the
    context of the history and mythology of the Glastonbury landscape and figures. Many of the paintings were modelled
    by local people, who were specifically chosen because, to me, [ed: Lisa Tenzin-Dolma is the author and illustrator]
    they represented the energy of the image.

    "The Glastonbury area is rich in story and myth, and encompasses all of the archetypes to be found in the tarot. By
    many, this area is considered a sacred place, and the heart centre of the world. Glastonbury is a melting-pot of cultures
    and philosophies, visited by pilgrims from all over the world, and this is reflected in the paintings and text, which draw
    on figures and stories from the Pagan, Christian, and Druid traditions."
    http://www.isleofavalon.co.uk/tarot/index.html   
     
  19. Osho Zen Tarot
     The 79-card Osho Zen Tarot - also titled "The Transitional Game of Zen" - has beautiful artwork, portraying images
    for the four suits of fire, clouds, water, and rainbows... which also incorporate a light and gentle sense of humour.
    "The Osho Zen Tarot focuses on gaining an understanding of the here and now. It is a system based on the wisdom
    of Zen, a wisdom that says events in the outer world simply reflect our own thoughts and feelings, even though we ourselves
    might be unclear about what those thoughts and feelings are. So it helps us to turn our attention toward outside events so
    we can find a new clarityof understanding about what is happening in our own innermost hearts.

    "The conditions and states of mind portrayed by the contemporary images on the cards are all shown as being essentially
    transitional and transformative."

    [On the same site, you can also have a reading with the Transformational Tarot]
    http://www.osho.com/Main.cfm?Area=Magazine&Sub1Menu=Tarot&Sub2Menu=OshoZenTarot&Language=English  
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    Self-published decks, and smaller Publishers

  20. Tarot of the Crone
     This is a powerful deck to work with, created by Ellen Lorenzi-Prinz; it is currently out of print but with the possibility of a reprint.
    "The Crone is the ancient holy one. She is grandmother, witch and hag. She has been ignored, trivialized, blamed and feared, for she holds powers that others deny. Powers of time and transformation. Powers we may fear, but would do better to understand.
    The Crone is the Mother of all Mothers. She knows all your bedtime stories, and all your worst nightmares.
    She is the One Who Knows Death. She will introduce you to your shadow. She can free you from your fears. The Crone is She Who Has Gone Beyond."
    http://www.croneways.com/     
     
  21. New Moon Trading
     The Home Page of Julie Cuccia-Watts, the artist and creator of the Ancestral Path, Blue Moon, and MAAT tarot decks.
    http://www.newmoontradingco.com/     
     
  22. Songs for the Journey Home
     "In essence Songs for the Journey Home is a celebration and recognition of human strengths, frailties and the
    ability we each have to transform our relationships with each other and with our planet."
    http://www.tarotjourney.co.nz     
     
  23. Elksinger’s Perfected Tarot
     The book and deck of Elksinger’s Perfected Tarot, originally published in the mid-1980s "... together comprise an
    exciting work incorporating all the knowledge of the old tradition as never before utilized in any previous Tarot. The
    Major Arcana cards are rich in layer upon layer of symbolism — deeply evocative images with a depth of esoteric
    knowledge seldom found elsewhere. The traditional suits of the Minor Arcana (wands, swords, cups and pentacles)
    have been replaced by trees, birds, sea creatures and land animals much more meaningful for meditation, the purpose
    for which this deck was designed."
    http://www.elksinger.com/tarot.html     
     
  24. Soul Guidance - Tarot
     The site of Carol Herzer and Dirk Gillabel and his brother Guido Gillabel. Tarot decks include the Illuminated Tarot,
    Cosmo AstroTaro, the Alchemical Tarot, Brain-Heart Tarot, Cosmic Egg Tarot, Egyptian Gods Tarot, Magical Mystery
    Tarot, the Radical Wirth Tarot, and others.
    http://www.soul-guidance.com/tarotdecks/index.htm     
     

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    Miscellaneous - Bits and Pieces

  25. Moonwise Calendar and Moonwise Diary
     [ed: Listed here 'cos I like it!]
    The Moonwise Calendar, compiled by William Morris, is a "large format 13 month calendar in black and yellow, with illustrations
    on the theme of sacred mountains. Now in its 20th year of publication, this is a calendar to help you keep in touch with natural
    cycles in the sky, the earth and yourself. Each month begins at new crescent moon and lasts for 29 or 30 days. The months
    are named after trees, in an amended version of Robert Graves’ Irish tree cycle in The White Goddess.

    "The Diary, a pocket-size companion to the calendar, shows daily astrological events, the moon phase for every night, and daily
    times of rising and setting of the sun and moon for London, Glasgow and Dublin. British and Irish clock times. Artwork and writings
    are contributed by readers. In its fifth year of publication, it shows four pages per week, daily festivals and calendar dates from
    different traditions, year planner, details of eclipses visible in 2006 and the years ahead, extensive background notes."
    http://www.moonwise.co.uk/index.php     
     
  26. Astro.com
     Quite simply, the best free astrological reading site there is, complete with charts, choice of house-systems etc.
    http://www.astro.com/     
     
  27. Voice of the Woods - Ogham divination
     An easy to use, nice to look at, and well designed site - with good source-references.
    "The Ogham form an ancient Celtic alphabet, based on trees and used for inscriptions on monuments and for the
    organization of knowledge. There are 20 original Ogham, with a later addition of 5 more; this version uses the original
    20. Ogham inscriptions are normally read from the bottom to the top, or from right to left; in this version, read the
    graphic as if the left were at the bottom"
    http://www.pixelations.com/ogham/index2.html     
     

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