Customer Reviews
Push your Tarot envelope! - By: Tarot Scribe, 15 Nov 2008 
It's hard to believe, but before Mary Greer's 'Workbook' the few Tarot books published stuck to a 'here's the card, here's the meaning' format. The publication of 'The Workbook' in 1984 heralded a different approach to Tarot: the use of the cards as a vehicle for personal exploration. The reader is immediately engaged in using the cards & applying the new knowledge to one's self. Isn't that infinitely more appealing than ploughing one's way through a dry text book?!
The workbook covers spreads, charts, active imagination/visualisation, mandalas & rituals. You are encouraged to write in the book & treat it like an exercise book. However, I'd recommend buying a journal of some description to scribble in instead because you'll be referring to this book again & again as you move through your lifelong Tarot journey.
If you're just beginning to explore Tarot as a tool for self-discovery, you'll not be disappointed with this book.
Best Tarot book I've bought - By: A. B., 14 Aug 2008 
Being a tarot beginner, I bought several books teaching the tarot plus I've got some books that came with the decks too. This is by far the most indepth book I have found. It doesn't only focus on teaching you the meaning of the cards & how to do spreads, it encourages you to go on a real journey of self-discovery & meditation. I like Greer's focus on following your own intuition rather than just using book interpretations.
Personallly, I am more attracted to the symbolism in the cards & what it tells me about myself or my situation rather than the divination side of the tarot & Greer's matter of fact kind of approach suits me more than some authors who put great emphasis on ritual & divination. If I would recommend one tarot book, it's definetly this one.
Serious Going! - By: H. Alam, 25 Apr 2008 
I'm a beginner, & have no idea about reading tarot cards. After reading the reviews I bought this book, along with the Easy Tarot box set by Josephine Ellershaw.
I started off with M.K Greer's book. The first few chapters were fine, then it started to get reallly confusing & complicated (maybe even too deep) & think got a little scared - I am a novice after alll, & still unsure if I want to pursue the skill so seriously.
If you are reallly serious about learning the tarot reading skill & want to go into much more depth, then yes, it may be a worth while book to buy.
As for me still being a novice (and if you are, buy Ellershaw's box set, the book is great for getting started - & the cards are of good standard), maybe with time I'll want to improve my skill & take things to the next level.......I'll come back to this book.
A Must For Beginners - By: A. Swales, 06 Dec 2007 This book encourages you to look at yourself. To understand you,what the cards mean to you & how they affect people. It gives you a deeper & more meaningful understanding of the cards, & helps you develop your insight!
A must have for a beginner!
Truly a Workbook of Transformation! - By: Jane, 09 Jan 2006 I would recommend this book to beginners & advanced users of tarot such as myself. This is a great book for improving your psychic intuition as it gives you guided visulizations to follow to enhance your ability to summon your intuition at will! It talks about various rituals such as grounding & cleansing the deck, methods of using the tarot. It is very interactive & gives you the ability to actively participate in the book. You can actuallly write in the book as you follow it through, this is very helpful. It teaches you how to purify your cards with the elements & how to use different spreads & perform indepth readings. It teaches you about healing with crystals & using crystals to record readings. It's an absolutely great read! Another fantastic book to add to my tarot collection. A real hands on gem of a book! Highly Recommended :)
