Light Seers Tarot

The Light Seers Tarot is a popular deck for good reason. The strength of this deck is its ability to bring messages through in an accessible way that feels relevant to today. Even though it is a modern interpretation of the tarot, the messages still follow the Rider Waite interpretations fairly closely. For those approaching tarot for the first time, The Light Seers Tarot is a wonderful introduction. It easily connects you with the messages your subconscious is trying to share with you. I have quite an extensive collection of decks, but it is this one that drew my daughter in instantly.

When I do readings, I offer my clients a choice of three decks presented to them face down. This deck is chosen the most. At the end of one reading I did my client mentioned that she wasn’t sure what drew her to this deck because one of the other decks had a much prettier card back. But, she was pleasantly surprised by the vibrant pictures that greeted her in her spread.

The Light Seers Tarot Cards

When I flick through most of my decks, certain cards jump out at me as insta-favourites. I I don’t have that with this deck so I decided to start with The Fool, the beginning of the journey.

I love how the circle of life symbol awaits her as she lets go and trusts in herself, her passions, and her beliefs. There is so much peace and promise in her surrender. She is not stepping off the cliff blindly, as is the case in many representations of The Fool. She is choosing this for herself.

I really like Chris-Anne’s re-imagining of The Hierophant too. How much more approachable is he? The Hierophant here is someone you want to learn from. He is happy to share the knowledge he has, but then this card shows it is up to you to move on and continue your spiritual journey rather than suggesting that our truth is to be found outside of ourselves. This card highlights what I love about this deck. Chris-Anne is not suggesting that her way of thinking and her interpretation of the tarot is the way. You are encouraged to make of the images what you will. This is in stark contrast to the Robin Wood Tarot. Compare the rendering of the two Hierophants.

As you have no doubt noticed, the imagery on the cards is bright and beautiful. But, The Light Seers Tarot doesn’t shy away from showing us things that aren’t all sunshine and roses. Nor does it leave us feeling down when those cards appear. In the words of the deck creator, Chris-Anne, “My goal was to create a happy deck that would lift me up without sacrificing tarot’s incredible ability to illuminate any deeper meanings that hid beneath the surface.” I believe she has succeeded.

Here the Five of Pentacles and the Eight of Swords provide a perfect example.

These cards provide a lot of information in a simple and beautiful way. As an intuitive reader, these cards are a pleasure to work with. A clear example of how accessible this deck is can be seen in the Six of Cups and the Six of Wands. How easy it is to recognise the emotions and experiences the cards are portraying.

The only card I’m not taken with is 14 Temperance. I see the need for balance that it represents and the more I look at it the more I see. For me as I look at him right now, his clothing highlights that we need to actually do something to achieve balance rather than it being simply a mental exercise. The red of his hair further supports this. What I don’t understand is why he is so skeletal. I get the feeling as I write this that I am going to do a reading and his body build will be very much what I need to interpret. Until then my question remains.

The deck remains faithful to the traditional names for the Major Arcana with the slight except of Death. She has labelled this card as Death ∞ Rebirth. Strength is 8 and Justice is 11. The suits are Pentacles, Cups, Swords and Wands and the court cards are still Page, Knight, Queen and King. I have to admit I’m surprised that with such modern renderings of the images she didn’t re-title the court cards, but I don’t find it to be an issue either.

As you can see this is a borderless deck which if you have read any of my other tarot deck posts you will know is a huge bonus in my eyes. Where possible I trim decks if they have large borders which is a time consuming process. The only modification I made to this deck was to edge it in this teal colour.

The Light Seers Tarot Book

The guidebook is not as substantial as many but it is entirely adequate. It shares Chris-Anne’s motivation and inspiration for the deck, (something that I am always interested in), as well as a brief foray into tarot basics including information on possible ways to read reversals if you are so inclined. For what it’s worth, I’m not and neither is the deck creator.

I should add though that while I don’t work with reversals, I believe it’s important to consider both the light and shadow possibilities the card represents. For me, my interpretation is guided by what stands out to me on the card at the time of the reading, the surrounding cards, the question, and the position of the card in the spread. The beauty of tarot is that you can choose how you work with the cards. They are a tool at our disposal. Anyhow, back to the book itself.

The write up for each card includes Light Seer and Shadow Seer keywords followed by the card meaning and an affirmation. Interestingly, her spreads incorporate intentional reversals.

The included spreads are:

• Light and Shadow Spread (2 cards)
• Lightworker Illumination Spread (3 cards)
• Calling in Love Spread (4 cards)
  • I’m not a fan of these type of spreads. Quite possibly this is just me and the type of reader I am but ….)
• Soul Joy Spread (3 cards)

I have done all but the Calling in Love Spread and found each to have something to offer.

At the end of the book is a very brief “About Chris-Anne” section. All in all, even though the book itself is smaller in size than the cards themselves, it packs a lot into its 186 pages. The last page of the book has a web address that is supposed to take you to a site that will give you an in depth look at each card. I tried the link and it doesn’t work. However, just going to the website for the cards does allow you to find more information on each card. If you click here you can explore The Light Seers Tarot Site.

I’m sure if you’re after a tarot deck that honours tradition and yet uses modern imagery, you will love this deck. Chris-Anne has also created an oracle deck The Sacred Creators Oracle, and two other Tarot decks – The Muse Tarot and The Tarot of Curious Creatures.

Creator’s Website:

Chris-Anne