The Ultimate Guide to Tarot: A Beginner's Guide to the Cards, Spreads, and Revealing the Mystery of the Tarot (Volume 1) (The Ultimate Guide to..., 1)

Love this Tarot book. Nice and big and legible. Has all the meanings for all the cards Has full description of the cards. right side up and reverse. Has beautiful pictures and a nice introduction and explanation of how to use the book. Has nice tarot card spreads. For the major arcana. Lots more. If you are in need of a tarot book check this out and if you purchase, you will not be sorry and think it is just another tarot book I have lots of tarot books beside this one. I really like it for its simplicity of the write ups.

I love how big and bright this book is. The pictures are beautiful. I am a beginner and learning tarot slowly. This book has been great - I'm starting by only using the major arcana cards as suggested. I like it because I'm learning the major arcana first and then will add back in the minor arcana. This has allowed me to get comfortable pretty quick using a smaller deck. Less overwhelming. The beginning of the book has a ton of history and useful information and tips. Very happy with my purchase.

I'm new to reading tarot cards and have signed up for a class next month, but I was eager to start learning now. I'll be honest...I judged this book by its cover! I was drawn to the bold colors and pictures of the cards on front. But inside is even better! The author gives some history on tarot up to the current deck that most people are familiar with - the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. The book features sections for the major and minor arcana cards. Each individual card gets its own section with detailed descriptions of each card's image, meanings, and how to interpret them during a reading. Sample spreads are provided throughout the book, from simple to more complex. I've learned so much already, and just love looking at this beautiful, colorful book. I purchased a similar book around the same time (which I also love) but if you can only buy one, I recommend this one!

This book is an excellent resource for someone starting out with tarot cards. I find it extremely helpful to explain each card and all their various symbolisms.

I am a beginner to reading tarot cards. This book is very enlightening and easy to understand, and is welcoming for a newbie such as myself. In the beginning of the book Liz Dean explains several very simple ways to view the cards. She tells you how you can interpret a card just by its color, or by its number or suit. It gives brief summaries of the meanings of the cards as a quick reference, but then it has entire pages dedicated to each card, and even includes the reversed meanings. The descriptions go super in depth in an easy to understand way and they cover a wide variety of contexts and situations. Just by reading about a card, you will find yourself with a far better understanding of it. There's a ton of information presented in a very concise manner - you will learn a lot but it won't feel boring or tedious. The beginning of the book also includes some very fascinating history about tarot. There are also a wide variety of spreads to try - she demonstrates one-card, three-card, and weekly and monthly readings among many others. Each card of the major arcana also has its own spread that you can try.I'm very glad that I bought this book - I've still got a long way to go before I've mastered tarot, but this book has made the task feel a whole lot less intimidating. The colorful illustrations and the organization of each section make it a fun and engaging read.Worth noting is that this book uses the Universal Waite tarot - a variation of the Rider Waite Smith deck. So, I recommend having a variation of that deck if you are using this book to study, because it will make things a lot easier to follow.

A great and beautiful, colorful and informative book about tarot. I think it's beautifully made and very well written. It's for modern times because everything is written more modern. And it's great for beginners. I think the only thing I would complain about is I wish it had more information in it. It has a lot and it has truly enough for beginners I just wish it was a little bit more in depth.

I've read a plethora of tarot books, this is one of the best for learning and ongoing quick reference.Explains the OG original Smith Coleman Tarot, (Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn) , which is THE OG base foundation with all original symbology which all other tarot decks draw upon, which if understood, will give you the best foundation to draw on and apply to any other deck for lifeThis book has it all: Key meanings of each card as well as thorough explanation and description, alternate names, Numerology link, astrological sign or planet, element, hebrew letter, tree of life pathway, chakra, astrological symbolism, and ALL magickal symbolism in each card explained, in an easy to access and clear format for easy referencing! Wonderful book!You get all of the info and symbolism in a concise yet thorough way without the convoluted overload of info that some books seem to have ,,,Also, seller 'Hawking books' gave me exceptional customer service when I had a question, fast response and very helpful, highly recommend them as well

I got this with a few others for a research project and found this to be one of the better volumes on the subject. It's well-written and covers all the basics while also diving deeper than most beginner texts, and I'm finding it very useful. We had one fail to deliver, bought a replacement and had it damaged, bought another and it had the same damage, so I do think that this is best grabbed in a bookstore if you can find it. I got a perfect copy in the local store and I'm loving it. This one's a keeper.