Tarot: Connect With Yourself, Develop Your Intuition, Live Mindfully Hardcover – Illustrated, October 6, 2020

I've been a fan of Tina Gong's work in tarot for a while, but when I saw this come out I was a little skeptical that a physical book could offer much more than was already available for free on her app and website. However, knowing the quality she puts into all her other products, I decided to try it out anyway, and it completely surpassed my expectations.While the information already available on her site gives good background on the characters of the cards and the intentions behind the smith-waite designs, the information for each card in this book feels uniquely optimized for practical use. If you're already familiar with all the cards and just need something to refer to because you haven't yet memorized the full meaning, depth, and guidance of every single card, I would highly recommend this book.Unlike other resources that can be difficult to navigate and slow to get to the point, each card entry in this book is completely saturated with concise and practical yet detailed and comprehensive information on what the card means and how it can apply to any situation. Although a very large space in each entry is occupied by a large illustration of the card, which might seem at first like a way to inflate the page number, I quickly realized when using the book that the illustrations actually make it incredibly easy to find the card you're looking for in seconds, which is more than can be said even for a lot of online resources.The card reference takes up the majority of the book, but the other resources are also very well thought out. The real life reading examples can be very useful for beginners who are just learning from textual resources aren't sure exactly how they're meant to apply the meanings of cards to real situations or tie the meanings together.I've found in the past that books which look similar to this one, with attractive minimalist art covers and simple names, often end up being a lot of rambly, space filler information without much substance, but this book turned out to be the complete opposite. The only part that takes the form of essay-like prose are the introductory chapter, which serve their purpose while being concise and to the point. The methodology of the book, which centers around a psychological, archetype-based approach to tarot, is briefly introduced in the beginning, but the substance of it can be found in the most practical possible form, embedded throughout the actual card meaning entries. The entries feature an approach you may be used to if you use the author's labyrinthos app, which involves portraying each card as chapter in the overarching story of its suite, leading in from the previous card and leading into the next, giving a strong overall context and archetypal significance to each card while acting as a mnemonic that greatly helps with memorization. However, the way the method is applied in the book definitely feels more fleshed out and optimized for practical interpretation than what is available in the app.I was also a little worried when I first heard about the book that the illustrations, which use the author's own Waite-tradition deck design, might be distracting when I use the book with different decks, but in practice I haven't found that to be the case. The overall theme of the deck used is minimalist and subtle, and feels strongly designed around the archetypes that the cards represent, so in my experience it agrees well with the Smith-Waite deck, and would probably flow well enough with any deck you use the book with.Also, the designs in the rest of the book that are inspired by this deck are breathtakingly beautiful, and especially the cover is way more beautiful in person with its vivid but subtly integrated colors and inlaid reflective stars. The cover alone feels like a spiritual inspiration for my tarot reading, similarly to how tarot decks with art that resonates with you can work better than others, and adding it into my little spirituality shelf where I store my decks and other stuff almost transforms the space, and makes me all the more eager to do tarot.

I got it on sale but honestly it’s worth the full price and more! It’s a bit large so you have to sit down to read it but it’s worth it since the inside designs are beautiful and clear. I love the “example readings” part. Also the card designs are beautiful, just entrancing.

I am a big tarot fan and love how she puts things very easy. I use her web app too and I appreciate the consistency and perspective. A lovely publication as well - pleasing images and font.

While I haven't gotten through the entire book yet (ADHD and always have 500 things I want to try to do) the book is extremely well written and organized. It gives plenty of understandable information and breaks it down nicely. The material used for the cover itself is super soft and makes you just want to carry it around all day long. Also, the quality of the construction of the book is well worth its money.

Need to answer some thoughts and questions and this book did that for me

This is a bigger sized hard cover book. Inside the pages & graphics are colored, making it easy on the eyes vs. just bare bones black-white ink. The interpretations are also unique. Many are traditional but there are also some cards with new perspectives. I like it! Definitely a nice book to have in my witchy library.

A good basic reference and guidebook for tarot. Especially good for beginners like myself, but even my husband who is a seasoned tarot reader has found some value in it. It’s an aesthetically beautiful book, great for gifts and/or a coffee table book. I love that it includes reversals.

This is a great reference book for Tarot. Not just reading but also for personal Growth. The questions with each card are really helpful