This isn’t your typical tarot card book. I see this as being good to read once you’re gotten somewhat acquainted with the tarot cards and at least have a beginning understanding of them. I think it would have been too much for me just going in. With that being said, this book just wasn’t for me. I think some will love it; it was just a little too drawn out and rambling in explanations for my taste and it began to lose my attention reading it. I do think the general idea the book explains is great and helps once you know your way around the cards a little to get a better understanding on how to read them, not just to rely on what books tell you they mean. There are also very lengthy, detailed explanations of each card in the 2nd half or so of the book. Again, these are really drawn out and may be a little much for some, but they do offer really good views on what each card could represent in your reading. One thing I did like is that the author discusses how the numbers on the cards can bring some extra detail into the meaning…Of the books I’ve read so far on tarot, they really didn’t discuss the numbers too much, if at all, and it’s easy to forget that might be important. Don’t be afraid to try this book; just keep in mind it isn’t going to be your typical beginner’s guide.

If you ever watched Lisa on You Tube (Mindful Tarot) you know she's a good storyteller. So I had high hopes for this book. Being a tarot enthousiast myself I already know the basics and was curious to see what this book had to add.
It does go into mindfulness, to paying attention and living in the moment, but also covers a massive amount of history, philosophy, psychology, buddhism, meditation and poetry.
The writing style reminded me a lot of Rachel Pollack's Tarot Wisdom, but where Rachel has a format, this book is all over the place. My mindfulness almost started hyperventilating.
When we finally get to tarot, we're already at the 40% mark on Kindle. So get your deck out...oh and there's shuffling...another chapter. After an interesting spread, which I will definitely incorporate in my own readings, the second half of the book then covers all the cards. Again, the storytelling is chaotic and without format. And so it ends.

At the start of this adventure, I jotted down the book challenge: How can we help ourself embrace our fundamental unbrokenness and find and live our questions?
Pondering on this now after having finished the book I can only think of the 4 C's, but they are muddled by all the afore mentioned fields.
Mindful Tarot to me is not a book on mindfulness, but the musings of a brilliant mind. I will definitely keep watching and learning from Lisa on YT, but this book doesn't add much to my tarot journey.

Thank you Netgalley and Llewellyn for the ARC.

An interesting book as it mixes tarots and mindfulness, two themes I'm interested in.
The book is well written and it kept my attention till the last page.
It's full of interesting and useful hints, facts and advice.
Recommended!
Many thanks to Llewellyn Worldwide and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

Filled with great facts and thoroughly researched this book weaves together the facts to turn an interesting tale of a wonderful topic into a must read.

So I basically devoured this book from cover to cover. After recently finishing a book that introduced me to the Court Cards in greater detail, I felt that I now needed something a little more...intimate? Intentional? Definitely mindful. How blessed I feel to have discovered Mindful Tarot by Lisa Freinkel Tishman! Y'all, this book is literally glorious. #noreally The author has such a beautiful way of putting words to paper. She taught me so much about my tarot cards and how to use them in a more meaningful, intuitive way. Mindful Tarot is a new treasure for sure, one that I will definitely re-read and reference over the years.

The author has an expert understanding of mindfulness, which comes through in her in-depth research and presentation of the material. Once we are given an understanding of mindfulness, the author shares the picture of a tarot practice approached mindfully; changing us from seeking answers from tarot, to posing questions in mindfulness tarot. Once familiar with the explanations of the spreads and the point of view each spread comes from, the author is able to show which spreads are more beneficial to mindfulness. The content is also laid out in a pleasing manner that makes me want to keep reading and learning. I have a much deeper understanding of the history and detailed explanations of each card and each spread. The content is researched so well, I've come away with a new found excitement towards tarot.

In the book the reader does get a link to a few mp3 files that could be helpful. Reader does get some history and information throughout the book. The numbers and suits are grouped together when getting to talk about them. When get to the cards - there is no keywords, it is more situational, history of the card, slight descriptional. So it can be helpful to get a slight deeper connection to the cards.

Long winded and not what I’m looking for in a book about tarot. I wanted more focus on the cards but this just seemed to go on about other things and was very boring to me.

This book offered a beautiful array of knowledge into tarot. I am someone who has only been intrigued by tarot so my prior knowledge was extremely limited. While at no fault of the book, I actually have even more questions, and I believe that's so let based on my beginner status. I feel this book offers very calming and comforting insights, and let's be honest, the world needs more of that.

This is an excellent book on the Tarot and mindfulness. I found it to be extensive and comprehensive in its depth and breadth. There is lots of useful information as well as practical suggestions here for combining one’s mindfulness practice with the Tarot cards

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.