The Illuminated Tarot Guidebook

by Caitlin Keegan, Rachel Bozek (Editor)

The Illuminated Tarot Guidebook goes beyond the keywords, inspiring readers to expand their interpretation of The Illuminated Tarot deck's images. The guidebook includes an introduction from the deck's creator, historical background on tarot and cartomancy, and an overview of the deck's structure and relationship to traditional 78-card tarot decks. Each card description includes the inspiration behind each image, a shorthand Quick Reading based on the card’s suit and number, a Traditional Reading based on the corresponding card(s) from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, and questions for reflection.

Genres: Tarot

216 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2021

About the author

The Illuminated Tarot: 53 Cards for Divination and Gameplay, Caitlin Keegan's first work as both author and illustrator, will be released by Clarkson Potter in 2017. Caitlin previously illustrated Shakespeare's Love Sonnets for Chronicle Books, and several coloring books including the Color-Your-Own-Greeting Cards series for Storey Publishing. Caitlin is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Amelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bought this to accompany my Illuminated Tarot deck. The actual deck came with a mini guidebook which I thought was insufficient since this wasn't your standard tarot deck. The explanations were written clearly but it's definitely a guidebook that requires many re-reads. I wished the illustrations were in colour though to match the vibrancy of the actual deck.

[Ashy Blacksheep · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having much enjoyed the Illuminated Tarot deck, this guidebook perfectly delivers in its promise of deepening one’s understanding of the deck and how it involves, incorporates, and in some places consolidates the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.

[Brittany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute rendition full of symbolism and creativity. It’s interesting to learn how tarot is all about interpretation and deciphering the relevance of each card to any situation or state in life, and not just a means of “predicting the future”.