Rumi: The Card and Book Pack - Meditation, Inspiration, Self-Discovery

by Eryk Hanut, Michele Wetherbee

Thirteenth-century Persian poet Rumi remains one of the world's most popular mystics and poets; his fans include PBS' Bill Moyers, among others. Tuttle is proud to offer a beautifully produced package of Rumi's peerless wisdom, in a new translation text and 54 interactive cards. The book explores the history of Rumi and his career as a spiritual instructor and sage. The colorful cards are divided into six families-birth, love, ordeal, transformation, warnings, and rewards-and come with interpretations and instructions for using them for meditation, inspiration, and to answer life's questions. Attractive, handy, and easy-to-use, The Card and Book Pack is a fun, enlightening way to arrive at greater self-knowledge through the insightful words of one of the greatest sages of all time.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Karen]

The book and cards just didn't end up being my thing. I really resonated with some of the Rumi quotes themselves, but didn't get value out of the cards. If you like meditating on questions and consulting cards already, perhaps this is for you! If you're looking for a book on Rumi and more by him, find a different book.

[Michael Jay]

This is a good memory of the time living in Türkiye, and the messages I saw people live daily while my neighbors in Konya.

[Chelsee Hicks]

Call it user error, but I read this book like a novel, expecting some sort of cohesive thread to weave throughout it. It wasn’t disjointed, yet I closed its covers wondering what the point of all that was. It feels like more information than necessary to accompany a card deck, yet too little information to necessitate the existence of a book. Part 1 was most interesting—the life and tales of Rumi. Part II touches on divination in general and ways to use the card deck that is to accompany the book. Part III explains the meanings of the cards within the deck. Rumi’s poetry is sprinkled throughout all three parts. While I didn’t find the book wholly satisfying, it gets three stars because it is not without value: I did find it come up in conversations, which is a good sign for me.