Some brief thoughts
I won’t bother picking apart the whole book here since many of my thoughts will appear in my tarot grimoire, however I do feel inclined to speak to what I loved about this book since it’s probably one of the most original tarot books I’ve read.
Liz doesn’t get into the meanings of the cards themselves as such. Instead, I think she does something much better—at least for me, who is just getting started in tarot. Her book is more akin to a reflective journey about why you want to use tarot, how you think it works, and what you will do to make tarot work for you. Suffice it to say, this is not the only tarot book one should read in their journey, but it’s an excellent one to start on (or top three anyway) since it gets you to pause and consider your philosophy about tarot, which is important since this can have very real implications for your practice.
For instance, do you think tarot actually predicts the future? This will affect the way you approach readings where the question is about what will happen. Do you believe the cards fall as they do because of some higher power, do you think they are a reflection of your subconscious? What types of questions should you ask? How do you approach the cards intuitively? How do you confront the wealth of information that’s out there about tarot? What happens if you’re seeing something the “little white book” doesn’t see? There’s a lot of these types of logistic questions that are helpful to consider when getting started, and I’m glad I took the time to pause on it as I was finally starting to sit down and learn.
So I encourage you to read it if tarot interests you… and, as a follow up, take a workshop with Liz if you get the chance. It’s fantastic, and we had a great time learning as a group!