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A brief list for Tarot beginners
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Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for BeginnersLearning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners by Joan Bunning
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.20
One of the best beginner’s books out there, nowhere else will you find a more comprehensive yet simple approach to the Celtic Cross. Joan Bunning uses the Universal Waite deck for illustrations.
Tarot Plain and SimpleTarot Plain and Simple by Anthony Louis
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.05
Another of the best, this book provides an excellent touchstone for beginners. His many possible interpretations of each card get the creative juices flowing. Anthony Louis uses the Robin Wood Tarot for illustrations.
Universal Waite Tarot DeckUniversal Waite Tarot Deck by Pamela Colman Smith
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $21.62
This is a beautiful re-coloring of the most traditional deck, the Rider-Waite-Smith. Widely known as an excellent learning deck, the engaging pictures encourage creative intuition and profound insight. The backs are a completely reversible indigo and gold star field.
The Robin Wood TarotThe Robin Wood Tarot by Robin Wood
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.50
A most intuitively drawn deck, the Robin Wood is grounded in RWS tradition, and therefore makes an excellent learning deck. Colorful and lively, small details which provide for unique interpretation are included in each card. The backs are a striking and fully reversible Celtic knot.
Robin Wood Tarot: The BookRobin Wood Tarot: The Book
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $10.78
If you love the Robin Wood Tarot, this book is a real treat. Ms. Wood provides excellent insights for each of her cards, and she also gives us a detailed look at what she was thinking as she created each card.
Tarot: Your Everyday GuideTarot: Your Everyday Guide by Janina Renée
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $3.52
This book provides a different approach to reading the cards. Ms. Renee encourages use of the tarot as a tool for advice, and is detailed and descriptive. She uses several different decks as illustrations for comparison.
Learning Tarot ReversalsLearning Tarot Reversals by Joan Bunning
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $8.33
This provides excellent insight into the waxing and waning of energies that affect both upright and reversed cards. However, you may want to work with your deck upright for a while before attempting reversals. This book will be waiting when you are ready.