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Kitchen Table Tarot

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Kitchen Table Tarot by Melissa Cynova is a down-to-earth guide to learning tarot reading with confidence and authenticity. The author shares candid, no-nonsense lessons on decks, spreads, card meanings, and symbols, using real-life examples and personal insights. The book aims to help readers find their own voice and unique language in tarot, making the practice accessible and relatable.
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Ideal for beginners and casual tarot readers seeking a friendly, practical introduction. Suitable for anyone curious about tarot, especially those who prefer an informal and honest teaching style.

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Practical tips and advice for beginners and more experienced readers who have questions that aren t usually answered in tarot books

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Learn to read with your own voice and get the answers to all of your questions.

For years, Melissa Cynova has been sitting down with friends and neighbors who are curious about the tarot. She's heard all the questions and misconceptions that can confuse newcomers (and sometimes more experienced readers, too). Kitchen Table Tarot was written as a guide for anyone looking for no-nonsense lessons with a warm, friendly, and knowledgeable teacher.

Join Melissa as she shares straightforward guidance on decks, spreads, card meanings, and symbols. Filled with real-life examples and personal explanations of what it's like to read the cards, this book tells it like it is and provides the information you need to read with confidence.

Praise:

"If you're looking for an intuitive overview of how tarot might work for you and a pragmatic guide to learning the cards' core meanings, this book is the one. It's a warm, fast read with plenty of swearing, and I wish it could be bundled with every one of my tarot decks...It's that good. Buy one for you and one for your best friend, and go through it together. A+"β€”Maggie Stiefvater, #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of The Raven's Prophecy Tarot

"Cynova's debut book struts forward to lead the pack with its authentic voice, candid and nimble teaching approach, and ability to pare down the principles and experience of reading tarot to its essentials...Exemplary. Eminent. Authoritative. A veritable gem." β€”Benebell Wen, author of Holistic Tarot

"A punch-in-the-gut teaching guide to the tarot...illustrating how much the tarot encourages each of us to find our own unique language and meanings when we begin this journey."β€”Terry Iacuzzo, author of Small Mediums at Large

"Melissa Cynova has written one of the most accessible, relatable tarot books ever. Pull up a chair, pop a cold one, and get ready for some straight-talking tarot lessons that will have you slinging the cards like a tarot badass in no time at all!"β€”Theresa Reed, author of The Tarot Coloring Book

"I've read many books about tarot readings, but this one is my favorite book so far."β€”Library Noire

"This book is a major asset to anyone curious about tarot...Reading Kitchen Table Tarot genuinely feels like sitting down with her and getting a whole workshop series delivered one-on-one."β€”Amber Unmasked

"Kitchen Table Tarot is for the beginner who wants to dip their toes in the tarot world for fun and personal study."β€”Spiral Nature

Winner of a 2018 IPPY Award for Best First Book

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Praised for its warm, straightforward style and practical approach, this book is described as an intuitive overview and pragmatic guide to tarot. Maggie Stiefvater calls it a "warm, fast read" and gives it an A+, Benebell Wen commends its authentic voice and authoritative teaching, while Terry Iacuzzo highlights its encouragement of personal language in tarot reading. It is celebrated as one of the most accessible and relatable tarot books available.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780738750774

Publisher: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 April 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Llewellyn Publications,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 288

About the Author

Melissa Cynova (she/her) has been slinging tarot cards for thirty years. Her first book, Kitchen Table Tarot, won the Independent Publishing Award for Best First Book and COVR Visionary awards. Her second book, Tarot Elements: Five Readings to Reset Your Life, was released in 2019.

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