While rummaging around the internet, I ran into the name of Benebell Wen on quite a few occasions, and I often saw her book, Holistic Tarot (published in 2015), listed among the results. For one reason or another, I never looked into either the author or the book.
Until a few days ago.
And oh my, was my mind blown away.
I saw a book for which Benebell Wen had written the blurb, no idea which one, because I look at so many, but the name stuck in my mind. Then one day, while looking things up online, aka procrastinating, I remembered the name and decided to search for it.
It turns out Benebell Wen is not the author’s real name, but an alias with a special meaning to her. I’ll let you discover that for yourself on her About Me page.
I was deeply impressed -and honestly elated to have found her- by the amazing structure of the study guides and the clear instructions on how a tarot enthusiast (me) can go about learning more and developing their craft.
The information on her site is so well structured and beautifully laid out that I genuinely feel I should pay for it somehow, just to reward all the work that clearly went into it. I will definitely work on finding the book, if only to repay her in that small way.
I was taken to her website, and in the tarot section I found this abundance of free documentation, study guides, templates, and videos. Mind-boggling that all of that is freely available and anyone can simply learn from it! And these are not random bits thrown together, they are genuinely excellent resources, very well researched and carefully worked on.
Sadly, I do not have the book yet, and it is not easily available in Europe, but I will find it for sure. I always do.
I was also stunned to discover that despite having built this incredible body of work, she still has a day job. So she does all this while also working full-time. That honestly made me feel like maybe I can do more myself and stop whining all day that I have no time, that I work too much, etc. etc. etc.
She even provides templates for what you need to do when starting your practice, how to make yourself known through social media, and so on. I’m telling you, it is a wealth of information, all available for free. I kept thinking there had to be a catch somewhere, but I could not find one. And I still have so much left to discover there!
I also watched some of her videos, very useful and very caringly done.
What can I say? I became an instant fan, and I am incredibly grateful for all this support given to novice tarot enthusiasts. And not only novice ones!
I wholeheartedly recommend her to any tarot enthusiast.
So happy to have found her!