Book Review: The Tarot Spreads Yearbook – 52 Tarot Spreads for Getting to Know Yourself* by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi
Illustrator: Cara Hudson
Publisher: David and Charles
Release Date: 11th April, 2023

About the Author
Chelsey is a writer and tarot reader. She is the founder of Pip Cards Tarot which is a tarot consultancy helping creatives unblock, generate new ideas, and connect to their inner artist through tarot.

Her writing has been featured in: BuzzFeed, New York Magazine’s The Strategist, Metro and more.

Born in the US, Chelsey has lived in Iceland, Turkey and England. She currently lives in France with her partner, dog and cat. You can find her on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter under the handle @pipcardstarot or through her website pipcardstarot.com

About the Book
Blurb:

“Enhance your life with a tarot spread for every week of the year.

Discover a deeper connection with yourself, your instincts and the world around you, all through exploring the power of the tarot!

Arranged over four seasons of Growth, Shadow, Change and Care, the 52 unique spreads work with any tarot deck and explore all aspects of life, from friendship to family, career to confidence. From simple spreads for quick and easy readings to more complex spreads for a deeper dive, the power of tarot as a tool for self-knowledge is laid out in easy-to-follow steps.

Perfect for the beginner just getting to know the deck and the more experienced reader looking to find new ways to engage with their cards, The Tarot Spreads Yearbook shows you how to make tarot a must-have tool on your journey through life.”

My Thoughts
I didn’t know how much I needed this book until I started using it! It has totally upped my tarot game. It allows you to conduct purposeful readings with expert guidance.

The Tarot Spread Yearbook is organised into four sections, or ‘seasons’: Growth, Shadow, Change and Care. They take you through the season, from setting intentions, through various explorations of relationships, friendships, career, to more inward ideas related to mind and spirit, and a final reflection of the season. You can work through each season in order, or use the spreads on an individual basis as and when they feel relevant to you.

The introductory section of the book offers some nice ideas about journaling your readings and includes a really useful example of a sample reading. Chelsey talks you through how to read and interpret the cards. I’ve only come across a few books that include a sample reading and I always appreciate them. Chelsey’s example is great for understanding how to read the cards together, rather than individually and from a guidebook.

I found the book to be thoughtfully organised. Each section begins with its own introduction that explores the themes of the season and what insights you can hope to gain from the spreads. I decided to read each of these first to see which felt the most relevant to where I am, what I’m feeling, and what specifically I wanted to explore. It just so happened that the first season, ‘growth’ felt the most suitable for me at the moment. So that’s where I started. I would recommend this approach to anyone using the book.

I appreciated the explanation of each chapter theme through a tarot card or suit. For example the season of growth reflected on the empress and the suit of pentacles. Chelsey shared some thoughtful ideas about the cards that helped to deepen my own understanding and provide focus for the readings to come.

Obviously I couldn’t try every spread in the book because it’s a yearbook, and I didn’t want my review to take a year! However, after doing a few of the spreads in the ‘growth’ section, I do plan on continuing my way through the book. The first ‘intention’ spread I did was amazing. It felt extremely useful and positive. I identified past problems and had a clear goal and intention going forward. I am still working my way through the book and the spreads, but I know it’s going to be a fantastic resource. The readings feel purposeful and provide expert guidance for self-exploration.

If you’re new to tarot, consider yourself a beginner then the book is still accessible. It guides you through the spreads and, as mentioned, offers extremely purposeful tarot readings. It will help new readers avoid random readings or card pulls that offer no real value. However, I would recommend that readers who are not yet comfortable with the card meanings, or reading intuitively, have a tarot guidebook alongside this one as it does not provide card interpretations.

It’s also handy to know that the spreads can be used with an oracle deck. I haven’t tried it myself yet, but I’m definitely going to as I have a couple of oracle decks I’m loving right now.

Ultimately, if you read tarot for yourself then this book is a game changer and I would definitely recommend it!

*The book was gifted by the author and publisher in exchange for a review.3 s Melissa2,502 169

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