Synopses & Reviews
Review
"In Messages from the Archetypes, Toni Gilbert defines the meeting-point between modern medicine and Tarot with enlightening results. Balancing her intuition and intellect against her solid grounding in holistic nursing, she shows us how the traditional imagery of Tarot can spark interior associations leading to new realms of meaning and healing for both client and practitioner."
Christine Payne-Towler, author of The Underground Stream: Esoteric Tarot Revealed
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"Toni Gilbert deftly blends the complementary disciplines of nursing and the intuitive arts. Based upon synchronicity and a caring creative process, she allows the archetypal imagery of the Tarot to gently guide clients towards manifestation of their mental, physical and spiritual health." Peter Moore, editor, Alternatives for Cultural Creativity Magazine
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"For those not familiar with the Tarot archetypes, Toni Gilbert's descriptive writing makes them easy to understand. She lends credibility to Tarot's capacity to reveal emotional and psychological information from the level of the psyche. Her real life stories are alive and insightful." Susan Ezra, RN, HNC, founder of Beyond Ordinary Nursing
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"Messages from the Archetypes explains Tarot, imagery, symbolism and synchronicity in such a clear way that any person unfamiliar with the cards would get it! I particularly like the way in which Toni Gilbert weaves in different healing and energy modalities." James Wanless, author of Voyager Tarot book and deck
Synopsis
Toni Gilberts revealing study of how to use Tarot as a therapeutic method and means for self-realization, utilizing well-known principles from transpersonal psychology. Using case studies and fully illustrated descriptions of the Tarot deck, Gilbert offers a profound guidebook for personal and professional use. Written in an easy to read story-telling style that appeals to lay-persons and professionals, Messages from the Archetypes tells entertaining stories to demonstrate how to use the cards to achieve insights necessary to move oneself and clients towards self-actualization.