Barbara Moore

PUBLISHING FOR BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

The tarot has been a part of Barbara Moore’s personal and professional lives for over a decade. In college, the tarot intrigued her with its marvelous blending of mythology, psychology, art, and history. Later, she served as the tarot specialist for Llewellyn Publications. Over the years, she has been active in the American Tarot Association and has spoken at tarot conferences around the United States. Barbara’s articles on the tarot have appeared in several tarot publications and in Llewellyn Publications New Worlds of Mind and Spirit magazine. She has also sat on the Tarot Journal editorial board. Barbara’s own education in the tarot has been and continues to be broad and enlightening. She has studied under renowned tarot scholars Mary K. Greer and Rachel Pollack, and she has taught the tarot to all manner of would-be tarot readers.

Barbara enjoys the challenge of giving a voice to tarot cards and oracle decks. She has had the good fortune to write books for several decks, including A Guide to Mystic Faerie Tarot, The Gilded Tarot Companion, The Hip Witch Tarot, Enchanted Oracle and The Mystic Dreamer Tarot.

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Getting to Know the Court Cards

February 22, 2023 by Barbara Moore 2 Comments

Pulling a card each day is a favorite tarot activity, for both novices and experienced readers alike. Newcomers are sometimes overwhelmed with all the options available within this simple practice and would like guidance. Long-time practitioner’s often welcome new ideas to keep their practice fresh. Ru-Lee satisfies both these desires. For each card in the deck Ru-Lee provides simple yet powerful affirmations, areas of reflection, and activities. The book is inclusive in language, but also inclusive in recognizing that people have different levels of ability physically, mentally, and emotionally. This quality is reflected particularly well in the activities. There are two for each

Reading time: 2 min

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The Minor Cards in Love

February 8, 2023 by Barbara Moore No Comments

Elliot Adam, author of the well-loved Fearless Tarot, now guides us through one of the most complex human emotions: love. From the hilarious and completely relatable opening pages Elliot takes our hand reassuringly has he reveals the secrets of love in the cards. He’s taken a few extraordinary approaches to the material. First, he gives equal attention to the reversed meanings of the cards, a rare if not unique occurrence. This puts them on equal footing instead of regulating them to the “less than” pile. Second, in addition to the general meaning of each card, he provides meanings for the cards in the areas of: New Relationship, Long-term Partnership, Intimacy, Seeking

Reading time: 3 min

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How to Read Tarot Card Combinations

January 25, 2023 by Barbara Moore 1 Comment

Josephine Ellershaw is well known for her approach to tarot. In Easy Tarot, she helped tens of thousands of beginners learn to read the cards. In Easy Tarot Reading, she helped readers of all levels up their game and give better readings. Now, with Easy Tarot Combinations, she again helps us unravel the useful information that arises when cards work together. Through the years, books have included specific card combinations that we just memorized or learned to recognize. Josephine eliminated the need for memorization and instead teaches us to see the influences between cards so that we can read any combination with confidence. Here are just a few of the aspects you will learn