Tarot of the Spirit Paperback – January 15, 1992

Pamela Eakins is a master…her TarotOfTheSpirit book and tarot cards are the best. Meaningful, relevant, great symbolism — off the charts amazing and heartfelt; each card was originally hand painted by her mother. She was born a master; and then studied for years in multiple venues and areas of focus adding to what was already born within her.

If you're familiar with the Rider Waite Smith system and you feel yourself wanting "more", this is absolutely the system/book you should get. I learned RWS the past year and kept finding myself feeling like there was more to the cards than I felt all the RWS material (tons of books included) was providing, so I started looking into alternative systems that had a lot in common with RWS and I could glide into with the knowledge I had, but also offered a deeper view of the archetypes in the cards and the symbolism in the art.This book was exactly what I was hoping to find. It's easily graspable and readable, and while it *is* on the esoteric side (lots of Kabbalah and Tree of Life references, which I find fascinating), there is a lot of self-development and psychological aspects to the cards which are great if you are interested in the cards using a more psychological approach.I now have this book, and the other books in the series, on both Kindle *and* in hard copy- a set of my reference shelf and on my Kindle so when I'm working on research (i'm doing a independent study/project of Tarot looking at alternative and psychological approaches to the cards) I have the information at my fingertips.And, big confession- I don't even have the actual Tarot of the Spirit deck. I use this book alongside a bunch of other decks, most notably Margerete Petersen, Jonsasa Jaus, Dreaming Way, and even Sasaraubito. It works with most decks.I highly recommend this book if you're looking for something a little bit "more" than the traditional RWS history and interpretations.

The order is indicated as on hold, but it finally arrived! It shows that it is a book in good condition, yet it is in fact, like new.

Thank you Pamela for writing such a helpful guide to tarot. i recommend this to anyone who wants to learn the pip cards deeper. I esp. appreciate how this author is helping me understand how the different suits relate to the different elemental energies, Earth, Air, Water and Fire. This is brings healing depth into my own understanding of tarot and getting so much insight into the healing aspect of Tarot. Wonderful book esp. for those wanting to learn more about the suit cards in tarot. Is ironic to me that most books, teachers focus on the major arcana and barely touch the pip cards. This book is bringing the minor arcana alive for me. I have not gotten to the major arcana yet. This is deep book, takes about a year to go through it, but is wonderful guide. does not need to be used with her deck. This is deep training that can be applied to any tarot deck.

Excellent book on the journey of the tarot and tying in of the Kabbalah, there is a lot of information to cover in this book, that give a complete and through explanation on each card, the planetary association and sephiroth it's connected to, very detailed but relatable. If you desire to go deeper with the tarot, this is the book for you.

I liked the book a lot--I got the deck first and it's different enough from the Rider/Waite that I wanted a fuller explanation of the cards. This deck is more of a "spiritual improvement' deck than a fortunetelling deck and the art is gorgeous. If you use this book with the regular Rider/waite it might be a little confusing, but it's still usable. I would recommend buying the matching deck, though.

I am an old man. My point of view was constantly in conflict which made it very hard for me to proceed. The book and deck go together. Although I only got through the first two fire (wands) cards I learned a huge amount. I highly recommend the set for any one who is a student of Tarot or Kaballa et. al.

A must read for anyone interested in consciousness, mysticism, and tarot.