Product Description

Lavish, beautifully-produced book and tarot deck evoking the rich imagery of the Magic City. Composed from thousands of original photographs of the art and architecture of Prague, each gorgeous image on the 78 cards is a stunning, original collage. For both tarot novices and experts, the accompanying 300-page book gives in-depth guidance to using this gorgeous Tarot, with * interpretations and explanations of each card's symbols * links with traditional Tarot symbols * how to use the deck for cartomantic readings * how to make short, interpretive Tarot readings * keywords to help readings emerge quickly Note: Deck is also available separately, packaged with informative booklet.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #590005 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 285 pages

Review
Beautifully researched, designed and printed, the Tarot of Prague is one for everyone's collection. -- Solandia, Aeclectic Tarot

I can't recommend buying the deck (with the book!) strongly enough. You won't regret it. -- Diane Wilkes, Tarot Passages

a Prague of the reader’s own mind, all filled with myth, with history, and with magic. -- Lee Bursten, Tarot Passages

my favorite tarot deck, and it isn't simply for reason of emotion, intuition, or the more literal ... but for all. -- Nellie Levine, Tarot Insights

From the Author
When we designed The Tarot of Prague the most important thing to us was to achieve a deck that not only looks good, but that also reads well. Because of this we took great care to incorporate symbols that convey the traditional meaning of each card with clarity depth, and often with a little wit too.

The deck is intended to be usable "out of the box" by anyone familiar with the Rider Waite Smith system of Tarot, but at the same time it has enough layers of meaning to offer fresh insights to the experienced reader.

Enjoy this deck and book, we hope they will challenge the imagination, but also simply give a great deal of pleasure and use.

About the Author
Karen Mahony has written numerous design articles in both the US and UK. She founded Prauge's Baba Studio with Alex Ukolov in 2002, and their work has been featured in many design magazines. She lives in Prague.

Alex Ukolov is an artist and designer specializing in traditional Russian styles and techniques. He has taught decorative miniature painting. He lives in Prague.

Customer Reviews

Such a Pleasant Surprise
I was so surprised as I seen cards from this deck posted many
many times - one person I know talked about loving hers so much
I finally took the bait & ordered a set - what a pleasant surprise
I totally love this set - the cards - the book is excellent
I would highly recommend this to anyone who loves Tarot & like
me you may just get such a pleasant surprise & totally love it
Hats off to the Authors who did an A1 job on this set

This going to be one long review, but this uncommonly striking set deserves nothing less and it IS my lifetime favourite deck.
I got this deck back in 2004, as I have always been so enamoured and enchanted with the magical city of Prague. I had high expectations.....could this tarot truly capture the elusive soul and heart of such a mysterious, haunted, uncanny, quaint, supernatural and fairytale city?

Much to my eternal happiness this Tarot does all that and more! To get the full awe-inspiring affect, one must hold these cards in your hands, play with them, caress them and let them ensnare your imagination and soul.

There is no modern anything in these cards and images. It's all very Olde World, quaint, strange and mystical. Stautes with life breathed into them by the creators, engravings that seem to come from very old tomes of magic sumptiously, vibrantly and gently coloured, wonderful quirky faces and characters of all stripes and ghouls from an old Cezch bohemian 32-card playing deck, these pop up all over the deck, at times the main focus, at others as odd little hidden curiosities it's a joy to find lurking in a corner.

Each card has many layers for as much or as lttle interpertation as you want. The many varied, but all outstandingly beautiful and striking art and styles are very well put together and chosen to compliment one another and really bring each card to life and salient meaning.

The book is really the absolute best companion book for a deck I've ever come across, and I have read a lot of them! It's large and well-packed with everything and then some that makes these extraordinary cards sing their wisdom. The author obviously knows her Tarot, and lets us in on her knowledge. The parts pertaining to the deck are just wonderfully eye-opening. She includes many fascinating and fantastical tidbits on the art and architecture and how it adds singular and notable meaning to each card. I've never had a book bring alive a deck and their images quite like this book. There is also added essays called "More About" and informs you on the stories and fables concerning things in a card. For example Ther Hermit stands in Golden Lane, a very narrow and mysterious, uncanny street with quite the history. Her "More about" essay tells all about the history any fables connected to it. What fun! The section on getting to know the cards and spreads are superb.

For readings, this Tarot has no equal. I am continually astounded and awed by how the cards speak and sing to me with their images and wisdom. I get such in-depth insights, ideas and uncanny intuition from my time spent with the deck. Speaking of intuition if you're looking for a completely intuitive deck, look no further.

The cards themselves in the 1st edition are unlike any other deck I've come across (I have a 100 in my collection). A very sumptious, luxurious heft and feel to them, semi-matte. The backs are a evovative sepia brown. They're the perfect size as well.

The art, streets, history, magic, occult, alchemy, fantastic and fantastical enchantments and phantoms of the truly grand city of Prague are captured in this deck and book. You will most certainly not be disapponted.

This 1st edition set is almost sold out, there are a few copies still available (as of this review date) for the normal asking price at the publisher's site. I cannot comment on the 2nd edition as I don't have it, but I do know the cardstock is different and they are larger. Also the 2nd edition does not come with a book, once the 1st edition sets are gone, that's it.

Playground for your imagination
I gave this tarot set as a gift to a friend, and she and I have both been enjoying giving each other readings with it. The colors are very rich and it is a beautiful set overall. Even though some other reviews didn't recommend it for a first tarot deck, my friend seems to like it, and it is her first. I like seeing images from the city of Prague. Would probably mean even more to someone who has actually been there.