Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot, Part 1: The Major Arcana and part 2 the minor arcana and readings

Rachel Pollack

ISBN 10: 085030220X / ISBN 13: 9780850302202

Published by The Aquarian Press, 1980

About this Item

this sale is for both volumes of this title. the first volume is in very good condition while the second volume is loose in the binding and more cover worn.

Seller Inventory # 000676L

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom: A Book of Tarot, Part 1: The Major Arcana and part 2 the minor arcana and readings
• Publisher: The Aquarian Press
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085030220X
• ISBN 13: 9780850302202
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

A top tarotist's secrets to personal growth, one card at a time. The two volumes of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom have inspired a whole generation of tarot students. It has often been described by readers, booksellers, and teachers as the "Bible of tarot readers." It is also often cited as one of the landmark books in modern tarot, and it helped to launch the "Tarot Renaissance" of the 1980s. The two texts-one for The Major Arcana and one for The Minor Arcana--appear together in this volume, which is a reissue of the 1998 edition first published by Thorsons. Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom draws on mythology and esoteric traditions and delves deeply into the symbolism and ideas of each card. It also gives the cards a modern psychological slant based on the pictures rather than a system of occult symbolism. This endlessly useful reference tool provides a concise history of tarot, introduces common spreads, and is a clear and readable book for both the beginning and advanced tarot student.

Review

‘Rachel Pollack’s Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom is on my
‘Top Ten’
list of all time Tarot greats! You can’t do better than this for discovering how Tarot symbols offer insights into the meaning of daily events and guidance through life’s quandaries. This classic book will never outgrow its usefullness.’
Mary K. Greer bestselling author of Tarot For Yourself: A Workbook For Personal Transformation and Women of the Golden Dawn