Even with all of the various economic uncertainties and disasters of the year, we’re all inspired at this time of year to do *something* for those we love (or like, or just work with).\u00a0 Tarot Pathways presents our 2008 Holiday Gift Guide (Good The Year ‘Round, Not Just in December!).<\/p>\n
A Gift of Self <\/strong><\/p>\n The best possible gift of all (if your recipient is open): a Tarot reading, with you or someone you trust and respect.\u00a0 This is a gift of your time, skills, wisdom, and love – especially if you are doing the reading.\u00a0 I understand that there are probably people in your life to whom you could not offer such a gift (your boss, perhaps, or someone whose personal beliefs do not accommodate Tarot), but for the people who can accept such a gift, it’s quite meaningful.<\/p>\n Where to Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n If your recipient would love a new deck, the one and only place to shop is, of course, The Tarot Garden<\/a>.\u00a0 This is especially helpful if you are trying to track down a deck that is long out of print, or if you’re in a position to give something unusual and special.<\/p>\n Contemplating giving a book?\u00a0 I understand the lure of Amazon.com – fast, easy, and having infinite inventory.\u00a0 However, we at Tarot Pathways strongly encourage you to support your local independent bookseller<\/a>.\u00a0 Amazon is great for doing research – and it’s very kind of them to offer server space for your family and friends to store their wish lists – but a good local bookseller is a treasure.\u00a0 Not sure who your local is?\u00a0 Not sure what kind of books they carry? You can check www.BookSense.com<\/a> and find out! \u00a0 Don’t have a local favorite, or you’re not comfortable ordering Tarot from them?\u00a0 We highly recommend Fields Books<\/a> in San Francisco.\u00a0 Providing insight and information to seekers since 1932, Fields offers an astonishing range of books, plus calendars and fun items, and all available for mail order. If they don’t have it, they can special order it! David, Ellen, Esther, and Heidi are knowledgeable, friendly, and have suggestions if you’re not sure where to start.<\/p>\n Specific Gift Ideas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n We admit to a bit of bias here, but we’re wild about the 21st Century Tarot DVD with James Wanless, Ph.D., “Tarot Into The Light”<\/a>.\u00a0 We think it’s a great introduction to Tarot in general, and James<\/a> and the Voyager<\/a> deck in particular.\u00a0 And how often do you have an uninterrupted hour with a Tarot teacher?<\/p>\n If you’re looking for additional Tarot DVDs, we also recommend Joseph Ernest Martin<\/a>‘s DVD on Learning the Celtic Cross<\/a>, featuring his wonderful Quest Tarot<\/a>.\u00a0 (See our review<\/a> for more information.)<\/p>\n We also really enjoy Dan Pelletier’s audiobook of The Process<\/a>.\u00a0 We recently recorded a podcast with Dan, which will be up soon, as well as a full review of the audiobook.<\/p>\n And, for this year’s Ultimate Cool Tarot Deck, we cannot say enough about Emily Carding<\/a>‘s Transparent Tarot<\/a>.\u00a0 This fantastic deck is available through Schffer Books<\/a> and your local independent bookseller.\u00a0 (Yes, you can buy it on Amazon.com, but please consider before doing so – Amazon offers discounts because they pay the publisher less for the goods – which means the author receives less for their work.)\u00a0 Podcast with Emily coming soon.\u00a0 You can read our deck review<\/a> for a sneak preview.\u00a0 In the meantime, check out Schffer Books<\/a> and see for yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even with all of the various economic uncertainties and disasters of the year, we’re all inspired at this time of year to do *something* for those we love (or like, or just work with).\u00a0 Tarot Pathways presents our 2008 Holiday Gift Guide (Good The Year ‘Round, Not Just in December!). 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