Books I Swear By

By Dusty White A hands on, do the work approach that gets you reading faster because you practice instead of memorizing.

By Rachel Pollack The classic deep dive that helps you understand tarot as a full system, not a list of keywords.

By Dusty White When you already read, but want to level up your accuracy, spreads, and decision making mid reading.

By Dusty White Not tarot, but a strong add on if you want better timing and personality context in your readings.

By Laetitia Barbier A huge visual reference for comparing styles across eras and spotting what changed, and what stayed.

By Jessica Hundley A gorgeous, image rich overview that helps you see tarot as art, culture, and symbolism across time.

By Andrea Richards If you like correspondences, symbolism, and esoteric history, this one pairs surprisingly well with tarot study.

By Stuart R. Kaplan The start of a legendary reference set. If you want breadth, this is the doorway.

By Stuart R. Kaplan More decks, more documentation, more context. The set gets addictive.

By Stuart R. Kaplan This is where the collection starts to feel like a museum in book form.

By Stuart R. Kaplan A massive continuation of the archive. If you love deck history, this is pure fuel.

By Michael Dummett, Ronald Decker, Thierry Depaulis The essential backbone for separating tarot history from modern occult storytelling.

By Ronald Decker and Michael Dummett A focused guide to tarot in occult circles, and how the modern esoteric lens took shape.