One of the blogs I like to read is by Alan Joel, called the Esoteric School of Shamanism and Magic Blog. In his most recent post he advises that when you get a new Tarot deck you should "throw away the book that comes with the Tarot deck." By that I assume he means the "Little White Booklet" (LWB) that often comes inside a box of Tarot cards. More and more decks are coming with larger booklets or even full-sized books, and I'm going to guess (I could be wrong) he doesn't mean those. Often, the LWB provides the most minimal of information. So to my mind it would be better not to throw out the LWB, but rather to study it in conjunction with other books or courses on the Tarot. Joel does

Very soon (in May although it may be available at the end of April) Llewellyn will be releasing the Anna.K Tarot. This deck was originally self-published by the artist. I heard her on a podcast and was intrigued. I looked up her deck and bought one directly from her. Then I used it for years as my primary reading deck. I was smitten. That deck sang to me like no other (until my believed Steampunk Tarot was published). Because I was so in love with it, I wanted it to have a wider audience (although, honestly, Anna was doing great on her own!). So Llewellyn acquired publishing rights. I just received an advance copy of the deck and was so surprised by the difference between the two

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I've mentioned this before, but for new readers, I think this resource is worth restating. There are in-depth reviews of most Llewellyn and Lo Scarabeo decks on the Llewellyn website. Donald Michael Kraig and I both write them. We attempt to be as honest and thorough as possible. Sometimes we both review the same deck, so you have two points of view. You can find them by going to the product page for any deck. In the center, there is a green box that says “more information.” In that box, there is a link for “publisher’s reviews.” Click that link and find the reviews. For example, we both reviewed the Initiatory Tarot of the Golden Dawn. Take some time and see what