Alright, let’s talk about this Book of Shadows Tarot book, you know, the one everyone’s yapping about. I ain’t no scholar or nothin’, but I’ll tell ya what I know, the way I understand it.
First off, they say it’s a kit, not just one book, mind you. It’s got two decks of cards, like two piles of pretty pictures. They call ’em “As Above” and “So Below”. Sounds fancy, huh? “As Above”, that one’s all about them… uh… pagan beliefs, and the gods and spirits and all that stuff. You know, the things they believed way back when.
- Deck one: “As Above” – all about them gods and spirits.
- Deck two: “So Below” – that’s about us, regular folks, and how them beliefs and energies work in our lives.
Now, this ain’t just some game, you hear? They say it’s a way to learn about yourself, about life. It’s like lookin’ in a mirror, but the mirror shows ya more than just your wrinkles. It shows ya what’s inside, what might happen, what you gotta watch out for. This Book of Shadows Tarot ain’t new, they been makin’ it for a while now. But this version, they say it’s the whole shebang, everything in one place.
I seen some folks sayin’ this kit is good for beginners. You know, people who ain’t never messed with these cards before. And that makes sense, ’cause it explains things pretty simple-like, or so I hear. It ain’t just showin’ ya cards, it’s tellin’ ya what they mean, what they stand for. Like, “this card means you gonna find some money,” or “that card means you gotta watch out for that sneaky neighbor down the road.” You get the picture.
They got this Barbara Moore woman, she’s the one who put this whole thing together, they say she’s a Tarot expert. I don’t know her from Adam, but she seems to know her stuff. She took them old ideas, them pagan beliefs, and put ’em in these cards. And she made it so even simple folks like me can kinda understand it. Well, maybe not *understand* understand, but you know, get the gist of it.
So, what’s in this Book of Shadows Complete Kit? You got your two decks, like I said. And then you got a book, I reckon, that tells you what all the cards mean. And maybe some other stuff too, like how to lay out the cards, how to ask the right questions, and how not to freak yourself out when you see somethin’ you don’t like. ‘Cause let me tell ya, sometimes them cards show ya things you ain’t ready for.
The “So Below” deck, that one’s about us, like I said. It shows you how them big ideas, them gods and spirits and all that, how they play out in our everyday lives. It’s like, you got the big picture with “As Above,” and then you got the close-up with “So Below.” It’s like lookin’ at the sky and then lookin’ at the dirt under your fingernails, both part of the same thing, you see?
This As Above deck seems real important, they keep talkin’ about it. It’s the foundation, they say. You gotta understand the big stuff before you can understand the small stuff. It’s like bakin’ a cake, you gotta have the flour and the sugar and the eggs before you can have somethin’ sweet to eat. This whole Book of Shadows Tarot thing is kinda like that, you gotta have the “As Above” to get to the “So Below.”
Now, I ain’t sayin’ I believe in all this hocus pocus, mind you. But I ain’t sayin’ I don’t neither. There’s things in this world we don’t understand, things we can’t explain. And maybe, just maybe, these cards can help us make sense of some of it. Or maybe they just pretty pictures to look at, who knows? But if you’re lookin’ for somethin’ to make you think, somethin’ to make you wonder, then maybe this Book of Shadows Tarot book is worth a look-see. Just don’t go blamin’ me if you see somethin’ you don’t like, alright?
They started makin’ this tarot back in 2008, that’s what I heard. So it’s been around a good while. Folks must like it if they’re still makin’ it, right? And this new complete edition, they say it’s got everything. Nothin’ left out. So if you’re gonna get it, might as well get the whole hog, I always say.
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