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Summary: Buy what YOU like!
Review: This is a deck that seems to get mixed reviews. It strays a bit from 'traditional', adding a few additional Major Arcana cards. Also, this deck likes to be considered somewhat shamanistic, but the true shaman would know better.. That aside, if you are driven more by what speaks to you, as opposed to reviews.. this may be worth checking out. The art is truly breathtaking... and HIGHLY intuitive.. for that alone, it would be worth buying.. Also, if you like animals, they are plenty (hence the title "Shapeshifter").. I am a true beleiver in purchasing what feels right to YOU, so always use reviews as a guide, not a bible.
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Summary: Shapeshifter Tarot: Unique melding of authors/artist visions
Review: This unique tarot came into being because of the dreams of two authors and a splended young artist who could interpret those dreams. We are proud and happy that others may now share the result of those dreams with us. May Shapeshifter Tarot open new doorways to self-knowledge and growth.
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Summary: A Lovely Deck
Review: What a lovely deck of tarot cards. I am no professional, by a long shot, but I just love this deck! Positive messages. Good stuff! The art work is nice too.
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Summary: The Shapeshifter Tarot is a powerful transformational tool.
Review: When I first used the new Shapeshifter Tarot I had the experience that every student of divination most desires, that of picking up a deck and being able to use it right away. Now, I am a great believer in the power of working with a tool to make it mine in order to infuse it with my energy, things always seem to flow better for me when I follow some sort of process. I also know it takes some time and attention to become adept or even adequate with a new tarot deck. But, really, I was able to pick this deck up and just read it, based on the imagery it contained and the keywords listed on each card. The book is relatively easy to navigate around in, and to find what I was wanted to know when I needed to look something up. This set is designed for use as a daily tool whether for divination, meditation, spellworking or aligning with animal allies. The deck is based on the Celtic traditions and brings to light obscure information about Western European cultural practices of shamanism and shapeshifting. Very Goddess oriented in its scope; this tarot deck contains a traditional 9 times 9 or 81 cards rather than the typical 78 of most Rider-Waite types of decks. The three additional major arcana cards expand the tarot's archetypal imagery with #21-The Double, #22-The Journey and #23-The Dreamer. Oneness, the equivalent of The World card now becomes #24. The authors have given appropriate new titles to the cards that convey the general meanings in such a way that those familiar with the tarot can pick it up easily. The correspondence tables and keys words listed in the Appendix are quite helpful and user-friendly. The Shapeshifter Tarot is a strong collaborative effort between D.J. Conway and Sirona Knight. Both respected and prolific authors have their own unique styles. Each section of the book or description of an individual card is designated with a moon symbol representing D.J. or a sun symbol representing Sirona at the end of each passage. Their writing styles are distinctive but balance well, presenting many different aspects of working with the tarot. Each card is described in visual detail and an accompanying prophecy gives options of the various significances portrayed in a reading. There is an interesting selection of card layouts to try, although the deck does work well with the more traditional spreads like the Celtic Cross. I especially like the Standing Stones layout that is based on the past, present, future and the elements. In my experience, this method of query has uncannily depicted situations and probable outcomes during personal readings or for others. Lisa Hunt did a beautiful job of illustrating the images from the author's descriptions. The artwork is sensitive and striking. The colors would have been more vivid had the cards been printed on a higher quality of glossy cardstock. I also feel the cards should have been larger so that the detail of the paintings would be more prominent and facilitate going into the images more deeply. Overall, this tarot deck is now one of my favorites to work with because it offers imagery that provides insight, helps bring clarity to the situation and evokes transformation
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