"Jenna Matlin''s The Tarot Book of the Dead is a call to diviners and a training for those who want to learn mediumship with tarot. It is a journey through the passages of the underworld and back into the light. To call this book mesmerizing is an understatement. There is nothing quite like it in tarot, or even in Dante or the Egyptian and Eastern Books of the Dead ." --Mary K. Greer, author of Essence of Tarot " The Tarot Book of the Dead is essential reading for anyone who provides tarot mediumship services, as you explore mortality not as something to fear, but as a sacred teacher. Jenna masterfully weaves her lifelong knowledge and experiences with tarot, mediumship, grief work, and the mysteries of death, creating something truly grounded for mediumship tarot readers. Whether you are a tarot reader, medium, death worker, or simply someone seeking a deeper understanding of life, loss, and the unseen world, these wisdom-filled pages offer real guidance that will resonate long after the final page.

" --Ethony Dawn, author of Become an Exceptional Tarot Reader " The Tarot Book of the Dead is a compassionate, courageous, and beautifully conceived guide to one of tarot''s most sacred purposes: helping us face death, grief, and the unseen world with greater wisdom and compassion. Jenna Matlin offers not only techniques, but a true initiatory journey through the underworld and back, using the Major Arcana as powerful gatekeepers of healing and transformation. This is an important and original contribution to tarot literature and a deeply meaningful resource for readers, mediums, grief workers, death doulas, hospice carers, and all who seek comfort, connection, and spiritual understanding at life''s greatest threshold." --Amy Zerner and Monte Farber, artist and author of The Enchanted Tarot and The Karmic Balance Tarot " The Tarot Book of the Dead is an initiation for the brave-hearted; it''s tender, fearless, and bright enough to show us that death has never been only an ending. Jenna Matlin leads readers across that threshold blending myth, history, mediumship, and lived practice into a thoughtful new tradition of tarot death work. She provides a map for those willing to meet Death as teacher, guide, and sacred companion. In these pages, tarot sheds its familiar skin and becomes a tool powerful enough to remind us that the Underworld has always known our names." --Rev.

Angie Buchanan, certified death midwife, death midwife instructor, and cofounder and senior minister of Earth Traditions "Jenna Matlin has created a fascinating method for using tarot as a bridge to mediumship. Drawing on mythology, anthropology, and tarot history, she weaves a compelling framework for rethinking our relationships with death, spirits, and grief. She gently opens the door and shows us how to see our tarot cards in a completely new light. If you are curious about tarot, death, and mediumship, you are going to love The Tarot Book of the Dead !" --Chris-Anne, author of Tarot for Light Seers "Jenna Matlin''s The Tarot Book of the Dead is a well-researched, road-tested, scholarly tarot masterpiece. For those who want to learn how to use the tarot for mediumship, this book offers tips for connecting with the dearly departed and delivering helpful, healing readings. Even if you''ve never communicated with the dead before, Matlin''s approach will get you started on the right foot. My favorite part was the sample readings--they gave me chills! This is Matlin''s best work to date." --Theresa Reed, author of The Cards You''re Dealt "In The Tarot Book of the Dead , Jenna Matlin revives the deep traditions essential for tarot professionals, counselors, and the death work community.

By reclaiming the cards'' historical bones, Matlin redefines the Major Arcana as structural gatekeepers to a profound katabasis. This book is a compassionate, practical manual for navigating grief, mediumship, and the complex tangles of ancestral inheritance. Written with the fierce clarity of someone who danced with Death to reclaim her own life, Matlin reminds us that tarot is a bridge between the living and the dead. Facing our own mortality is an initiatory act of alignment that belongs to anyone holding space in the reading room or at the threshold of transition." --Amber Highland, holistic deathcare advocate and publisher of The Cartomancer magazine "With The Tarot Book of the Dead , Jenna Matlin has gone where very few people dare to go with tarot. She doesn''t just acknowledge Death as death, which is against the flow by itself, but she brings the rest of the tarot deck into it to have conversations around mortality, grief, and fear. The result is a deeply transformative book that takes you on a journey (kicking and screaming), from which you will return wiser, more compassionate, and better prepared as a reader." --María Alviz Hernando, author of Tarot Tableau Revolution " The Tarot Book of the Dead takes you on an immersive journey to the underworld and back.

Guided by Jenna Matlin and the tarot archetypes, you can expect profound encounters with deities, ancestors, and departed loved ones, all of which will transform your perception of death. Jenna also includes fascinating insights into the history of tarot, revealing the connection between the cards and the human experience of navigating death and finding meaning in it. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to using the tarot for mediumship with respect and compassion, equipping readers with the wisdom and skills needed to foster healing, hope, and connection in the face of grief." --Lori Lytle, author of Tarot for Introverts and Empaths "For years, Jenna Matlin has been a voice of wisdom and integrity within the tarot community. In The Tarot Book of the Dead , Jenna servers as a guide for the reader to walk into places that many tarot readers may be nervous to tread. Standing brilliantly between the tarot''s history and its incredible future, Jenna provides a roadmap to the deepest and most powerful lessons of this incredible divinatory tool." --Courtney Weber, author of Hekate and Tarot for One " The Tarot Book of the Dead by Jenna Matlin is far more than a guide to tarot mediumship; it is an initiation into the eternal interconnection of souls. Even for those with no desire to communicate with the dead, this book offers a profound encounter with grief, ancestry, transformation, and the mystery of what continues beyond death.

Grounded in deep practice, mythology, and lived experience, it invites readers to cross the threshold and return changed. Doing this work is a courageous journey into intimacy with the unknown, offering an experience that can be life (and death) changing." --Mark Horn, author of Tarot and the Gates of Light "Jenna Matlin''s The Tarot Book of the Dead traces the characters and imagery of the tarot to the danse macabre of the 1400s, and she has the receipts. The historical overview alone would make this a valuable resource, rooting the deck in a culture shaped by the Black Death, but there is much more. The book is a pilgrimage through the Major Arcana with Death as our valuable narrator. Far from morbid, it brings to the surface the ancient roots of the twenty-two Major Arcana and closes each with a tarot challenge. I will use this resource in my workshops and in mentoring students who want to deepen their practice and/or gain confidence in communicating with those who have crossed over. The spirit of this incredible book is: ''no love is lost, ever.

'' Matlin shows us the way." --Nancy Antenucci, author of Psychic Tarot and Tarot Rituals.