This book is perfect for people who don’t want to read yet another reference guide for card meanings. Instead, in this book the author shares information that addresses more complex or abstract concepts in tarot, in a very beginner-friendly way. _

Mat Auryn talks about tarot in such a way that brings together written card meanings and personal intuitive insights. This aligns with my personal approach to this practice so I was very pleased that the book was written this way.

”The Psychic Art of Tarot” includes lots of meaningful exercises, a good mix of basic and more complex ones. Some of the exercises that stood out to me were addressing topics like how to know when to stop shuffling, how intuition might feel like, the tarot precognition test, and the tarot telepathic test.

For the folks who do spirit work, the author addresses the topic of mediumship and how it can be done through tarot. He also talks about the concept of the tarot spirit guides, as well as the concept of HRU, the angel of tarot, as seen in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, for example. As there are 70+ exercises, there is plenty of useful stuff here, even if you’re not into spirit work.

Some specific exercises from this book read more like guided meditations, so if you end up liking them, I recommend checking out the audiobook version of this. I think that would be very effective as those sections are well written and very descriptive. Alternatively, you can voice record yourself reading them out loud and listen to them any time you need them.

The best part of this book for me is that almost every exercise mentioned has an example from the author’s life. These parts are very entertaining and leave no space for confusion around how something might feel or look like in practice. At the same time, the author is very aware that each tarot reader experiences things slightly differently and reminds the reader to always be open to that. Throughout the whole book, the author seems very genuine and down to earth, which makes for a good reading experience.

If you read the other two books by Mat Auryn, there will be some parts of this book that will be familiar to you, such as the concept of the triple soul, grounding, connecting with celestial energies, centering, entering alpha, seeing the aura, and creating sacred space… I didn't mind this, personally, and they do have an interesting tarot spin to them in this book compared to the others.

All around, I would say that this book is good for both beginners and more advanced readers. It answers a lot of common tarot questions, but it also gives tips and ideas on how you could improve at this practice no matter what level you’re currently on. _

I really enjoyed reading a tarot book that entirely focused on things other than card meanings. The author has a great bibliography at the end, so my next tarot read will likely come from there. :)

This book is perfect for people who don’t want to read yet another reference guide for card meanings. Instead, in this book the author shares information that addresses more complex or abstract concepts in tarot, in a very beginner-friendly way. _

Mat Auryn talks about tarot in such a way that brings together written card meanings and personal intuitive insights. This aligns with my personal approach to this practice so I was very pleased that the book was written this way.

”The Psychic Art of Tarot” includes lots of meaningful exercises, a good mix of basic and more complex ones. Some of the exercises that stood out to me were addressing topics like how to know when to stop shuffling, how intuition might feel like, the tarot precognition test, and the tarot telepathic test.

For the folks who do spirit work, the author addresses the topic of mediumship and how it can be done through tarot. He also talks about the concept of the tarot spirit guides, as well as the concept of HRU, the angel of tarot, as seen in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, for example. As there are 70+ exercises, there is plenty of useful stuff here, even if you’re not into spirit work.

Some specific exercises from this book read more like guided meditations, so if you end up liking them, I recommend checking out the audiobook version of this. I think that would be very effective as those sections are well written and very descriptive. Alternatively, you can voice record yourself reading them out loud and listen to them any time you need them.

The best part of this book for me is that almost every exercise mentioned has an example from the author’s life. These parts are very entertaining and leave no space for confusion around how something might feel or look like in practice. At the same time, the author is very aware that each tarot reader experiences things slightly differently and reminds the reader to always be open to that. Throughout the whole book, the author seems very genuine and down to earth, which makes for a good reading experience.

If you read the other two books by Mat Auryn, there will be some parts of this book that will be familiar to you, such as the concept of the triple soul, grounding, connecting with celestial energies, centering, entering alpha, seeing the aura, and creating sacred space… I didn't mind this, personally, and they do have an interesting tarot spin to them in this book compared to the others.

All around, I would say that this book is good for both beginners and more advanced readers. It answers a lot of common tarot questions, but it also gives tips and ideas on how you could improve at this practice no matter what level you’re currently on. _

I really enjoyed reading a tarot book that entirely focused on things other than card meanings. The author has a great bibliography at the end, so my next tarot read will likely come from there. :)