The Creative Tarot by Jessa Crispin Review!

Book Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone (February 16, 2016)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1501120239
• ISBN-13: 978-1501120237
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A hip, accessible, and practical guide for artists and creative people looking to tarot for guidance and inspiration in the tradition of The Secret Language of Birthdays and Steal Like an Artist.

What if the path to creativity was not as challenging as everyone thinks? What if you could find that spark, plot twist, or next project by simply looking at your life and your art through a different lens?

Written for novices and seasoned readers alike,The Creative Tarot is a unique guidebook that reimagines tarot cards and the ways they can boost the creative process. Jessa Crispin guides you through the intuitive world of the tarot to get those creative juices flowing again. Thought to be esoteric and mystical, tarot cards are approachable and endlessly helpful to overcoming creative blocks. Crispin offers spiritual readings of the cards, practical information for the uninspired artist, and a wealth of fascinating anecdotes about famous artists including Virginia Woolf, Rembrandt, and David Bowie, and how they found inspiration.

With five original tarot spreads and beautiful illustrations throughout, The Creative Tarot is an accessible, colorful guide that demystifies both the tarot and the creative process.

About the Author
Jessa Crispin is the editor and founder of Bookslut.com. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Guardian and The Toronto Globe and Mail, among other publications.

My Thoughts
I have always been interested in the Tarot and have dabbled a bit over the past 30 years. I was never really successful and I wish that there had been a book like this back then. 

The Creative Tarot gives the reader a history of the tarot and the Artists that created the card designs and the meaning behind each one. The author also goes a bit into her experience with tarot. 

The reader also learns how to do a reading, from setting up the cards, learning about the cards, choosing a deck, and then deciphering the meaning behind the cards. You can also learn how to do a reading for someone else!

What I liked about the book was that each card was thoroughly explained and that there were listings of other resources in which to learn more. If you are interested in learning more about the tarot, give this book a try!

I received a copy of this book for review and my honest thoughts.