Tarot and Psychology: Spectrums of Possibility

The profundity of this book is truly remarkable. Opening its pages for the first time, I was unsure of what to anticipate, but it has exceeded my expectations in every way. I've enthusiastically recommended it to friends, and the ripple effect has been impressive—my friends, in turn, have recommended it to their circles. Personally, I find the executed case studies particularly fascinating. Without a doubt, I highly recommend this enriching read.

I love that the author shows us how to use and think of tarot therapeutically. The magic of tarot is what we can see and relate back to ourselves or the querent. Yes, I do use it as a divination tool, but most of the reading can and should be association to the card and digging for the truths. Perhaps it exposes what our higher self already knows, and by studying the cards we open a door to that higher self or our journey as a soul here at this time. The book is dense. You do not have to read every part of it to gain a new outlook. It is easy to go back to in varying sections and pull out what you need at that time. Highly recommended. Don’t buy if you are looking for spreads and card definitions-it’s much more than that.

As a counselor, I was interested in how tarot could be used in the field of psychology. The book is too technical and research based for me.

Not only did I learn a lot about psychoanalysis, but I learned new things about Tarot. I am delighted by the author's often repeated message that Tarot can be used a tool for therapy.

This is an excellent resource if you're considering the addition of Tarot in your mental health practices. However, it is a bit technical. This book was written for psychology and counseling professionals. Professional Tarot readers and consultants can also benefit from reading this book. If you do not have a counseling background, I suggest you read this book thoroughly prior to initiating any of its' concepts. Also, you might start with Transformative Tarot Counseling before reading this book.

If, like me, your approach to Tarot is primarily therapeutic, you will find this book by a Jungian therapist and Tarot reader fascinating.

In my opinion this is an idea way past its due date. The Tarot works amazingly well to identify client issues even more thoroughly than a therapist is capable of doing through traditional psycho-therapeutic methods. The fact is, as observant as a therapist might be, clients can be adepts when it comes to keeping certain thoughts and behaviors secreted, often to the point that the client doesn’t even recognize the areas in which s/he requires someone who knows what they’re seeing and knows how to tease those issues out and up to the surface for healing.Consequently, this makes it extremely challenging to offer a beneficial treatment program. But enter the Tarot into psycho-therapeutic treatment and there’s a whole ‘nother vista of healing possibilities.The idea of utilizing Tarot with psychological therapeutic treatment modalities has intrigued me ever since I began my astrological counseling practice several decades ago. However, it wasn’t until years later that I finally added several other treatment modalities such as the Tarot, numerology, etc., and then finally returned to university in order to obtain my degree in counseling psychology so that my clientele might be better facilitated. While I never did (unfortunately) end up obtaining my counseling psychology degree, I’ve continued to be raptly interested in and study various aspects of psychology ever since.Unfortunately there wasn’t as much ‘teaching’ in this book as I would have liked, and some of the chapters seemed more tangentially expository and confusing, even for someone who is familiar with psychology. Still, Rosengarten has some good ideas here, and even at 4 stars it’s well worth the read.

I was pleasantly surprised. It opened up a whole new world of Tarot possibilities and information. Every serious Tarot reader should spend time with this book.

An incredible position, if only for the meticulously constructed condensed tables steaming from a professional psychological background!The case studies are abundant, clearly and calmly transmitted, which makes it pleasurable to go through. They themselves are academic material of worth.The author is obviously no initiate immersed in any serious occult knowledge, but seems appropriate well read 🍒 and, through his methodology, brings clarity and class to the table.There are some sections where he clearly addresses academia and baby sits them while they are being exposed to the tarot. But that's never going to diminish what he's done constructing those base-tables.

Wonder that so much to discover. I love the Psychological attributes of Tarot. Being a reader,it adds further. A must buy

An in-depth review is not needed here, just to say as a TAROT reader of 50 years I found the book very interesting. My own journey started with the tarot and lead to study and training as a counselor and back to the tarot. Recent work done by Vincent Pitisci another life long tarot fan and pro reader, artist and author, links the tarot method to conceptual blending and mind maps his books add more to the tarot story. Read this book and read Pitisci

Good size, thickness and quality. Arrived on time. Bought as a gift for my girlfriend, seems to be very in depth. Recommended.

Pensei que fosse um livro que descrevesse as cartas sob o aspecto da psicologia mas, ao contrário, é um estudo das mesmas. Talvez, para quem queira aprofundar-se no significado dos símbolos possa ser interessante mas, para mim, foi decepcionante.