Tarot Book Recommendations
Do you want to learn how to read the tarot? I've compiled a list of my favorite books to help you start your journey to tarot mastery.
Much like learning mentalism, one of the best ways to learn the tarot is through books. And once you have a foundational understanding of how to read the tarot, you can apply your knowledge to create your own style.
I recently started a forum at Artisan Tarot to build a community of tarot enthusiasts so that we can learn from one another. In one of the topics, I asked members to name their favorite books.
Here is a compiled list of their recommendations. I've read most of the books on this list, so they are my recommendations as well. Many of them are available at Artisan Tarot or for free at the Internet Archive.
Start With These Books
The Castle of Crossed Destinies - Italo Calvino
The Way of Tarot - Alejandro Jodorowsky
Reading the Marseille Tarot - Jean-Michel David
The Marseille Tarot Revealed - Yoav Ben-Dov
Continue with These Books
Marseille Tarot: Towards the Art of Reading - Camelia Elias
Seeing the World - Jean-Claude Flornoy
Untold Tarot: The Lost Art of Reading Ancient Tarot - Caitlín Matthews
Tarot de Marseille - Paul Marteau
Bare-Bones Tarot: An In-Depth Study to Key Elements of the Tarot - Vincent Pitisci
Another Way for Tarot de Marseille - Helena Gavrielov
Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom - Rachel Pollack
Esoteric Tarot - Ronald Decker
Free Books
The Game of Tarots - Antoine Court de Gébelin - Free
Tarot Symbolism - Robert O'Neil - Free
Tarot Revelations - Richard Roberts - Free
Tarot of The Magicians - Oswald Wirth - Free
The Greater Trumps - Charles Williams - Free
Artisan Tarot Trumps Course
Also, if you want to take your readings to the next level, I highly recommend our Tarot de Marseille trumps course. I teach it with Jeremy Weiss who was a protege of Bob Cassidy's. He's now a professional reader at The Temple of Miriam.
P.S. I'll continue updating this post with future recommendations, so check back for updates.