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Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom
Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot | Rachel Pollack
A top tarotist's secrets to personal growth, one card at a time. The two volumes of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom have inspired a whole generation of tarot students. It has often been described by readers, booksellers, and teachers as the "Bible of tarot readers." It is also often cited as one of the landmark books in modern tarot, and it helped to launch the "Tarot Renaissance" of the 1980s. The two texts-one for The Major Arcana and one for The Minor Arcana--appear together in this volume, which is a reissue of the 1998 edition first published by Thorsons. Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom draws on mythology and esoteric traditions and delves deeply into the symbolism and ideas of each card. It also gives the cards a modern psychological slant based on the pictures rather than a system of occult symbolism. This endlessly useful reference tool provides a concise history of tarot, introduces common spreads, and is a clear and readable book for both the beginning and advanced tarot student.
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MrsHood
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THE quintessential tarot book. The tarot bible. I still refer to it, years later. So easy to read, too. Can read it cover to cover, and it's enjoyable, or use it as a reference book.

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wanderinglynn
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After I read Kitchen Table Tarot (which presents tarot in a down-to-earth manner), I picked up Pollack‘s book (which Cynova also recommends). 78 is incredible, but I‘m so glad I read Kitchen Table first! 78 has so much info, so much detail & in-depth explanations. But it would have been overwhelming had I not read Kitchen Table first.

As a side note, I just had a phone reading with Melissa Cynova. What an incredible experience! She is amazing!

DGRachel I love her Kitchen Table books. She has a fantastic meditation in Kitchen Table Magic that I love so much. It‘s my go-to when I‘m stressed. 2y
wanderinglynn @DGRachel 👍🏻 that‘s on my list to buy when my book-buying ban is up! 2y
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TalesandTexts
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@Eggs Better late than never. Here's the quote you tagged me for:

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push. A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough.

Richard M. DeVos

Eggs Nicely done ✅ 3y
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RegineReads

"People who feel compelled to flaunt all laws remain as bound to those laws as the person who follows them blindly".

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TheFaeWays
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Ask and ye shall receive! I suggested this as a purchase at MIT and they got it for me! Hurray!!
#magic #tarot

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SkeletonKey
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When your tarot collection needs it‘s own special bookcase.

Oops.

#tarot

Meaw_catlady Ohhhh! Love it! 5y
SkeletonKey @Meaw_catlady - I thought you would! 5y
Clare-Dragonfly Wow! What a collection! 5y
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SkeletonKey @Clare-Dragonfly 😆 I get a little obsessive. 5y
Dan_SpiderCrafts Very cool! 😻 I recently found a great Tarot shop in town, with more I'm sure to collect on as well. 5y
SkeletonKey @AlobelThee - Reeeally? I want to visit this shop, haha. 5y
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HardcoverHearts
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I am working to deepen my Tarot study. One of my closest friends has her 50th birthday soon and we are all going to Tuscany to celebrate. I want to be able to feel confident to do a reading for her and our friends who will be staying at a villa with us. I have until Fall to take what I have learned so far and to articulate the narratives in a helpful manner.

Weaponxgirl That is meant to be a great book, if you want to do online practise with me then feel free. I'm learning atom too. 6y
HardcoverHearts @Weaponxgirl Thank you! I might just take you up on that!! 😊 6y
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TheLadyHyatt
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Deepening my intuition lately 😌