Juliet Sharman-Burke

This is an averaged rating: I'd give 4½ stars to the first seminar and 3½ stars to the second one. In Part One, "Images of Mother and Father in the Natal Horoscope," Sharman-Burke discusses each planet and Chiron in the 4th and 10th houses and what these indicate about the native's view of their mother and father. In Part Two, "Zodiacal Myths and Their Correlation with Parent Images," she tells a Greek myth for each sign of the zodiac and then relates it to how it might describe a parent show more if that sign were on the MC or the IC in the native's chart. In both seminars, audience members contribute many personal anecdotes of how they've experienced these planets and signs in their 4th and 10th houses.

I found the first seminar more useful than the second one. The connections between the planets and the parental images were more clearly spelled out and the participants spent more time with each example. In the second seminar, I think the point could've been made just as well if Sharman-Burke had discussed each sign through the 4th and 10th houses and not bothered with the myths. Or more accurately, I would rather have read more examples of how these combinations behave in real people's lives rather than read through retellings of myths I was already familiar with from other books. But both seminars were interesting, and I recommend this book to astrologers interested in how family psychology shows up in charts. show less

I purchased the plain Limited Edition Hardcover set in 1986 and I've used it regularly ever since. For the novice it's a super set. The only bad part is the cloth that came with the set. It is very cheesy. Holy Polyester! However, the book is solid and has held up very well through many parties and good times. As have the cards, which are beautifully illustrated and quite mysterious looking. The information is easy to find and interpret in general terms so they can apply to whomever you are show more doing a reading. All in all it's a fun little set for giggles at parties. I've used it many times as part of my Halloween costumes. show less

Mythology and Tarot - two of my great loves. The book is very descriptive, and I believe it could work well for a novice or experienced reader. Since mythology is a narrative, this book is written in a similar fashion. All querents begin as the Fool because of their journey and search for answers, and Major Arcana vary with their uses of major gods and goddesses. The Minor Arcana focuses on one specific myth within each suit, such as Daedalus and Jason, so everything really focuses on the show more journey we all go through.

The deck is beautifully colored, and anyone who knows the myths should be able to identify each card fairly easily. It helps to know the mythology so you can attribute some of that knowledge in order to connect it to yourself or another querent. This is my favorite deck to use, by far. show less

Tarot cards have intrigued me every since I've seen a deck. They're so pretty and mysterious and so different, yet so closely related in look to our familiar playing cards, and so many of the decks are rich in symbolism. I started collecting decks, and even reading them for friends for fun, even though I'm a thorough-going rationalist and don't believe they can be tools of divination. This particular book came with a deck of cards. It's subtitled "a new approach to tarot cards" but really show more from what I've seen this is very standard in terms of meanings of the cards and the spread--the standard Celtic Cross--I can't see anything new in the approach. Or at least, it's not in the book, but the design of the accompanying cards which are taken from Greek Myth. At least the chapter on "The Origins of the Tarot Cards" doesn't perpetuate the myth they come from Ancient Egypt or the Gypsies. show less