Anatomy of a tarot library ✨ a tarot nerd's reading list

Introduction to Tarot Guidebooks00:00:00

Sylvie introduces her collection of essential tarot guidebooks. She covers 78 Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack, Unlocking the Tarot by Lisa Papez, Radical Tarot by Charlie Claire Burgess, and the visually stunning Taschen Library of Esoteric Tarot.

Practical Guides and Deep Dives00:09:17

A look at more practical and dense resources like Finding the Fool by Meg Jones Wall, the comprehensive Holistic Tarot by Benebell Wen, Tarot Deciphered by T. Susan Chang and M. M. Meleen, and The Ultimate Guide to Tarot by Liz Dean.

Specialized Systems: Thoth and Marseille00:20:55

Exploration of non-Rider-Waite-Smith resources, including Lon Milo DuQuette’s guide for the Thoth deck and various Marseille-focused books such as Jodorowsky's The Way of Tarot and Yoav Ben-Dov's The Open Reading.

Special Topics in Tarot00:29:49

Books focusing on specific aspects, including court cards (Ethony Dawn), staging/illustrations (Scott Martin), card combinations (Josephine Ellershaw), and the scientific/psychological perspectives (Siddharth Ramakrishnan, Arthur Rosengarten).

Workbooks and Personal Practice00:48:47

Sylvie highlights books for creative practice, spread-crafting (Barbara Moore), and deep therapeutic/shadow work (Dreya Blume, Maria Minnis, and T. Susan Chang), emphasizing the value of workbooks for developing one's own reading style.