With beautiful four color throughout, this is a highly informative look at one of the oldest and most popular forms of future-casting. The history, origins, and symbolism of each card in the 78-card Tarot deck is fully explained, as are the spread techniques, how to read the cards, and--unique to this book--when to time the readings, which is a critical aspect to the Tarot.
Tarot can be very, very confusing. There are 78 cards and two arcanas and four suits after all. This colorful book makes understanding the Tarot easy. After an introduction into what Tarot is, it describes all the cards in the deck and their significance. It then describes patterns of spreads and their significance. This is truly a nice and less intimidating introduction to Tarot.