Seventy-Eight Degrees
Seventy-Eight Degrees
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Pollack, Rachel. Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Tarot Journey to Self-Awareness. Third edition. Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2019.
"This is still the all-time best book for exploring both the deeper symbolism and practical meanings of the Major and Minor Arcana." — Mary K. Greer
"Anyone interested in learning tarot can’t go wrong including this book in their reading list. Her words will stick with you and help create a strong foundation, no matter where your tarot journey takes you.” — Barbara Moore
Discover the world of tarot with Rachel Pollack as your guide in Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom. This renowned book offers an expert analysis of the cards, exploring their origins, symbolism, psychological resonances, and historical, mythological, and esoteric background. Along with instructions on how to give readings, this comprehensive resource is a must-have for those wanting to deepen their understanding of tarot. Rachel Pollack is a leading authority on contemporary tarot, demonstrating a deliberate, open-minded, and empowering approach to using the cards for self-discovery and personal growth.
If you have been around Tarot readers for a while or know deck creators, one common thread you'll find is that they all have a copy of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom. And the reason is simple: this is a (if not the) foundational text in understanding and reading the tarot. It rightly is called "a classic."
First published in two volumes, in 1980 and 1983, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom has been a groundbreaking work that changed the how people look at the Tarot. Rachel Pollack and also Mary K. Greer helped to redefine and modernized the Tarot, transforming it from simply fortune-telling deck into something that outlines a path for spiritual development.
Rachel Pollack (1945-2023) was the leading light and foremost influence on modern Tarot. Her bestselling book, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, first published in 1980 and never out of print, is widely described as the “Bible of Tarot.” She was also a great influence upon the science fiction, fantasy, and comics communities, as well as being a trailblazer within the transgender community. A master of many genres, Pollack is renowned for her run of issues #64-87 of Doom Patrol (Vertigo Comics), where she created the first transgender superhero. A prolific author of both fiction and non-fiction, her other books include A Walk Through the Forest of Souls, Unquenchable Fire, Godmother Night, and The Fissure King. She was the creator of The Shining Tribe Tarot and wrote the books for numerous other decks, including The Vertigo Tarot and Salvador Dali's Tarot. Pollack taught at the famed Omega Institute for over thirty years.
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