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

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.

This book is fantastic. I have had a deck of cards with the tiny guide book that it came with for years and decided to buy this book to help me. I was absolutely shocked when it came in the mail because the quality of this book is really good. The pages are thick and glossy. The images are vivid and beautiful. And I just went back to look at how much I paid for this book and I only paid like $13 for it. I seriously hope the author of this book charges more in the future because it is worth way more than $13. There are multiple layouts that you can use for the major arcana cards. There is information about Crystal use with this and chakras. I was actually very pleased and surprised by how thorough this book is. If you’re looking to get better at reading the traditional rider/Waite tarot deck then I would highly recommend this. I’m already getting so much better at it after just a week of practicing and reading this book.

Had this book years ago. Gifted to someone just starting with the Tarot. Bought it to replace that one. I highly recommend this to new readers. It's big and in color. Easy to look up and find meanings. Easy to read and great for reference.

I looked at many books for help with tarot reading and this came highly recommended on YouTube by several in the craft. I am not disappointed. It gives short paragraph history of why artwork & where it came from. The entire card full meaning including numerology, kabbala, astrology, crystals, the bodies chakra, upright & reversed meaning!! From introduction to How to begin in the easiest format I have ever seen. Liz Dean composed for simple learning For more complicated card additional 3 ideas what card may cover regarding HOME, RELATIONSHIP, CARREER & MONEY, it explains further possibilities. I took pictures so you can see how thorough info. A total of 7 or 8 pages of types of spreads and samples of spreads for Major Arcana. I love the TABLE OF CONTENTS saves me so much time. My other book I had to use tabs. For memorization they put all Major Arcana & Minor on two seperate pgs. Which makes so nice to see all together and the color and quality of pages really make the book enjoyable & easy to thumb through. Highly recommend for any level. I am a novice & have been looking to get my money's worth without too many books!

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.

The book has reference pages for major and minor arcana that give the card meaning if you’re just looking for a quick reference. Each card also has its own section (2 pages) that go into detail about the card. There are different spreads to choose from and a few of them seem to have been created by the writer. Because of how the book is broken up it’s good for beginners and intermediate tarot readers. I only wish the beginner portions were a little more detailed. With books for beginners you usually find it’s either dumber down too much or there are things that are left out because “it’s just something everyone knows” and this book falls more in line with the missing details and I often found myself going to Google for the answers. Some things I’m still unclear on and that could very well mean they don’t really matter, which you find a lot of in magic/spiritual practices (“whatever feels right for you” is something you hear a lot of in Wiccan circles). Still, it would have been nice it that was noted. Maybe I’m just being overly picky. I still enjoy the boook

This book is an absolute must for anyone starting out reading Tarot. I've been reading Tarot for 18 years now and had a different guide book that I used for about 10 years, which helped but was so outdated that I felt like I wasn't learning everything there is to know about my spreads and cards.... Until I came across this book. Now my spreads are much more detailed and the interpretations have helped greatly, even for someone like me who is familiar with the cards. I have learned new things about the cards that I didn't have access to with the older book I was using. I've also noticed a few typos and misspelled words in the book, but not a big deal for me, since I just write in a correction and leave it as it is. I'm happy with this book. It is a large size, easy to use and the index in back helps to find the card you're looking for without searching the entire book. There is also some added interpretations for astrology and such, which I find helpful when someone is asking for a reading including those specs. Overall I am more confident in my readings because of this book and I know that some people would advise against using a book for interpretations when reading cards, but I on the other hand disagree, because sometimes I get stuck with meanings and what is written in the book details it out perfectly leaving my sitter very impressed and happy with the added detail in their reading- Oh I don't read in person either, all my readings are prepared and emailed so my sitters don't know I'm using a guidebook so it works well for me.

A great beginner friendly book if you are just starting out with tarot!

Love this book! Will use for years to come. Is colorful, has great images and different explanations. Shipping was fast! Recommended!

easy to read and follow

This book is amazing, it has so much information in it, it’s fantastic for someone wanting to learn tarot. I recommend 100%, you will not be disappointed.

Absolutely love it !! Very informative - it provides the background and explaining the meaning of each cards in great details under different columns. Very easy to understand. I'm surprised it includes the reverse meaning as well! It covers the basics you need to know as well as the reflections of each card :) I'm so happy it is not black-and-white because I'm a visual person :) It has so many spreads to try out and I gain so much insights from this book! For example the chakra spread, I never knew about it and I have never thought that it could be applied to tarot as well! It promotes the users to think outside the box and be creative. This is very important when it comes to the readings. It is the best guide to Tarot and I do not think I need another guide after all. I have 3 guides at home before thinking about buying this one and I didn't expect too much from it. The reason for buying this book is I felt like I have not learnt a lot from those books. They all focused on the meanings and did not really "guide" you on how to read the cards. I felt stuck and that was the reason why I have stopped playing tarot for some time now ... until I got a feeling that I need to pick that up again and now I feel so blessed to have this guide with me! Highly recommended for everyone! It is more than just a book of interpretation of the cards! Nothing to complain about!

Fantastic book for beginners. Am glad I purchased it. Its so detailed that beginners become intermediate level readers. Written so beautifully that one understands and memorizes as one reads. Buy without doubt!