Deck and Book Reviews

  • Tarot decks

    Black Violet Tarot

    Heidi Phelps began creating the Black Violet Tarot while dealing with the sadness of her mother’s worsening illness and the joy of her pregnancy. Working on a card at a time helped her…

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    Wild Reflections Tarot

    Published in 2024, Wild Reflections Tarot is a contemporary, nature-inspired deck that’s great for beginners. This deck is often compared to the Light Seers Tarot and yes, I agree that the art style…

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    Good Fortune Tarot

    The Good Fortune Tarot was one of the decks I included on the Upcoming Decks I’m Excited For post. With artwork by Jessica Roux and a cheeky, yet informative, guidebook, this is an…

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    The Rosebud Tarot

    From the outset I felt that The Rosebud Tarot would be an ancestral deck for me but I wasn’t sure why. When I read in the opening pages of the guidebook that the…

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    Hanson-Roberts Tarot

    The characters who initially seemed a little unusual made sense to me once I reimagined the Hanson-Roberts Tarot as a portal into a fairy tale world. Then everything changed. Once upon a time…

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    Under the Oak Tarot

    With most decks I sit down to write about, the words flow naturally. That hasn’t been the case with Under the Oak Tarot. From the outset I experienced strong emotions while working with…

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    Mystic Palette Tarot

    Ciro Marchetti created two versions of the Mystic Palette Tarot that are essentially the same and yet feel completely different. As such I wasn’t sure about the best way to write about them.…

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    Earth Woman Tarot

    Earth Woman Tarot is one of the decks I included on my Upcoming Decks I’m Excited For list. It is one that I pre-ordered so I waited in anticipation for it to arrive.…

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    Cozy Witch Tarot

    I pre-judged the Cozy Witch Tarot and in so doing I did myself and the deck a disservice. I have Amanda Lovelace’s Believe in Your Own Magic Oracle and I found a lot…