Product Description

An imaginative deck and book set that weaves tradtional tarot symbolism, mythic expression, elemental magic, and reflective phases of lunar energy into a tapestried focus for seer and seeker alike.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #360366 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Customer Reviews

Enchanting, Lush, Colorful, Delightful
There is something tremendously likeable and attractive about these images -- the garden in moonlight is a fantastic concept and these cards really do take one back to a time of childish delight. While I can see how the term "whimsical" could be used to describe this deck -- I much prefer ENCHANTING -- like an enchanted forest. I also much prefer these to the Hansen-Roberts and even the Revelations Tarot although there is a similarity in feel with the latter. (The design on the card back is also one of the more beautiful/interesting designs I've seen.)

Pretty, but not my favorite
I am currently using this deck (as I need to replace my Quest deck), and while the artwork is cute, fanciful, and dreamlike...

I find this deck somewhat difficult to read with, because the images lack a good symbolic foundation. As someone who is still learning Tarot (I've been reading just over 2 years now), I haven't 'memorized' each and every single card meaning, and therefore still rely on the image on the cards before me to get the intuitive juices flowing (since I also don't use any books in my readings anymore), and this deck, while at first stirring the imagination (upon simply seeing the cards for the first time) doesn't really lead to any definite interpretation when used in readings (the real point of the cards).

On one hand, I'd like to say this could be a good deck for children interested in Tarot, but on the other, I think that might be a bad idea, since it's unlikely they'll actually learn anything about the meanings of the Tarot and just end up having a pretty deck of cards...

I know there are many fans of this deck out there, and perhaps in time I will be able to become one of them, after all, the main reason I ended up with this deck to begin with is I had a couple of different friends telling me how much they loved it!

About the book: Even though I'm not crazy about the deck itself, I do really like the book! For each card there is a meditation, ritual, spell, and/or recipe related to that specific card, and this is the only Tarot deck companion book I've seen with this particular feature, thus far. Also, the author's insights into how she came up with the ideas for the artwork, style, and theme of the cards (which is all her own, she created the deck, did the artwork, and wrote the book, another rare find in Tarot decks) is very nice, particularly because it all started with a beautiful poem (included in the book) and I like a lot of her interpretations for the cards...

I really want to like this deck, and hope some day I will, but for now, I just want some cards I can successfully do READINGS with!

Enchanting Images for Better than Average Tarot Deck
As a dealer of occult merchandise I have had the opportunity to view many decks and this deck, while not the best, is certainly one of the better ones available. The esoteric imagery of the major arcana is largely preserved - we see the High Priestess seated between the black and white columns, holding the tora with the moon at her feet. The artist also incorporates her own interpretations - the Empress depicted as fairy. Larger liberties are taken with the minor arcana, but I find this to be of little consequence, as many highly regarded traditional decks leave these cards without any pictorial illustration. Whether you like or dislike these interpretations depends entirely on individual preference; some decks resonate more strongly with certain personalities than others. If you have an opportunity to see the actual cards before buying I recommend that you do; the finer enchanting aspects of the paint colors that bleed into each other at the edges (water-color I imagine), make the cards visually more striking than photographic images portray. Of course, that may not be to you're liking either, which is all the more reason to view them before buying.