Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom (new edition)

Author(s): Rachel Pollack

Religion

The bestselling tarot classic in a new edition with a new preface by the author.


When it was first published nearly 40-years-ago, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom was an instant classic and inspired generations of tarot students. Often referred to as the "bible of tarot books" it has now helped to launch the "tarot renaissance" we're seeing today. Drawing on mythology and esoteric traditions and delving deeply into the symbolism and ideas of each card, the book offers a modern psychological interpretation of the tarot archetypes rather than a system of esoteric symbolism.


This book provides:



  • A concise history of tarot

  • An introduction to common tarot spreads.

  • A clear and endlessly useful reference for both beginning and advanced tarot students


Product Information

First published in two volumes, in 1980 and 1983, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom is one of those rare groundbreaking works that changed the way that people look at the Tarot. Pollack helped to redefine the Tarot, transforming it from simply a tool for fortune-telling to one that outlines a path for spiritual development." --Robert M. Place, author of The Tarot, History, Symbolism, and Divination

An inspiration to Tarot readers for 40 years, this is still the all-time best book for exploring both the deeper symbolism and practical meanings of the Major and Minor Arcana. I encourage you to turn to 78 Degrees of Wisdom to learn to read with and interpret the images of the Rider-Waite Tarot or, indeed, any deck. --Mary K. Greer, author of Tarot for Your Self

Rachel Pollack is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the modern interpretation of the tarot. She is a member of the American Tarot Association, the International Tarot Society, and the Tarot Guild of Australia, and has taught at the famed Omega Institute for the past 15 years. She is an award-winning fiction writer and has also written 12 books on the tarot. She lives in New York.

General Fields

  • : 9781578636655
  • : Red Wheel/Weiser
  • : Weiser Books
  • : December 2018
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Rachel Pollack
  • : Paperback
  • : 3rd Revised Edition
  • : English
  • : 133.3/2424
  • : 368