Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom

A must have book for all tarot Card lovers

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Good one!

Well structured book , definitely useful .

The paper quality is good. I haven't read the book yet but it took more than 2 weeks to get delivered. I was expecting hard cover at this price.

This is amazing...all one needs to develop a fair overview of Tarot!

A very good book i will recommend this book to everyone

Not for beginners

Un libro completo y serio sobre cada carta del tarot en una narrativa casi perfecta

一ヶ月ほど前に、全文和訳完了しました。心理学的な洞察をもとにしたタロット解読本といってもいいかと思います。 メジャー・アルカナを7で分割するというのも面白かったし、スプレッドも類書にはないものがのっていて興味深かった。 このような本が翻訳・出版されるならば日本のタロット理解もワンランクアップするのではと思うのですが。英文は分かりやすいです。 魔術的なものとは違いますが、そうした傾向のものをお求めの方でも買いではないかと思います。『タロット・バイブル』という同じ著者の本も翻訳され出版されていますので、そちらを覗いて気に入ったらこれもいけると思う。タロット・リーダーならば読んで損はなしです。

I was wary of buying a tarot book online, though I finally did make the decision to buy this book based on the reviews here as compared to the reviews of other tarot books. I've been rather impressed with this book. The author chose, wisely, to use the gold-standard in tarot, the Rider-Waite deck for her demonstrations and detailed study of the tarot symbolism. The Rider-Waite is widely available in both the original as well as other variations (I personally love the Universal Waite deck... same deck with prettier colors). I've waited for some time to review, but decided now would be as good a time as any since I can see that this is a book I will be working through for some time. I've given it a once-through, and have been using it as a reference since I bought it. This book emphasises learning and study (which takes years) over quick-fix guides to the tarot which suggest one could effectively read tarot in only minutes. And it is a long process, one I've been working on for over a decade casually, and one which I will continue to work on for years to come, aided by this very good reference. Seventy-Eight degrees of Wisdom also presents the use of the tarot without excess new-age trappings, focusing on the cards and their symbols themselves, not on extraneous things, particular religious views, or other things which I've read in scanning other tarot books. I think this book is excellent for intermediate students of the Tarot, and gives a wonderful sense of the complexities of tarot, while keeping it to the basics, focusing on the foundations of learning rather than a host of many spreads to use. May your journey of learning be fruitful.

I avoided this book for quite a long time because I had a feeling it would be one of those cases when everyone loves something - everyone compliments the king on his new apparel though they can't see it and are only afraid to sound stupid. Well, I was wrong. All the clichés I have read about this book are applicable: - It IS the best book on tarot I have read - My readings did reach another level - I did learn a lot about myself - It is the book you should read if you can only read one - I couldn't put this book down and finished it in record time. I actually felt sorry when it was over. I am not going into detais of the contents which many reviews have already addressed. Suffice it to say that I have read so many commonplace but well marketed books that added nothing. Rachel Pollack was a pleasure to read because she not only shares so much valuable knowledge; she uses language that is a joy to read and does not imply we are beginner readers as well as beginner tarot readers. She holds nothing back. Few books in my life have GIVEN me so much. Even if I give up tarot I will not regret reading 78 Degrees of wisdom.

This book is a classic for good reason. Even for more advanced tarot fanatics and/or readers, it's full of insights. The valuable intersection with history, psychology and symbolism is priceless. I use it as an inspirational guidance rather frequently. Totally recommend it