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The Power of Tarot: To Know Tarot, Read Tarot, and Live Tarot
“Whether you’re new to tarot, or a seasoned reader, Liz Worth’s The Power of Tarot will help you deepen your understanding and practice. Bravo to Worth for sharing her extensive wisdom and providing seekers with important tools and context in an inspiring way.” – Suzanne Alyssa Andrew, author Reading tarot isn’t just about memorizing card meanings. It’s about understanding what tarot is, what it can and can’t do, where it came from, and what makes it relevant to our daily lives. The Power of Tarot helps to bridge the gaps between studying tarot and putting your knowledge to use. If you feel like your tarot readings are missing something… If you feel like you’re ready to go deeper with tarot but you’re not sure how… If you are ready to develop the perspective you need to read tarot with confidence… The Power of Tarot is for you, no matter what stage of the journey you are on. Here, you will learn not just how to read tarot, but how to think about tarot.
225 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2019
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About the author
Liz Worth
12 books65 followersMy latest title, Going Beyond the Little White Book: A Contemporary Guide to Tarot, is now here.
This is my fifth book, and the first I've written on the subject of tarot.
In 2017, my latest poetry collection, The Truth is Told Better This Way, will be published by BookThug.
I thought her one and only career would be as a writer, but I started reading tarot in 2008 on the advice of an astrologer and my life has never been the same.
Today I tarot help others move past emotional and creative blocks, overcome any obstacles or setbacks, and begin to live their truth through personal freedom and creative liberation.
I'm based in Toronto, but read and teach clients all over the world thanks to the wonders of Skype.
Locally, I read tarot at Likely General and SeeSaw Cafe, as well as at a number of events throughout the city.
I also write an astrology column for Spiral Nature (www.spiralnature.com).
If you'd like to book a private reading with me, or sign up for a workshop, please visit my website.
Interested in more of my writing? Feel free to check out my current books: PostApoc (fiction), Amphetamine Heart (poetry), and Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond (non-fiction).
I find poetry in empty parking lots, inspiration on long bus rides, and clarity in the woods.
Lifelong obsessions include The Smiths, ghosts, black leather boots, John Hughes movies, The Outsiders, Poppy Z. Brite, The Cure, experimental writing, early mornings, thrift stores, and bike rides.
This is my fifth book, and the first I've written on the subject of tarot.
In 2017, my latest poetry collection, The Truth is Told Better This Way, will be published by BookThug.
I thought her one and only career would be as a writer, but I started reading tarot in 2008 on the advice of an astrologer and my life has never been the same.
Today I tarot help others move past emotional and creative blocks, overcome any obstacles or setbacks, and begin to live their truth through personal freedom and creative liberation.
I'm based in Toronto, but read and teach clients all over the world thanks to the wonders of Skype.
Locally, I read tarot at Likely General and SeeSaw Cafe, as well as at a number of events throughout the city.
I also write an astrology column for Spiral Nature (www.spiralnature.com).
If you'd like to book a private reading with me, or sign up for a workshop, please visit my website.
Interested in more of my writing? Feel free to check out my current books: PostApoc (fiction), Amphetamine Heart (poetry), and Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond (non-fiction).
I find poetry in empty parking lots, inspiration on long bus rides, and clarity in the woods.
Lifelong obsessions include The Smiths, ghosts, black leather boots, John Hughes movies, The Outsiders, Poppy Z. Brite, The Cure, experimental writing, early mornings, thrift stores, and bike rides.
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February 1, 2022
Good resource. Easy to read. I think of it as a blog and cliff notes of what it would be like to study tarot with Liz Worth. I did not know if Liz Worth prior to purchasing this book. It was a complete impulse buy - the blurb worked on me, and the sample told me this would be easy to read so why not?
I say it’s like a blog because the structure often falls into a Q&A format, which reminds me of a blog.
The history chapter is accurate but lacking depth and I would say is a little oversimplified. When I checked the bibliography, I didn’t see some tarot scholars on there, so that is probably why.
What Worth shares about what tarot can do and how to interpret tarot is in line with my beliefs so I give it the good stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😬
The Good: An exploration into definitions like free will and change that is a springboard into breaking down our obsession with predictive readings.
Most tarot readers worth their salt will know that all styles or purposes of readings are needed, whether that is predictive, intuitive, and actually reading the cards laid out there. I also highly enjoyed their breakdown into the elements of the Minor Arcana - I think this would be the chapter I would recommend reading if you don’t have time to read anything else.
The Bad: Worth is not spiritual in the least and while they try not to judge, I do think their “do what you want” with tarot rituals reads as their lack of interest in the spiritual power of tarot.
Not that there is anything wrong with that or being secular. That’s just not how I approach tarot, although I also see where Worth comes from in not wanting to give our power away to tarot.
I say it’s like a blog because the structure often falls into a Q&A format, which reminds me of a blog.
The history chapter is accurate but lacking depth and I would say is a little oversimplified. When I checked the bibliography, I didn’t see some tarot scholars on there, so that is probably why.
What Worth shares about what tarot can do and how to interpret tarot is in line with my beliefs so I give it the good stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😬
The Good: An exploration into definitions like free will and change that is a springboard into breaking down our obsession with predictive readings.
Most tarot readers worth their salt will know that all styles or purposes of readings are needed, whether that is predictive, intuitive, and actually reading the cards laid out there. I also highly enjoyed their breakdown into the elements of the Minor Arcana - I think this would be the chapter I would recommend reading if you don’t have time to read anything else.
The Bad: Worth is not spiritual in the least and while they try not to judge, I do think their “do what you want” with tarot rituals reads as their lack of interest in the spiritual power of tarot.
Not that there is anything wrong with that or being secular. That’s just not how I approach tarot, although I also see where Worth comes from in not wanting to give our power away to tarot.
January 3, 2020
This is a fabulous book if you are looking for practical advice on how to read tarot cards. This book does not include card meaning - although it does speak in general terms about the major arcana, minor arcana, numerology in the tarot, court cards and the elemental associations. What I loved about this book is that Liz Worth encourages you to figure out what you believe about tarot and what you are using it for and read based on your belief system. She stripped away all the esoteric elements and the psychic elements and spoke in plain language about reading the cards that are in front of you. If you have ever wanted to read tarot, but thought you could not because you felt you had no psychic gifts - this is the book for you.
She approaches tarot as tool for yourself, and as a tool for reading for others. As someone who almost exclusively reads for myself, I really appreciate her take on this topic.
She does talk a good bit about what she feels the tarot can and can't do - and the kinds of questions that are best asked of the cards. I agreed with her approach, but not all tarot readers do. This book is what Liz believes about Tarot and how it works for her, and she acknowledges this frequently and never gets preachy about her beliefs being the only ones or the best ones. She encourages critical thinking and personal responsibility and I LOVE THIS.
I will boldly say that this is my favorite tarot book out of the dozens I have read.
She approaches tarot as tool for yourself, and as a tool for reading for others. As someone who almost exclusively reads for myself, I really appreciate her take on this topic.
She does talk a good bit about what she feels the tarot can and can't do - and the kinds of questions that are best asked of the cards. I agreed with her approach, but not all tarot readers do. This book is what Liz believes about Tarot and how it works for her, and she acknowledges this frequently and never gets preachy about her beliefs being the only ones or the best ones. She encourages critical thinking and personal responsibility and I LOVE THIS.
I will boldly say that this is my favorite tarot book out of the dozens I have read.
February 28, 2021
I’m a novice when it comes to tarot and I found this book to be so accessible and comprehensive and practical. I work with Liz as my mentor and I’m confident I would still give this book five stars if I didn’t know her. It offers such a grounded approach to the practice of tarot, which extends to wisdom on living, like the importance of discernment, understanding your own motivation, and connecting to intuition.
October 9, 2019
I was given this book by the author/publisher to review for my podcast and I am SO GLAD to have had it brought to my attention. I truly think that this book should be amongst the first a new reader reads. It is fantastic.
January 25, 2020
This is the Tarot book I wished I had when I started my Tarot journey.
May 16, 2023
lessons in taking tarot to the next level
I’ve been studying Tarot! often on since I got my first pack of cards over 20 years ago. I’ve always struggled, trying to move beyond meetings in the lwb. This book has given me a great perspective on how to move my readings to the next level I hope to incorporate some of the knowledge I’ve learned here into my tarot readings. I would encourage anyone who is struggling to move beyond basics to give this book a read. Though I may never meet Liz Worth I’m very happy that I got to read her book. Thank you for all the wonderful knowledge.
I’ve been studying Tarot! often on since I got my first pack of cards over 20 years ago. I’ve always struggled, trying to move beyond meetings in the lwb. This book has given me a great perspective on how to move my readings to the next level I hope to incorporate some of the knowledge I’ve learned here into my tarot readings. I would encourage anyone who is struggling to move beyond basics to give this book a read. Though I may never meet Liz Worth I’m very happy that I got to read her book. Thank you for all the wonderful knowledge.
October 3, 2020
It's a good book for beginners but it personally didn't give me much to my experience as an advanced reader. I was hoping for more because the beginning is amazing.
October 14, 2024
A very good read. I am a beginner tarot reader and this book really helped me explore how the elements play a role in better understanding the cards, as well as numerology even though it is perfectly fine to chose to read the cards without those two factors in mind.
I feel more comfortable with the court cards too, although I did what the author suggested and cross read the informations she gave with other materials to better flesh out what those cards mean to me.
The part about love/marriage is the only one I skipped over because the author kept repeating themeselves.
I feel more comfortable with the court cards too, although I did what the author suggested and cross read the informations she gave with other materials to better flesh out what those cards mean to me.
The part about love/marriage is the only one I skipped over because the author kept repeating themeselves.
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