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Summary: Can't Wait For The Complete Deck
Review: I have owned the large deck with the Major Arcana cards only for several years now and I love them. The pictures are incredibly lovely and I have often wanted a full deck of these cards in a size that's easier to handle. The size of the major arcana deck is quite large and difficult to handle -- there's no way you would be able to shuffle an entire 78 card deck in that size. I can't wait until I get this deck of smaller cards with the entire 78 card deck included. The descriptions that come with the larger deck make a lot of sense and I use them whenever I interpret a romance spread.
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Summary: Can't Wait For The Complete Deck
Review: I have owned the large deck with the Major Arcana cards only for several years now and I love them. The pictures are incredibly lovely and I have often wanted a full deck of these cards in a size that's easier to handle. The size of the major arcana deck is quite large and difficult to handle -- there's no way you would be able to shuffle an entire 78 card deck in that size. I can't wait until I get this deck of smaller cards with the entire 78 card deck included. The descriptions that come with the larger deck make a lot of sense and I use them whenever I interpret a romance spread.
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Summary: Stunningly beutiful and useful deck !
Review: I really love this deck - the art is the most beutiful I've yet seen in a tarot deck, the book is informative and very well made, and the casing very well designed.This is the deck I use to read for people on matters of the heart - people are just amazed with the cards' art. The case, which holds the book and the cards and closed by a ribbon, is of good quality, especially when compared to the short-lived card boxes most decks come in today. The deck contains only the 22 major arcana cards, which are the largest I've seen to date. The cards are hard to shuffle, but two or three shuffles and drawing the cards from a fan is good enough for a deck with just 22 cards. Since I bought this deck and started reading with it, two of my friends (one a reader and another a readee) asked me to get them this deck. This deck really spoke to them.
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Summary: Beautiful Novelty cards
Review: I'd first like to say these cards are HUGE! You basically can't shuffle them, but you can spread them out and mix them that way. The illustrations are beautiful and the book is the most comprehensive tarot guide I've read. I really enjoyed these cards. One suggestion: read your cards on a smoothe and clean surface because they seem to have a lot of static cling and tend to pick up fuzz from the carpet.
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Summary: 78 card version smaller, nice courts and aces
Review: The 10th Anniversary edition might be useful for those who want a transitional set that has pretty, romantic art images and interesting relational slant. The images are clean and clear and set against backgrounds such as delicate lavendar, sky blue, soft yellow and a delicate jade. The cards are the about the size of the Marseilles cards in the 12.98 Tarot set or average Rider Waite Smith by U.S. Games. The majors are the same pictures, but smaller, if you liked the oversize 22 card version--Strength is Eight and Justice is 11. This edition adds the 16 courts in a similar pictorial style and scenic Aces in Oliver Bursten photocollages. Pips 2 to 10 are Marseilles style, with just patterns of the appropriate suit symbol. The write ups in the 208 page book has the same slant and full descriptions of the majors, about five pages for each major which include one page that shows a picture of the card and a facing page with a general description. The softcover book is written in blue text and the pictures are in blue and white. The text in first half of the book from pages one to page 147 is virtually identical to the first 22 card edition--although the 22 card edition is a hardcover book with beautiful color pictures. Pages 148 to 208 group the descriptions of the Aces first, then the twos through ten. Each Ace has a full page description, then the twos have two pages of description, followed by the threes through ten. Court descriptions of the Pages through King have also one page each of description and a small scan of the picture. Pages 188 to 205 give reading suggestions. The overall tone of the descriptions is relational, but I can use this deck for other topics as well and using it to evaluate likes and dislikes or how close or distant a questioner would feel about a subject. This isn't really a straight Marseilles-style deck because Strength is Eight and Justice is 11 and it's not a RWS with scenic pips. If you don't mind Marseilles styles pips, the book is helpful and essential. Since Jane Lyle's other 12.98 set is a similar size Marseilles deck with a detailed book, it might be fun for a collector to have both sets, compare the books and decks and have a variety of ideas to develop their readings. Kat Black's upcoming Golden Tarot is more true to the Medieval to Renaissance style, but this is a nice set if you enjoy a blended old style of European art. The use of the color blue and other tones are soothing and I find it a pretty, romantic set.
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Summary: Large renaissance-style art deck always gets compliments.
Review: These luxurious cards deserve high praise. The collector-quality deck is extra large and richly appointed with renaissance-style art. Like many tarot readers this deck uses only the 22 Major Arcana cards. All names and numbers are classic tarot. The guide book is a full-color hardback. It's informative and includes added insight about the seeker's lover. The package is well-thought out, right down to the box's classy ribbon tie.
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Summary: Lovers' Tarot
Review: This is a three part set consisting of tarot deck (major arcana only) interpretation guide, and case. The entire package is beautiful to behold and seems to hold up well. Although I follow my own inner voice, the guide definitions seem to be quite accurate. This is a great set for the beginner. The only drawback is the oversized cards require a very large surface to be properly "swirled". I am quite happy I have added it to my collection.
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