Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Video 06 in a series of video lectures for the Holistic Tarot companion course. In this video, we outline tarot card trends over the last century, how to apply critical theory to interpret a tarot card (we’ll be using Key 13: Death to demonstrate), and talk about what a tarot spread is.

Access the course materials here: benebellwen.com/about-the-book/a-companion-course

Closed captioning available for this video (and all video lectures in this Holistic Tarot series) to accommodate the Deaf and H/H communities.

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Decks Pictured: Apokalypsis Tarot by Erik Dunne and Kim Huggens (Lo Scarabeo, 2017); Aquarian Tarot by David Palladini (U.S. Games, 1970); Art of Life Tarot by Charlene Livingstone (U.S. Games, 2016); Bluebird Lenormand (U.S. Games, 2016); Book of Thoth Etteilla Tarot (Lo Scarabeo); CBD Tarot de Marseille by Dr. Yoav Ben-Dov; Chakra Wisdom Oracle Cards by Tori Hartman (Watkins Publishing, 2014); China Tarot by Der Jen (Lo Scarabeo, 2006); Daily Guidance from Your Angels Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue (Hay House, 2006); DruidCraft Tarot by Philip Carr-Gromm, et al. (St. Martin’s Press, 2005); Efflorescent Tarot by Katie Rose Pipkin (self-published); Fairytale Lenormand by Arwen Lynch Poe and Lisa Hunt (U.S. Games, 2016); Fin de Siècle Kipper by Ciro de Marchetti (U.S. Games, 2016); Fountain Tarot by Jonathan Saiz, Jason Gruhl, Andi Todaro (self-published, 2015); Golden Dawn Magical Tarot by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero (Llewellyn, 2012); Golden Dawn Tarot Deck by Robert Wang (AGM Müller, 1977); Golden Tarot by Kat Black (U.S. Games, 2004); Golden Universal Tarot (Lo Scarabeo); Grand Etteilla Egyptian Gypsies Tarot (B. P. Grimaud, 1977); Haindl Tarot by Hermann Haindl (U.S. Games, 1990); Hello Kitty Tarot by Brittany Tingey (self-published); Hermetic Tarot by Godfrey Dowson (U.S. Games, 1990); Hoi Polloi Tarot (Hoi Polloi, Inc., 1972); Labyrinth Wisdom Oracle Cards by Tony Christie (Gaois Publications, 2012); Llewellyn Tarot by Anna-Marie Ferguson; LXXXI Quareia The Magician’s Deck by Josephine McCarthy, Stuart Littlejohn, and Cassandra Beanland (self-published, 2015); Magi of Ancient Egypt Tarot by R. Falconnier, illustrated by M. Otto Wegener (1896); Morgan-Greer Tarot by Lloyd Morgan and Bill Greer (U.S. Games, 1979); Oswald Wirth Tarot (U.S. Games); Psychic Tarot for the Heart by John Holland (Lifestyles, 2014); Robin Wood Tarot by Robin Wood (Llewellyn, 1991); Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg by Yuri Shakov and Cynthia Giles (U.S. Games, 1992); Sirian Starseed Tarot by Patricia Cori (North Atlantic Books, 2012); Smith-Waite Centennial Tarot (U.S. Games); Steele Wizard Tarot by Pamela Steele (Self-published); Sun and Moon Tarot by Vanessa Decort (U.S. Games, 2010); Tarot of Bones by Lupa Greenwolf (self-published); Tarot of Ceremonial Magick by Lon Milo DuQuette (U.S. Games, 1997); Tarot of Dreams by Ciro Marchetti (U.S. Games, 2015); The Good Tarot by Colette Baron-Reid (Hay House, 2017); The Incidental Tarot by Holly DeFount (self-published); The Poet Tarot by Kelli Russell Agodon and Annette Spaulding-Convy (Two Sylvias Press, 2014); The Rider Tarot Deck (U.S. Games, 1971); The Wild Unknown Tarot by Kim Krans (self-published, 2012); Thoth Tarot (U.S. Games); Triple Goddess Tarot by Jaymi Elford and Franco Rivolli (Lo Scarabeo, 2017); Type Tarot by Hurgle Studios (self-published, 2016); Universal Worth Tarot (Lo Scarabeo, 2008); Voyager Tarot by James Wanless (Merrill-West Publishing, 1986); Wooden Tarot by A. L. Swartz (Skullgarden); XIII Tarot by Nekro (Fournier, 2014)

B-Roll Footage Credits: Beachfront B-Roll; Cute Stock Footage; Videezy; Vidsplay

Photographs of The Pictorial Key of the Tarot vintage books from CollecTarot & Books (collectarot.com) and Waite Smith (waitesmith.org) by Dusty White, House of White (Felton, California). Pages of Monde Primitif by Antoine Court de Gebelin courtesy of the John Adams Collection at the Boston Public Library. “Baby Boomers” black and white photographs from the Virginia Historical Society (vahistorical.org). Black and white photographs from the 1960s courtesy of The Culture Trip (theculturetrip.com), permission granted for educational, non-commercial uses. Photograph of Sylvia Plath courtesy of Poetry Foundation (poetryfoundation.org). Video stills from "Lisa’s Wedding." The Simpsons, Season Six, Episode No. 122, written by Greg Daniels, directed by Jim Reardon, Fox Broadcasting Company, original air date March 19, 1995. Other select images sourced from Wikimedia Commons and public domain sites, used here for educational purposes. Otherwise photographs of tarot decks used herein were taken by me.