Tarot
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Time Tarot
I can’t say for sure, but I think I first discovered Time Tarot as I was looking at decks on Etsy for my birthday. The art style and concept appealed to me but the additional costs associated with the postage and the currency exchange — not so much. But I couldn’t let it go. The Kickstarter blurb, “The Time Tarot deck was conceived and created to help people understand their relationship with [time and how] it manifests itself in two opposing forms: fleeting moments and endless eternity” had me intrigued. So when I still had enough money left in my birthday budget I clicked “Proceed to checkout” and now I…
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Clarity Tarot
I chose to write about the Clarity Tarot because I felt like a change of pace. Minimalist decks appeal to me for a plethora of reasons. The most obvious reason is that you are not forced to navigate your way through complex imagery. Instead you have to sit quietly with the image and let your mind wander and your thoughts flow. A minimalist deck doesn’t give you, or the creator, any place to hide. Rather, as is the intention of a deck subtitled “a deck for creative visualisation,” you bring the images to life in your mind. The Clarity Tarot Cards To read the Clarity Tarot I ask myself what…
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Magical Hours Tarot
The collage style of Magical Hours Tarot reminds me of both Tarot of Mystical Moments and The Dreamkeepers Tarot albeit in different ways and with a different focus. This ensures it doesn’t feel like a redundant addition to my collection. Furthermore it introduced me to a new way of interpreting certain cards which in turn opened up the interpretive possibilities across several other decks. The more decks I work with the more I find they talk to each other. Some say, “But wait, what about this approach?” while others feel like they continue the story. The Magical Hours Tarot had a lot to say about many things, some of which…
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Tarot de St. Croix
Tarot de St. Croix healed what was lacking in my day when I pulled it off the shelf. I was feeling pretty flat so I wanted to work with a deck that I knew would bring a smile to my face. Logic told me it was going to be Way of the Panda Tarot because it is such a joyful deck, but as I reached out my hand to grab it, there sitting beside it was this deck and something made me select it instead. I can’t tell you what that was, but it was right. I haven’t worked with Tarot de St. Croix much since I bought it second-hand…
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Japaridze Tarot
I am in the process of creating a multi-purpose story spread as part of a bigger project so each day I test it from different perspectives using different decks. This morning when I turned to grab a deck my hand rested on the Japaridze Tarot. And, to be honest, my first reaction was “pick again.” Fortunately I didn’t. I trusted my process — work with whichever deck stands out to me. Surrealist art draws me in because it challenges me. With a headache, and a lingering viral-type illness, I wasn’t feeling the need to add any additional challenges, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover I hadn’t. This deck spoke…
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Wild Card by Jen Cownie & Fiona Lensvelt
Earlier this year I was looking for some good contemporary, beginner-friendly tarot books and I came across Wild Card – Let the Tarot Tell Your Story. It was a good find. As suggested from the first chapter title, “Hello, friend,” this is an approachable and welcoming book. On their website, Litwitchure, authors Jen Cownie and Fiona Lensvelt state, “We believe that tarot readings should be empowering and enjoyable, and our approach to the cards is less about fortune telling, more about storytelling.” This makes Wild Card accessible to everyone. They believe that we read the cards for the same reason we read and share stories, to develop understanding. Introductory chapters…
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The Unbridled Spirit Tarot
I had been eagerly awaiting the Unbridled Spirit Tarot since the first time I saw it mentioned on the Llewellyn website. Even though it wasn’t released until 2025 this deck made it on to my “Decks I’m excited for in 2024” list. I was just so thrilled to see a horse-themed deck in the works. I pre-ordered it as soon as I could and even up against all my internal hype, I can say it has not disappointed. Horses were a huge part of my life when I was younger, so much so that my first full-time job was working with them. I have so many memories wrapped up in…
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Fairy Tale Tarot
I had coveted the Fairy Tale Tarot from the moment I became aware of it. Back then it was out of print and selling for prices way above my budget so when Lisa Hunt announced that US Games was releasing a second edition I eagerly awaited the pre-order date. I have owned her Animals Divine Tarot for years and her Pastoral Tarot is one of my favourites, so I expected to love this deck also. And I have to say, the artwork didn’t disappoint. General information about the Fairy Tale Tarot The Fairy Tale Tarot combines Lisa Hunt’s signature watercolour art with a range of fairy tales from Europe, Asia…
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My “If I could only keep 10 tarot decks” list
In most things I am quite minimalist, but that doesn’t apply when it comes to my tarot and oracle collection. I have many, many decks. Very few would I happily part with. But, when Stephen left a comment on The Unveiled Tarot post asking if I had a tarot top ten I thought I’d try to put together a list. I’ve tried several times but I always come up short. If you’ve read much of my stuff you’d know that I only buy decks that interest me in some way so even though I review decks, I don’t ever buy one purely to write about it. Plus, since my tastes…
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Tarot at the End of the Rainbow
Flip through the Tarot at the End of the Rainbow and you’ll discover a world inhabited by leprechauns, satyrs, faeries, and centaurs, harpies, mermaids, elves, and goblins, giants, sprites, dwarfs, and trolls, gnomes, treants and orcs. You’ll even come across a kelpie and a unicorn-centaur. So yes, there’s many magical folk to meet. Each is there to take you on an adventure but don’t be mistaken on where that may lead. It isn’t all sunshine, although there is always a rainbow. After all, there is magic to be found in the shadow as well. About the Tarot at the End of the Rainbow Deck When looking at brightly coloured cards…
