Product Description

Beloved by nearly half a million tarot enthusiasts, Rachel Pollack's Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom forever transformed the study of tarot. Finally—after thirty years—the much-anticipated follow-up to this revered classic has arrived! Enhanced by author's personal insights and wisdom gained over the past three decades, Rachel Pollack's Tarot Wisdom will inspire fans and attract a new generation of tarot students.

Alive with a rich array of new ideas, yet reverent to the history and tradition of tarot, Rachel Pollack's Tarot Wisdom is a comprehensive guide for all levels. All seventy-eight cards are explored from fresh angles: tarot history, art, psychology, and a wide variety of spiritual/occult traditions. Pollack also takes tarot reading in new and exciting directions-spanning predictive, psychological, magical, and spiritual approaches. Featuring a wealth of new spreads, anecdotes from the author, and innovative ways to interpret and use tarot, this all-encompassing guide will reinvigorate your practice.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61058 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780738713090
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Rachel  is considered one of the World’s foremost authorities on the modern interpretation of the Tarot. She is also a poet, an award-winning novelist, and a Tarot card and comic book artist. She has published 12 books on the Tarot, including 78 Degrees of Wisdom (Thorsons, 1998), considered a modern classic and “the Bible of Tarot reading.” Its’ marriage of common sense, wide-ranging knowledge, and esoteric awareness have inspired many tens of thousands of readers worldwide to a deeper knowledge of the Tarot.

She is a member of the American Tarot Association, the International Tarot Society, and the Tarot Guild of Australia. With fellow Tarot author Mary Greer, she has taught at the famed Omega Institute for the past twelve years. She has been conferred the title of “Tarot Grand Master” by the Tarot Certification Board, an independent body located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As a fiction writer, Pollack has been bestowed many honors and awards, among them the famed Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction (for Unquenchable Fire) and the World Fantasy Award (for Godmother Night). She is a recommended member of PEN International, and has written for numerous publications.

Customer Reviews

The Tell All Book of Tarot
In the beginning was the word, and the word was SEVENTY-EIGHT DEGREES OF WISDOM, (often called the "Tarot Bible" by Pollack disciples) and we saw that it was good.
And now, building on that masterful work, Ms. Pollack has written a "tell all" book of Tarot. In this unique body of work, she has ingeniously integrated Tarot history, traditional meanings, astrology, Kabbalah and mythology, along with reading techniques, original spreads, and her own rich life experiences as a Taroist, author and teacher.
In these challenging economic times, if you are looking for that one book that gives your the biggest bang for your buck, look no further: It is TAROT WISDOM. Scott Martin

Surpassed my eager expectations
I have been looking forward to Rachel's book from first hearing about it. I was fortunate enough to participate in a few of her intensive workshops and have been waiting for the book to fill me in on the ones that I missed.

Her book is surpassing my high expectations and captures both her wit and wisdom. Rachel creates a personal and intimate connection to the Tarot for the reader. She mixes in detailed knowledge and insight. It is a very impressive book and useful resource for anyone interested in Tarot.

Adding a little more to review: Rachel has created a very helpful recursive technique to explore cards (and new decks) and teaches it quite well in her new book. Basic idea is to consider thematic elements of a particular card, or suit, or symbolism, or deck, or other characteristic and draft some good questions around them. Once the questions are created you do a reading on them. The results can be surprising and very often add a lot of insight. In workshops we did this with some rather challenging decks with good results. In Tarot Wisdom, Rachel explores each card from various resources and then completes the exploration with some very effective exploratory readings.

Great Sequel
This book is a great sequel to Pollack's excellent book, Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom. After giving a brief history of the Tarot decks, she gives in-depth discussions of all the cards of the deck. The book is loaded with illustrations, and the discussion of each card includes illustrations of each card from a few decks. Pollack's method of writing is enjoyable to read. Her discussions of the cards give some new insights regarding psychological interpretations of the cards in the Tarot Deck.