Edain did a superb job here. I have used several of her spreads and let me tell you that they are dynamite. I have done them for clients who felt that they had been reborn with her insight and vision. Her Irish Cross, a variation on the Celtic Cross, was so insightful for myself, I kep the spread around for days just dwelling upon it.
She has everything in the book from a simple 4 card spread to a very involved 30-odd card spread. I use the 4 card and the 10 card Irish Cross the most.
Yes the book is rather poorly editted, but you would say that of all of Llewellyn schlock, if you can't get past that then you are missing some true gold that it's in this book. If you did not think that karma exists or affects you, do ONE just ONE spread from this book and discover how breaking free from karma is truly one's goal in life (isn't that what Buddha said) well McCoy gives you the tools to make that happen.
Thank you Ms McCoy, may the Goddess Bless All of Your Days, where ever you are.
The book was a total deception. Confusing spreads, and not so good interpret of the same spreads. The author complicates, intricate and elaborate too much all the spreads...beginning with something and ending up in something else. If you can answer something with 8 cards, why use 15 cards? Past life's readings were not treated with the seriousness, mystic and reverence the theme requires.
I had designed better past life's spreads than hers. I have been reading and studying the tarot for 10 years, so I`m not a beginner. Sorry for Lewellyn, they should have taken more care in a book for past life's spreads. This is a very rich theme that can be treated in more creative and accesible ways.
The author is not a tarot specialist, she explores with spreads, with awful results. She is not convincing, and the book lets you with a salty taste,as you keep reading trying to find if it gets better at the end...but it fails to meet your expectations.
I bought the book because it was recommended by Mary Greer, but it was a total deception. It seems that Mary Greer writes the forwarding of tarot books to help in their selling's, but it is not a guarantee that the book is good. It is very SAD that this is happening...as I respect and admire Mary Greer, as an author. But from now on, I will not rely on her recomendations...as she recomends almost every tarot book from Lewellyn publications.
