The Smart Girl's Guide to Tarot

by Emmi Fredericks and Mariah Fredericks

Book Overview

HEY! SMART GIRL! YES, YOU! Are you tired of vague, new agey fortune-telling? Readings that say, maybe you'll meet Prince Charming or maybe you'll get a dog? Do you want to know the future without checking your third eye or contacting your inner goddess? Then you need The Smart Girl's Guide to Tarot ! Every tarot tells a story. This book will tell the modern user how to read that story, using language and examples relevant to contemporary life. Tarot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312323549
• ISBN13: 9780312323547
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious, very in depth tarot analysis

I bought this book along with my first tarot deck (the Vanessa tarot, so great, check it out). I was very happy with this book. The author approaches tarot in a lighthearted but extremely respectful way, with humor around ever turn. Not only does this book always make me laugh, but it's analyses of each of the cards is dead on. I really love how there are explanations of each card under certain circumstances, for example the author will tell you how a card means something different depending on where it falls in a spread. Excellent reference and so much fun!

I really like this book!

As a professional psychic (well over 10,000 clients) and author of my own Tarot book--not to brag, just establishing that I do this for a living--I have to say that THIS BOOK is one of my all-time favorite texts. It is like Goldilocks: not too much information, and not to boring. Fun, quick, and e-a-s-y. There are a lot of books on the Tarot, some going back centuries. Most of them are pretty much the same: "Here's a few spreads, and this is what each card means, now go out there and spread my doctrine." It gets pretty dry after a while. The Tarot should be fun! In fact, the tarot IS fun, it's a blast! But if you don't have a good bond with your cards, or the Tarot book YOU have is dull and boring, it can really put a cramp in your readings. Emmi's book makes learning the Tarot fun and quick. The illustrations really sum up the essence of each card without bogging you down with a lot of out-dated symbolism and stuff you probably don't really want to spend years studying anyway. Additionally, Emmi gives you easy-to-follow sample readings to help you see what you will face when you have a client sitting across from you asking "Is that bad?" I seriously wish she had written this book a hundred years ago when I first started playing with the Tarot. Of course I blame her for not doing so. Emmi's book gets you reading and playing with your cards quickly, and she helps you become a more conversational (and thus more interesting of a reader--especially at parties. And parties are EXACTLY where you want to be a popular reader. If you want to quickly learn to read the cards and you don't want to put yourself to sleep reading a book on the Tarot, get this book! I cannot recommend it highly enough. Thanks for reading Dusty White

The Smart Girl's Guide To Tarot

I really have enjoyed this little book! I suppose it could be considered a little on the "flip" side, but it is an easy read and light hearted in the author's attempt to get to the point. Some of the Tarot books I've read are too somber and I believe humor helps in life! I give ratings to my own enjoyment and appreciation of products and I enjoy this one! Cute and sassy, good for beginners because it's not intimidating! For serious readers, everything has it's place, including a lighter approach. I like to use many sources for readings, this stays on my shelf!

A great book for beginners

As a book for beginners and/or those who are hesitant to buy a book on tarot, this is great. I like her examples of interpretation, real life stories, and how her own biases in readings have affected things. I also like her interpretations of the cards and their meanings, and this is one of the few books I've read where I pretty much agree with both the upright and reversed interpretations of the cards. I'd highly recommend it as a good starter book to get.

Easier to understand than some...

I am not a tarot expert, let me state that right now. But having "played" around with tarot for the better part of ten years, I know some books are easier to understand than others. This book gives you a more detailed explanation of a card's meaning (both forward and reversed) than the "guide" traditionally found in tarot decks. BUT this book isn't nearly as detailed and helpful as others that are out there. All in all, a good basic book for someone who's just looking for the basics or a good place to start.