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“Generous, practical, and gently radical.” —New York Times
Though tarot is often thought of as a tool for divination and fortune-telling, it also has deep roots in spirituality and psychology. For those who know how to see and listen, the cards hold the potential to help us better navigate the full spectrum of the human experience.
In Tarot for Change, Jessica Dore divulges years of hard-won secrets about how to work with tarot to better understand ourselves and live in alignment with what’s precious. Dore shows readers how to choose a deck, interpret images, and build a relationship with the cards, while also demonstrating how the mythic imagery of tarot supports modern therapeutic concepts like mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion. Her reflections on each of the seventy-eight cards are a vibrant tapestry that weaves together ideas from psychology, behavioral science, spirituality, and old stories, breathing new language into ancient wisdoms about what it means to be human.
This is as much a book for those who are new to tarot as it is for those who have worked with the cards for years. And it's a book for anyone interested in exploring what it means to experience joy, heartbreak, wonder, stagnation, grief, loneliness, love. A book of secrets, symbols, and stories, Tarot for Change is a charm for remembering that our problems are not new, we are never alone, and whether we know it or not, we are always in a process of change.
In The Press
“Tarot for Change won me over with its generous, practical, and
gently radical advice. Dore repeatedly invokes the principles of
dialectical behavior therapy (though she does not practice
psychotherapy herself) and its emphasis on holding multiple, even
apparently contradictory truths at once. ‘Holding paradox,’ she
writes, ‘remains the continual lesson of tarot.’ No one and nothing is
all good or all bad—no monster, no witch, not even ourselves.”
—New York Times
“While tarot readers are fairly common online, Dore is
unique in her methods, combining more traditional aspects of tarot
reading with behavioral psychology. Her multi-disciplinary approach to
the cards indeed adds new context to the avenues of healing and
self-exploration that tarot has always offered, and the results are
often exceptionally effective.”
—Nylon
“Like all good mystics, Jessica Dore sits at the doorway between two
worlds: She’s both a licensed social worker and a professional reader
and interpreter of the tarot. . . . Tarot for Change isn’t
meant to be a manual or a how-to, exactly. It’s a thought experiment,
the opening of a dialogue, and a series of questions to be
entertained. Change is itself a liminal space, the passage between
here and there, and Dore’s hope is that the book will help readers use
their decks for deep exploration that’s informed by both the ancient
and the modern, and the mythic and the scientific.”
—Shondaland
“Dore offers up thoughtful life lessons
inspired by the symbols and historical meaning of each card. . .
. [Dore has woven] a tapestry of ideas you’re liable to return to,
again and again.”
—Oprah Daily
“With this practical, carefully referenced guide, Dore brings together
the scientific and the arcane, two spheres long believed to be
antithetical—but increasingly less so. . . . Even if magic is a leap
too far, in ‘reclaiming the imagination from the grips of doubt and
rationalism,’ tarot may at least allow us to imagine a better world:
the first step to creating it.”
—The Guardian
“Tarot for Change is an instant
classic, a must-have for every tarot enthusiast, and a manifesto for
insightful living. Jessica Dore is a lighthouse whose wisdom permeates
every page and a teacher who brings to life her subject with
undeniable skill and depth.”
—Chani Nicholas, astrologer and author of
You Were Born for This
“Jessica Dore has replicated (in wonderfully literary book form) the
most expansive, juicy, intuitive, and transformative tarot session.
She’s integrated so much wisdom from all kinds of traditions to
make the spiritual feel splendidly accessible and the universal feel
warmly personal. For people who think they’re not spiritual enough for
tarot, Dore has created a very useful psychological framework from the
card’s lessons, with plenty of research and insight to back it up. For
those who feel a little too woo-woo for psychology, she’s presented
the concepts with such artistry and soul that all will feel welcome.
And that’s the gift that Dore has given us in Tarot for Change:
the gift of feeling more welcome to the tarot, more welcome on our
healing journey, and more welcome in our own lives.”
—Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of
Am I There Yet? and My Inner Sky
“Tarot for Change is the very best kind of tarot
book: one that contains magical hidden depths, and rewards careful
readers with truly astounding wisdom and generosity. Jessica Dore
combines ancient spirituality with modern psychology to share insights
that feel both timeless and brand new. Tarot for Change will
teach you about tarot, but also about yourself, and all the joy,
heartache, and mystery of being human.”
—Claire Comstock-Gay, author of
Madame Clairevoyant’s Guide to the Stars
“Tarot for Change is a wondrously inviting book from a writer
who envelops any reader—from the curious and the amateurish to the
refined and masterly—into her prose and knowledge. Though this is a
written document, the words are the kind that settle into the grooves
of your spirit and encourage you to reconnect with the unseen in order
to find new discoveries about what is seen.”
—Morgan Jerkins, New York Times bestselling author of
This Will Be My Undoing and Caul Baby
“In over forty years of studying esoteric schools and Western
psychology, I have not come across a more lucid and useful integration
of effective psychotherapeutic wisdom and the archetypal power of the
inner traditions of global culture than Jessica Dore’s flat-out
awesome book. I would recommend this to all my clients.”
—Dennis Tirch, PhD, founder of the Center for Compassion Focused
Therapy
“This is not so much a book as it is a collection of doorways. By
uniquely cross-stitching spirituality, psychology, and behavioral
science, Jessica Dore centers tarot as a practice to ‘place us back
into a mythic context.’ Through her guidance, tarot becomes a verb, a
sensitive conversation ripe with symbolism, possibility, and
sacredness. Tarot for Change is a choose-your-own-adventure
self-help book that eggs us on like a mischievous and wise best
friend. Dore wants us liberated. To get us there, she fans an empathic
resourcefulness, utilizing ancient myths and modern physics alike.
Dore’s deep respect for human vulnerability and the power of tarot to
support us perfumes every page. Yet, among the various theories and
tools she offers, a respect for mystery permeates. Gently, she reminds
us, ‘Something immeasurable moves us along.’ Endless doorways require
endless trust. Dore is a gentle and generous shepherd.”
—Shira Erlichman, author of Odes to Lithium and
Be/Hold: A Friendship Book
“I’ve long awaited a book like Tarot for Change, a template for
a tarot novice or observer. Jessica Dore brings you into the
allegory, the storytelling, into the abstract as well the imaginal,
while giving a condensed explanation of what each card has
the potential to mean. I’ve noticed those who are drawn to
tarot are people who seek solace in the mysteries of life and who aim
to understand themselves through the paradigms of the oracles,
knowing there’s wisdom in observation and tracking symbols. Dore helps
aid this process by synthesizing the deck, displaying a
resilient servitude in her dedication to teach what she has
learned on her path through her study of
psychology, incorporating this perspective into the journey
of the cards. This book is an incredibly important handbook for those
invested in the ritual of tarot and healing. Particularly those who
are hungry for change and want to break through patterns to see
themselves a little more clearly, with Dore’s help. I sincerely love
this book.”
—Fariha Róisín, author of Like a Bird,
How to Cure a Ghost, and
Who Is Wellness For?
“Jessica Dore’s unique reading of the tarot has opened a new
realm of possibilities for psychological growth and behavioral change.
Her interpretations of the cards in conjunction with her psychological
background are the perfect combination for the needs of our current
times: facing hard truths, sitting with discomfort, and learning to
see hope and potential in the midst our often challenging lives. This
book has renewed my love for the tarot, specifically because of the
way Dore brings the images to life for me in a new way, and ties the
images into profound meditations on the hidden aspect of our psyche.
It is practical, useful, inspirational, and is bound to be a go-to for
tarot lovers for years to come.”
—Eddie Stern, author of One Simple Thing
“Times being what they are, an uptick in conversation around
self-care and coping with grief feels appropriate. We’re all, it
seems, looking for ways to make sense of, or at least soften, our
experience of the everyday, and in this climate, interest in the
ancient practice of tarot is resurgent. I’m among the curious dabblers
who are digging deeper, and I’m glad to learn from Jessica Dore’s
Tarot for Change. . . . Dore, a licensed social worker, roots
her study of tarot in psychology, but she also pulls from folk
traditions, personal anecdotes, mythology, literature and much more
for a depth-charged exploration of the major and minor arcana. Tarot,
her book suggests, deserves to be seen as a therapeutic modality like
any other. ‘Efforts to boil the study of the soul down to a science
have led to great strides in the treatment of mental illness,’ she
writes, ‘but have relegated mystery and magic to the edges.’”
—BookPage (starred review)
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