The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Card Meanings

Absolutely love this book. I really resonated with the card interpretations that are in this book. My belief is that there are no "bad" cards, every card serves a positive intention and help us in some way. This book reflects that belief as well. Interpretations are empowering, eye opening and helpful. Inside is black and white pictures for each card with Keywords, Quotes, Descriptions, Upright and Reversed card meanings. Also, General meaning, meaning focused on the Career, Work and Finances, Personality Types, Relationship and Love, Spirituality, Well-being and Health. It contains the Journaling prompts for each card that help to reflect on the cards and understand their meanings at much deeper level. It also has some Suggested 2 card combinations to show how energy of this card could be blended together with energy of other cards. Besides tarot meanings it also contains a quick numerology guide, Reversed cards interpretation ideas and a chapter on how to read tarot for yourself. Before having a physical book, I had a PDF version, but wanted to have a physical book so I can use it as a reference. It is very good as a reference book. I also keep adding there my own meanings and keywords about each of the cards. Thank you, Bridget for this useful tool that supports me in my tarot journey! 💜

I’ve been searching around for ages to find a decent tarot book that’s in-depth, easy to read. Well I’ve finally found it with this book ! It covers everything you need to know. I’ve attached some photos so you can see how in-depth it is per card.

I was reluctant to purchase this book for quite a while due to the high price tag compared to other books available on the subject. Plus I'd read other reviews saying the print quality was poor which put me off. However, I decided after many months to go ahead with the purchase and I'm really pleased I did. This is a MASSIVE book - more of a textbook than anything. I have absolutely no issue with the print quality at all and based on the sheer amount of information this book provides it is worth the money. Plus this book has such unique information e.g. quotes, possible card combinations and meanings for different types of reading such as health, career, relationship etc. for each card. I'd highly recommend it for tarot enthusiasts!

This book is much bigger and more comprehensive than I thought it would be. Yet it is also very user friendly, simple and easy to use. The author has explained the card so that we can better understand why and how it can be interpreted the way it has been, which really helps with understanding and recall. Then she goes on to expand on each and every card to cover what is could mean if pulled for career, personality type, love, spirituality, health and in general. There are also meanings for reversed cards and possible combinations eg: the page of cups coupled (excuse the pun!) with the Empress could mean a pregnancy. I have dabbled with the tarot for 20 years but never actually learned it as my memory for straight memorization is dreadful. Yet this books helps you to understand, not just memorize and that's a big difference. Finally I can see a day when I won't need to look up the meanings but in the meantime this book has everything I need to both learn the tarot, understand it and do a good reading. I have got the 3rd edition and the quality of the book itself is absolutely fine. I would definitely recommend it for all budding tarot readers.

I have the 2017 edition of this book (hence the different cover) and I have to say it's a brilliant guide to tarot cards and their meanings. This book gives any reader, amateur or professional, great insight and a strong foundation into how each card can be read, without confining the subjective art to constraints of right or wrong. Every card is listed, with often a five page spread detailing General meaning, Career, Personality types, Relationships, Spiritality, Health and key card combinations. It also includes one page for each on reverse meaning. Clearly organised by Arcana and suits, it's a hands reference guide perfect for studying intently or dipping into when you feel the need. As well as this, the binding is of good, firm construction, without being too hefty. Definitely a recommended product!

This is a large book, it’s heavy and packed full of information. As others have said it’s slightly let down by the lack of colour in the illustrations of the cards. The colouring is a vague grey colour, I think I’ve been somewhat lucky in that the print in my book was dark enough to read easily, others have not been so lucky. Whilst it’s very informative and extremely useful, don’t assume it’s everything you need to know. I own 13 or 14 books now and I have gotten something new or a different perspective from all of them even if it’s a little idea or opinion. It’s worth having but it’s not the bible of tarot.

If you want to learn tarot, buy this book! It has multiple pages worth of information about each of the 78 tarot cards. Only down side is there is no information on tarot speads so if that's the information you're looking for then this isn't the book for you. Other than that, this book is fantastic!

I wish I'd purchased this book before the many tarot books I've purchased over the years. I used to use the biddy tarot site when I didn't quite understand the cards and having the descriptions in a book form is perfect for me. I much prefer a book to a website. I use this book every day as part of my daily practice. I feel like I'm finally learning the meanings of the cards. I enjoy that the reverse meanings have more information than most books I've read before. I highly recommend this boom if you're trying to improve your understanding of the tarot.

I've read a LOT of Tarot books. A lot. I've read this one so many times that it literally fell into pieces and I had to repair it, haha. This book is one of those I still read today (many years after having bought it) for further insights and that had a HUGE impact on my practice development: it helped me to develop a much more nuanced interpretation of my tarot readings; for myself first, and now for my clients. I have an approach that my clients find very interesting and thought-provoking, even with deep or difficult subjects or life situations. We have transformative consultations together, and this book had its implication with where I am today with my practice. Brigit has its unique way to help you interpreting cards in a holistic, kind, and brilliant viewpoint. If you want to learn reversals interpretations without being in a "black and white" perspective, read this book. Reversals aren't just "the negative", the "opposite" or just "the shadow" part of the upright card. There are many categories for possible different interpretations, few cards combinations interpretations per card, journaling prompts in questions forms... A pearl. To read and to re-read, again and again. There is always medicines and solutions to find, even with "difficult" cards or inconfortable readings, and Brigit proposes this idea very well in her book, to look further and to switch your outlook. This book is in my SURE top 5 of Tarot interpretations books. I don't have a lot of Tarot books I would recommand like The Ultimate Guide to Tarot Card Meanings; I’ve recommended this book several times, for beginners to more advanced tarot practitioners. Thanks Brigit !!! I hope this book will be translated in French soon in the future. I can't wait to gift it to some of my friends.

Acheté en format Kindle, la traduction via Kindle est bien fichue mais sinon c'est écrit assez simplement. J'ai pris plusieurs livres dans ce format concernant le Rider Waite et tous m'ont semblé insipides par rapport à celui-ci. Ici, Brigit Esselmont détaille chaque carte dans sa scène, le symbolisme, puis un descriptif général ; ensuite, chaque carte est expliquée selon sa position (droite ou renversée). Il y a un paragraphe pour le sentimental, un autre pour les finances/carrière, pour la personnalité, puis un autre pour le spirituel, et un autre plus court concernant la santé et le bien-être. La carte propose aussi quelques questions intéressantes, une sorte d'invitation à nous poser les bonnes questions, pour la croissance personnelle comme par exemple pour le 7 d'Epée : "en qui ai-je confiance ? en qui n'ai-je pas confiance" ou "à quoi dois-je dire non ?".... ou pour la carte de la Tempérance "dans quel domaine de votre vie avez-vous en ce moment fluidité et harmonie ?" ou "qu'est-ce qui vous apporte paix intérieure ?"... Et puis bien entendu, quelques exemples d'associations de cartes. Un livre hyper complet me concernant et que je rachèterais en version papier pour peu qu'il sorte en français !

Best tarot book

Very informative, written with a light tone for card interpretations.

Este es un libro muy práctico que de forma fácil te va a ayudar a ubicar cada una de las cartas de acuerdo a diferentes áreas, como: personalidad, trabajo, salud, etc. Biddy va directo a lo más importante de cada uno de los arcanos, haciéndolo fácil de comprender y motivando a que la intuición despierte. Lo recomiendo muchísimo si estás comenzando o ya tienes alguna experiencia previa con el Tarot, sobre todo si estás buscando una perspectiva práctica de la lectura de Tarot.