Discover tarot the Tempest way with this creative approach to the numbers, elements, and energetic motion of the cards.
Join Laura Tempest Zakroff on a journey that can revolutionize the way you look at math, magic, and tarot. Using a unique system she developed over twenty-five plus years, Laura helps you understand the cards without needing to memorize meanings. With her guidance, you can build innovative practices . . .
Discover tarot the Tempest way with this creative approach to the numbers, elements, and energetic motion of the cards.
Join Laura Tempest Zakroff on a journey that can revolutionize the way you look at math, magic, and tarot. Using a unique system she developed over twenty-five plus years, Laura helps you understand the cards without needing to memorize meanings. With her guidance, you can build innovative practices centered around card numbers, embody magic in your movements, gain confidence as a reader, and much more.
Laura's methods have been proven in many workshops and classes, and the math she incorporates is not as hard to learn as you may think. Using the symbolism of numbers and simple arithmetic, you can interpret spreads and connect more deeply with the cards' energy. You can also design new spreads and improve your pattern recognition skills.
Laura teaches you to find the rhythm in tarot's numbers and symbols. Once you do, you can embody their meaning as you dance with your intuition.
"Tempest skillfully weaves the technical and approachable, spiritual and practical, hilarious and sincere to create a vital, original, and enjoyable guide through the art of tarot reading."
—Enfys J. Book, author of Queer Rites
"A potent and refreshing guide that invites readers to experience tarot as a full-body, intuitive practice. Blending art, movement, numerology, and personal insight, Zakroff offers . . .
"Tempest skillfully weaves the technical and approachable, spiritual and practical, hilarious and sincere to create a vital, original, and enjoyable guide through the art of tarot reading."
—Enfys J. Book, author of Queer Rites
"A potent and refreshing guide that invites readers to experience tarot as a full-body, intuitive practice. Blending art, movement, numerology, and personal insight, Zakroff offers a holistic approach that empowers beginners and seasoned readers to connect deeply with their tarot cards, grounding the tarot beyond memorized meanings...This book is an inspiring resource for anyone ready to make tarot their own."
—Ethony Dawn, author of Become an Exceptional Tarot Reader
"Whether you're new to tarot or a seasoned reader, Tarot by Tempest offers up a complete, clear, and profoundly insightful system. It's a full vision that transforms tarot's centuries-old tradition from mysterious to logical and approachable. Even the math-averse will find magic in numbers here...If you've ever found tarot intimidating, this is the guide that will shift everything."
—Rissa Miller, historian and tasseographer
"Absolutely anyone of any skill level can benefit from Tempest's take on the Tarot! She delves into it all: shapes and symbols, colors, card composition, bringing movement into your interpretation...even how to read the cards for yourself and others (with FAQs). All in a richly illustrated, accessible format with easy-to-understand explanations, Tarot by Tempest will enable you to feel more confident."
—Kajira Djoumahna, artist and crone
"Zakroff cuts through Tarot's clutter with a system that’s lean, striking, and alive with pattern. It turns every deck into a tool you can read with precision and confidence; no memorization needed."
—Nancy Hendrickson, author of Ancestral Tarot, Ancestral Grimoire, and Ancestral Séance
"This book strips Tarot down to its bones and rebuilds it with numbers, symbols, and movement that makes it fresh, sharp, and relevant. It's the kind of method you'll return to again and again no many how many decks or years you've been reading."
—Erika Robinson, author of The Language of Lenormand
"This book is a shake-up and a game changer. It's a wild storm that stirs and breaks up a sea of monotonous, regurgitated information...What a fresh, new take on the system of Tarot."
—Jaclyn Cherie, owner of The Nephilim Rising, algorithm magick creator, folk herbalist, magickal consultant, ordained minister, word alchemist, Usui Reiki Master, author and editor Girl God Books
"Whether you are just starting out on the Fool's Journey, or are a seasoned traveller, Zakroff breathes new life into the bones of Tarot by inviting the reader to explore a novel and engaging multi-sensory, five-dimensional interaction with the cards."
—Kenn Payne, author of Oracle of the Hekatean Path
"Laura's unique voice and approach to Tarot, incorporating math (of all things) and movement, is something new and different. Having been a reader for 40 years, it is really hard for me to find something that fits that description...Like all Laura's work, this book is a gift."
—Raven Morgaine, author of Yemaya: Orisha Goddess and Queen of the Sea
"Dance the tarot? Math-infused magick? Tarot by Tempest takes on those seemingly quixotic quests and succeeds beautifully."
—Rick de Yampert, author of Crows and Ravens
ISBN-13: | 9780738779461 |
Imprint: | Llewellyn |
Pub Date: | February 2026 |
Product Type: | Trade Paperback |
Page Count: | 240 pages |
Size: | 6.00 x 9.00 IN |
Weight: | TBD |
Case Quantity: | 48 |