The Girls' Guide to Tarot

by Kathleen Olmstead, Sandie Turchyn (Illustrator)

Decisions, decisions. What's a girl to do? Should you ask that cute guy from history class to the prom? Should you try out for the school play? Where should you go to college? Luckily you don't have to decide what you want on your own--use tarot cards to help answer your most important questions. Expand your girl power with tarot power! Every aspect of tarot reading, from choosing a deck and setting the mood--music and incense are always good--to the significance of each card, is explained in terms totally geared to young women. Let the Queen of Cups, the Hanged Man, and others help you and your girlfriends sort through life and love, school and shopping. Eventually you'll know everything there is to know about the 78 cards that make up the deck.and more about yourself than you ever dreamed.

Genres: Nonfiction, Tarot

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

Kathleen Olmstead is the author of several Classic Starts books, including Anne of Avonlea and Moby Dick, as well as Jacques Cousteau: A Life Under the Sea and Matthew Henson: The Quest for the North Pole, both in the Sterling Biographies series.

Reviews

[Heather Adkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Concise and simple, a perfect starter's guide. I very much recommend it for those interested in beginning the incredible journey of tarot - but remember it is a beginner's guide. Build your practice from there.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent starter book for anyone that wants to learn to read tarot- no matter what age you are or what gender. The author gives a complete, yet very brief overview of tarot. This allows a new leaner to get a very good overview very quickly & to immediately start their tarot journey.

For aspiring serious practitioners, one should be plan to continue their tarot journey by working with more advanced books. But this is one of the best books I have found by far for beginners. I recommend it from my experience as an adult educator (not of tarot but of equally challenging, complex material :)

[Dena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty easy to read. It’s a fun look and explanation of tarot cards. Lots of great ideas and spreads. Plus extra activities to help you get to know the characters. It was very quick and I had found this book on archive.org

[Brianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

wish the spreads had been explained in more detail.

[Virginia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just so inaccurate. The spreads are off, interpretations are non-standard. There are much better books out there.

[Vendela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really interesting so far... I've always wanted to know how read Tarot Cards. Now if only I have a deck.