A Walk Through the Forest of Souls: A Tarot Journey to Spiritual Awakening by Rachel Pollack
The author of beloved Tarot classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom presents a magical journey that illuminates Tarot’s many hidden meanings, leading readers on an exploration of their own spiritual and personal path. In over 350 illustrations, selected by the author, Pollack presents samples of Tarot cards ranging from the 15th-century Sforza to contemporary decks. Taking advantage of the Tarot’s most distinctive feature—its artistry—this book creates a breathtaking overview as we walk with Pollack through the landscape of Tarot. In words and images we’re shown how to explore unknown territory—in ourselves and in the world outside us, and in the sacred mysteries and riddles of existence.
Using symbols and myths to illuminate the hidden mysteries and spiritual truths of the Tarot, Rachel Pollack explores the connections and relationships between Tarot and such wide-ranging subjects as mythology, mythography, folklore, Kabbalah, divination, quantum physics, time travel, and more. A Walk through the Forest of Souls is a dazzling journey through the mysteries of Tarot—suitable for Tarot masters, but accessible to newcomers, too.
Rachel Pollack (1945–2023) was an author, tarot scholar, activist, and artist. She authored 41 books, including two award-winning novels: Unquenchable Fire, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Godmother Night, which received the World Fantasy Award.
Her book 78 Degrees of Wisdom is considered one of the most essential modern works on the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition. In 1985, she wrote for Marvel Comics, contributing to Doom Patrol and creating Coagula, the first transgender character in comics. She also authored a poetry collection, Fortune’s Lover, and collaborated with scholar David Vine to translate Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (commonly known as Oedipus Rex) under the title Tyrant Oidipous. Pollack designed and illustrated her own tarot deck, The Shining Tribe Tarot, and, with artist Robert Place, co-created The Burning Serpent Oracle and The Raziel Tarot. She taught and lectured across four continents and spent eleven years as an instructor in the MFA writing program at Goddard College. Rachel lived with her wife and manager, Zoe Matoff, in New York's Hudson Valley.
The author of beloved Tarot classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom presents a magical journey that illuminates Tarot’s many hidden meanings, leading readers on an exploration of their own spiritual and personal path. In over 350 illustrations, selected by the author, Pollack presents samples of Tarot cards ranging from the 15th-century Sforza to contemporary decks. Taking advantage of the Tarot’s most distinctive feature—its artistry—this book creates a breathtaking overview as we walk with Pollack through the landscape of Tarot. In words and images we’re shown how to explore unknown territory—in ourselves and in the world outside us, and in the sacred mysteries and riddles of existence.
Using symbols and myths to illuminate the hidden mysteries and spiritual truths of the Tarot, Rachel Pollack explores the connections and relationships between Tarot and such wide-ranging subjects as mythology, mythography, folklore, Kabbalah, divination, quantum physics, time travel, and more. A Walk through the Forest of Souls is a dazzling journey through the mysteries of Tarot—suitable for Tarot masters, but accessible to newcomers, too.
Rachel Pollack (1945–2023) was an author, tarot scholar, activist, and artist. She authored 41 books, including two award-winning novels: Unquenchable Fire, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Godmother Night, which received the World Fantasy Award.
Her book 78 Degrees of Wisdom is considered one of the most essential modern works on the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition. In 1985, she wrote for Marvel Comics, contributing to Doom Patrol and creating Coagula, the first transgender character in comics. She also authored a poetry collection, Fortune’s Lover, and collaborated with scholar David Vine to translate Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (commonly known as Oedipus Rex) under the title Tyrant Oidipous. Pollack designed and illustrated her own tarot deck, The Shining Tribe Tarot, and, with artist Robert Place, co-created The Burning Serpent Oracle and The Raziel Tarot. She taught and lectured across four continents and spent eleven years as an instructor in the MFA writing program at Goddard College. Rachel lived with her wife and manager, Zoe Matoff, in New York's Hudson Valley.
The author of beloved Tarot classic Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom presents a magical journey that illuminates Tarot’s many hidden meanings, leading readers on an exploration of their own spiritual and personal path. In over 350 illustrations, selected by the author, Pollack presents samples of Tarot cards ranging from the 15th-century Sforza to contemporary decks. Taking advantage of the Tarot’s most distinctive feature—its artistry—this book creates a breathtaking overview as we walk with Pollack through the landscape of Tarot. In words and images we’re shown how to explore unknown territory—in ourselves and in the world outside us, and in the sacred mysteries and riddles of existence.
Using symbols and myths to illuminate the hidden mysteries and spiritual truths of the Tarot, Rachel Pollack explores the connections and relationships between Tarot and such wide-ranging subjects as mythology, mythography, folklore, Kabbalah, divination, quantum physics, time travel, and more. A Walk through the Forest of Souls is a dazzling journey through the mysteries of Tarot—suitable for Tarot masters, but accessible to newcomers, too.
Rachel Pollack (1945–2023) was an author, tarot scholar, activist, and artist. She authored 41 books, including two award-winning novels: Unquenchable Fire, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Godmother Night, which received the World Fantasy Award.
Her book 78 Degrees of Wisdom is considered one of the most essential modern works on the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition. In 1985, she wrote for Marvel Comics, contributing to Doom Patrol and creating Coagula, the first transgender character in comics. She also authored a poetry collection, Fortune’s Lover, and collaborated with scholar David Vine to translate Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus (commonly known as Oedipus Rex) under the title Tyrant Oidipous. Pollack designed and illustrated her own tarot deck, The Shining Tribe Tarot, and, with artist Robert Place, co-created The Burning Serpent Oracle and The Raziel Tarot. She taught and lectured across four continents and spent eleven years as an instructor in the MFA writing program at Goddard College. Rachel lived with her wife and manager, Zoe Matoff, in New York's Hudson Valley.
