HearthCricket
I have both and find both useful, in spite of 34 years of reading tarot. Barbara's book is a bit slimmer and more oriented to the Gilded Tarot itself and perhaps more experienced readers, while Ellershaw's goes more into detail about things like sleeping with your deck, cleansing it, different spreads, setting the mood, etc. This is a fine intro for those who want or need it. But I did feel like others. She kept saying "but don't look at the cards yet." Yeah, right! That is why we bought it. For the cards. Woman, we are going to look at them, so don't waste your time telling us not to! I found it highly annoying! Sorry!