This beautiful hardback with gilded page edges will reveal the secrets of tarot and tarot reading in detail.
From how to take care of your tarot cards to how to unlock your intuition when reading, this enthralling guide will appeal to anyone wanting to learn to read the cards or improve their readings. With plenty of information on the history of the tarot, the different types of card deck available, traditional and modern spreads to use, and methods of interpretation, this is an empowering look at the world of tarot, dispelling myths and developing the reader’s skill in reading tarot. This will become an essential reference tool for anyone interested in tarot.
Includes:
• A section on selecting and taking care of tarot cards
• Practices to improve readings
• Different spreads to use for different queries
With striking gold-embossing, gilded page edges and beautifully designed endpapers, this informative book provides a wonderful introduction to tarot and makes a perfect gift.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Mystic Archives are beautiful hardcover guides which reveal the hidden mysteries of esoteric arts, presented with foil-embossing, Wibalin binding, patterned endpapers and gilded page edges.
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22 reviews for The Book of Tarot: A Spiritual Key to Understanding the Cards (Mystic Archives)
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Mrs. Guggi –
It’s a beautiful and helpful book. Lots of information presented in a unique way. Sooo many editing mistakes. I find that mildly irritating.
Skyee –
This Book is Incredible, I thought it was just a general Tarot book having the meaning to each card but it’s soooo much more it goes into details I didn’t even dream of and I’ve genuinely learned more about several things of the arcane 🙌
Jen myrick –
Love this book to add to my collection! Presented beautifully! Looks exactly as shown!
Jen myrick –
Informative and helpful in learning my craft
Michael Cast –
This book is phenomenal. It goes into very deep detail on all tarot cards. Explaining origins,, meaning, and background.The illustrations are beautiful. The binding and cover is top shelf quality. – the gold edging shows the effort put into the makings. This book will be an heirloom and handed down to the chosen ones in my family line that have the calling and wish to seek The Way. I expected it to last for decades. Long after I’m gone.
Henny Arling –
This book is wonderful. I often use it for my YouTube channel “Mrs. Guggi” Tarot 🔮✌️
Jessica Noire –
I bought the hardcover version of this book at a local bookstore at a considerably lower price than here on amazon. It is well-made and quite beautifully illustrated. The content is good. I like the fact that the author follows the order of trump cards in the classical Tarot of Marseille rather than the Golden Dawn and Waite Smith deck. The positions of the 8th card Justice and the 11th card Fortitude were swapped in 1888 by the Hermetic Society of the Golden Dawn to make them fit its theories about astrological and Cabalistic symbolism. As the author explains on page 8, she follows the classical order of the cards for their numerological symbolism. Several reviewers complained about this numbering but seemed unaware of the history of the tarot or had not read the author’s explanation about why she chose to maintain the original ordering of the Marseille deck. The reason for only 4 stars is that I thought she could have gone into more depth about her personal experience with each card since she has spent 30 years reading the cards. I wish there were more sample readings to show her reading style in action. More actual readings would have been of great benefit to the reader. Also, the book could have been better edited. For example, the description of Knights appears to repeat that of Kings, which does not seem to be what the author intended — maybe a problem with type-setting? That said, I am really enjoying this book and regard it as a welcome addition to my library.
Carle Quale –
Clear concise and informative
LittleKitten33 –
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Beautiful book. I just wish for how big it was there was more descriptions for both upright and reversed meanings. PERFECT if youre trying to learn about tarot, spreads, and need a gorgeous book for your alter, however there are definitely easier to read with better descriptions of books. This is a book good for pairing with another tarot book.
Anthony –
Beautiful and very accurate. Also it explains why the 8 and 11 are switched ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE, 2ND PARAGRAPH! She basically states that the RWS Tarot is the visually most well-known but that the original order of the cards (the Marseille/classical tradition) is more accurate for numerology purposes. Some readers clearly missed that part. It also explains why again in the Justice section. It shows the RWS version of the art but uses the TDM numbering due to the numerology working better/making more sense with Justice as 8 instead of 11. So I hope that helps clear up any questions for anyone interested in this book! Don’t sleep on it! Super informative. And very gorgeous! This has prompted me to check out a few other books in the series. I quite enjoyed that it even mentioned the Tarot de Marseille..even for a moment. Most books don’t.
Brian –
I‘ve been looking for a good looking and comprehensive Tarot book but they don’t often offer all I need.
This book is made with high quality materials and is really well structured. The cards are easy to find (on a reading you want to be able to find them) and Big and Small Arcana are linked really nicely together, which helps learning their meaning and create quick associations when doing readings.
The book has depictions of the cards (Rider-White Tarot) and has a detailed explanation of most cards and symbolism, with an additional short summary of the general meaning and inverted meaning.
There’s a comprehensive chapter on readings with examples of interpretations.
This book can be used for in depth study of the Tarot and also as a consultation book while doing a reading.
I bought this one first and have bought two more of the same collection (one on spells and one on divination), they all have the same lovely off white textured paper and high-end cover with metallic page borders. The paper inside is printed with black ink only and the books all come in the same size which makes collecting them even more appealing.
*Do know you are purchasing the book alone but that’s not an issue! Cards usually come with a very vague small book, this book is a very detailed guide for those looking for more in depth information about the cards.
I would recommend buying a set of Rider-White cards alongside this book
Haley –
They have made a mistakes in the book when they write about card no. 8 which is STRENGTH and card no. 11 which is JUSTICE. In the book they write about these cards in reverse as if STRENGTH is no. 11 and JUSTICE no. 8 and this is wrong. They write that throughout the book in the wrong way and then it is confusing when you have to read.
Beautiful gilted hardcover otherwise, such a pity with this basic big mistake. Maybe not in all editions?
Henny Arling –
Awesome book! Highly recommend.
LittleKitten33 –
Beautiful and very accurate. Also it explains why the 8 and 11 are switched ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE, 2ND PARAGRAPH! She basically states that the RWS Tarot is the visually most well-known but that the original order of the cards (the Marseille/classical tradition) is more accurate for numerology purposes. Some readers clearly missed that part. It also explains why again in the Justice section. It shows the RWS version of the art but uses the TDM numbering due to the numerology working better/making more sense with Justice as 8 instead of 11. So I hope that helps clear up any questions for anyone interested in this book! Don’t sleep on it! Super informative. And very gorgeous! This has prompted me to check out a few other books in the series. I quite enjoyed that it even mentioned the Tarot de Marseille..even for a moment. Most books don’t.
Haley –
Libro maravilloso con cantos bordados. Sólo la tapa dura exterior ya merece la pena comprarlo. Por dentro viene muy bien decorado y con muchísima informacion.
Anthony –
I bought the hardcover version of this book at a local bookstore at a considerably lower price than here on amazon. It is well-made and quite beautifully illustrated. The content is good. I like the fact that the author follows the order of trump cards in the classical Tarot of Marseille rather than the Golden Dawn and Waite Smith deck. The positions of the 8th card Justice and the 11th card Fortitude were swapped in 1888 by the Hermetic Society of the Golden Dawn to make them fit its theories about astrological and Cabalistic symbolism. As the author explains on page 8, she follows the classical order of the cards for their numerological symbolism. Several reviewers complained about this numbering but seemed unaware of the history of the tarot or had not read the author’s explanation about why she chose to maintain the original ordering of the Marseille deck. The reason for only 4 stars is that I thought she could have gone into more depth about her personal experience with each card since she has spent 30 years reading the cards. I wish there were more sample readings to show her reading style in action. More actual readings would have been of great benefit to the reader. Also, the book could have been better edited. For example, the description of Knights appears to repeat that of Kings, which does not seem to be what the author intended — maybe a problem with type-setting? That said, I am really enjoying this book and regard it as a welcome addition to my library.
Víctor Cumbrera Romero –
Awesome book! Highly recommend.
Jen myrick –
Beautiful book. I just wish for how big it was there was more descriptions for both upright and reversed meanings. PERFECT if youre trying to learn about tarot, spreads, and need a gorgeous book for your alter, however there are definitely easier to read with better descriptions of books. This is a book good for pairing with another tarot book.
C. –
I‘ve been looking for a good looking and comprehensive Tarot book but they don’t often offer all I need.
This book is made with high quality materials and is really well structured. The cards are easy to find (on a reading you want to be able to find them) and Big and Small Arcana are linked really nicely together, which helps learning their meaning and create quick associations when doing readings.
The book has depictions of the cards (Rider-White Tarot) and has a detailed explanation of most cards and symbolism, with an additional short summary of the general meaning and inverted meaning.
There’s a comprehensive chapter on readings with examples of interpretations.
This book can be used for in depth study of the Tarot and also as a consultation book while doing a reading.
I bought this one first and have bought two more of the same collection (one on spells and one on divination), they all have the same lovely off white textured paper and high-end cover with metallic page borders. The paper inside is printed with black ink only and the books all come in the same size which makes collecting them even more appealing.
*Do know you are purchasing the book alone but that’s not an issue! Cards usually come with a very vague small book, this book is a very detailed guide for those looking for more in depth information about the cards.
I would recommend buying a set of Rider-White cards alongside this book
Jessica Noire –
Love this book to add to my collection! Presented beautifully! Looks exactly as shown!
Brian –
This book is wonderful. I often use it for my YouTube channel “Mrs. Guggi” Tarot 🔮✌️
Kristel B –
It’s a beautiful and helpful book. Lots of information presented in a unique way. Sooo many editing mistakes. I find that mildly irritating.