Vision Quest Tarot

Rating:
Summary: Stunning!!
Review: I think this is the best Native American tarot deck that I have come across. Not only is the artwork beautiful, but it is so peaceful and calming. The pictures are not overdone, or too busy. This is a deck where the tougher cards are not really scary.. but at the same time avoid being "cute" or playing down to the message.. Actually, the death card, "Transformation" in this deck, is captivating to me.. while still getting the message clearly across.. NOT an easy task. There are keywords on the minor arcana.. some people do not like this.. myself usually included. However, here, they somehow seem to blend into the overall meaning of the picture without being distracting. Amazon does not have this deck readily available.. but it is out there.. ...

Rating:
Summary: Stunning!!
Review: The Vision Quest Tarot is a Native American themed deck. Although its suits and court cards have been renamed, the meanings mostly follow the standard Rider-Waite interpretations. The artwork is focused on natural scenes, and the traditional suit symbols have been modified to fit this theme. There is Air (feathers), Water (bowls and other clay containers), Fire (arrows and torches), and Earth (woven baskets and plants). The pictures on each card are detailed and somewhat ethereal, creating a very peaceful, organic atmosphere, but they don't go overboard with symbolism and meaning. There is a simple keyword for each card, and the feeling you get from the picture is more important than what you actually see.

For example, one of the most striking cards is Eight of Water, "Stagnation". There is a stack of eight bowls of different shapes, most of them are chipped and faded. They sit amidst mud and puddles, and the coloring is all grey and earth tones. The mood created by the picture perfectly matches the keyword and easily conveys its meaning to you.

This deck comes with the standard "little white booklet" that details the card meanings and offers a few sample layouts to try. However, there must have been an error in the printing I have wherein the meanings for the Earth suit are printed twice, and the meanings for Air are not there at all. But that just means I'll be working more from my own interpretations of the cards, and with this deck, that is just fine.

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Summary: A beautiful, intuitive tarot deck.
Review: The Vision Quest Tarot is a Native American themed deck. Although its suits and court cards have been renamed, the meanings mostly follow the standard Rider-Waite interpretations. The artwork is focused on natural scenes, and the traditional suit symbols have been modified to fit this theme. There is Air (feathers), Water (bowls and other clay containers), Fire (arrows and torches), and Earth (woven baskets and plants). The pictures on each card are detailed and somewhat ethereal, creating a very peaceful, organic atmosphere, but they don't go overboard with symbolism and meaning. There is a simple keyword for each card, and the feeling you get from the picture is more important than what you actually see.

For example, one of the most striking cards is Eight of Water, "Stagnation". There is a stack of eight bowls of different shapes, most of them are chipped and faded. They sit amidst mud and puddles, and the coloring is all grey and earth tones. The mood created by the picture perfectly matches the keyword and easily conveys its meaning to you.

This deck comes with the standard "little white booklet" that details the card meanings and offers a few sample layouts to try. However, there must have been an error in the printing I have wherein the meanings for the Earth suit are printed twice, and the meanings for Air are not there at all. But that just means I'll be working more from my own interpretations of the cards, and with this deck, that is just fine.

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Summary: the most beautiful deck of tarot cards
Review: This tarot deck centers around Native American themes. Some of the card names are changed (e.g. the four suits become four elements) A small black-and-white intruction booklet is included. This is my favorite tarot deck of all. All 78 cards, including minor arcana are uniquely and beautifully illustrated with detailed and colorful scenes of people, animals, and nature. Unlike most decks, equal attention is given to the art on the minor cards. I'd say this is definitely a thousand times better than the Unicorn Tarot Deck by Susann Star, which I also own. I don't know why it isn't more popular, except maybe that they didn't choose the most attractive card for the cover. If you buy this there's no way you'll be disappointed. I found this deck by visiting a website that reviewed over 200 tarot decks (Aeclectic Tarot)and chose this one as one of two favorites. (as of the last time I checked)