Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness (a New Edition of the Tarot Classic) Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Mar. 2019

As above, perfect. written in 1978, so some years ago, but still perfect. I cannot believe it took me so long to get a copy. the hardback edition is very nice, the print is very clear, the card pictures are black and white but again very clear. The author Rachel Pollack is interesting and inspiring, with a wealth of knowledge and her own view about the progression of the cards, and their meanings.a small minus which didn't overall effect my view.If you use tarot as a kabalah pathworking tool, you will more than probably think Rachel Pollacks tree of life spread is rather silly as i did, and never consider bothering with it. She obviously is not a kabbalist or a magician, but is limited to being in divination. (however is an expert one for sure.)so if you are a kabbalist looking for a tarot book for magickal purposes, look elsewhere.but for all others looking for a tarot book for purposes of divination, and maybe self development, start here, its really the best book i have seen, and i have seen many.

Book for someone that already knows a thing or two about tarot.Its great overall goes into details of the card meanings.

Great holistic view of the tarot and how to read it. All about mindfulness. As a beginner I can only recommend it!

As a beginner, I love this book as its great to read alongside a generic beginner type book. Doing this helps me see the deeper meanings coming from Rachel who is a master reader. This deeper meaning helps me "get" the Tarot intuitively and weave in my years of rich life experience, knowledge. skills and wisdom. This helps guide myself and others in my readings.

Very good book!

I do enjoy studying tarot as a subject and this book provides insights that had never occurred to me before. In that respect it is worth purchasing.Yet, there are some assertions that, for me, don’t hold up to critical thinking.

Firstly the hardback copy of this gift edition is beautiful, and makes you wish ALL books were still printed this way, so highly recommended as a gift for someone or yourself.This is a necessary book for any tarot readers bookshelf, although not a really a total beginners book due to the structure and layout of information which can be quite a handful to get though. It’s a poetic interpretation and almost flowing journal of tarot, which is enriched by the tarot in its entirety throughout all the pages, so using this as a flick book for readings is slightly less productive than it would be to read it from cover to cover and absorb it all in one go. I would highly recommend this as a read for any tarot reader to really get in touch with the tarot as a journey and aid them in being more absorbed in that idea than the meaning of each individual card. This book is based on Rider Waite tarot, and it discusses much of the symbolism and illustrations in these decks specifically, so not as useful for someone using other types of decks or is currently without a rider Waite deck. I also found this book didn’t go into much depth about tarot numbers or numerology, or in exploring the minor card suits (wands, cups, swords, pentacles) specifically- it’s kept very brief. Each card has an in-depth meaning section which is of course useful, but overall I found the first few chapters about the major arcana journey the most useful. Definitely a book to own.

Beautiful and insightfully written, this is the classic tarot book where Rachel Pollock - to my knowledge as the first - divided the Major Arcana in three, separated the Court cards from the Minor Arcana and opened up the readings to encompass a vast array of meaning and interpretations. Wonderful explanations and truly wise, this is a treasure to cherish for a lifetime.

Fascinating and comprehensive history and information about tarot cards. Very happy I bought this book.

El libro me ayudó más que un curso que tomé de tarotismo, es práctico, va directo a los escenarios y su posible interpretación y no le pone ninguna tendencia esotérica como es la costumbre con esta herramienta. Si te quieres ayudar a tí mismo, unas cartas de Tarot y este libro son de gran ayuda, lo recomiendo.

Somewhat helpful, but the author's obsession with gender makes it an ordeal to go through. The book was written from a perspective of schooling people about how women are oppressed, rather than the neutral approach needed to teach objectively (and in particular, needed to understand the amoralistic nature of tarot's occult knowledge). This unfortunately takes away from a lot of the cards' meaning, especially when it comes to the major arcana.

Wiele lat nie chciałem tego kupować bo to była taka popularna książka (więc na pewno nie mogła być taka dobra!) ale w końcu się przekonałem. Książką jest FANTASTYCZNA! Gorąco polecam