Book Reviews

By Josephine Ellershaw Date of Publication: 8th April 2023 by Llewellyn PublicationsU.S RRP $19.99ISBN-10: 0738772712 Here’s a thing – how many times have you pulled Tarot cards for a reading, looked at them and thought, ‘How peculiar? This combination makes no sense whatsoever.’ And proceeded to fluff around trying to Read more

By Paul Hughes-Barlow & Catherine Chapman Published by Aeon Books Ltd RRP £15.99 ISBN 978-1-904658-34-4 I have a love/hate relationship with the Celtic Cross; it’s the classic spread that every tarot reader is expected to be familiar with, and yet nobody can agree on what the card placements stand for and Read more

by Pat and Chris Zalewski Aeon books revised edition 2019, original edition published 2008. RRP – £30.99 ISBN 13 – 1911597292 ISBN 10 – 1911597299 This book is probably the most impressive Golden Dawn based Tarot book I’ve read for content and readability—495 pages of a discussion of Book T, Read more

Published by Aeon Books RRP £22.50 ISBN 978-1-90465-805-4 This is an intriguing glimpse of Tarot at the end of the 19th century, pre RWS and Thoth decks, although highly associated with the esoteric organizations that influenced these decks. It’s a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Tarot and Read more

www.aeonbooks.co.uk ISBN 1-904658-03-2 This A5 size book is handy for popping in your bag to read on the go. Originally published in 2004, this is a reprint edition. Prospero, the author, resides in Brighton and his bio indicates that he is a friendly, knowledgeable man with a passion for his Read more