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Anna K Tarot
The Anna K Tarot sheds much of the esoteric symbolism of the Rider Waite system it is largely based on. Instead it encourages users to consider what is happening on the card in conjunction with the emotions the people are expressing. If you’re after a deck that provides clear, straight-up answers, the Anna K Tarot is perfect. This deck took ten years to create and it seems that in that time Anna K spent a lot of time thinking about what each card meant to her and then depicting that particular meaning. It’s a great deck to be able to reach for if you’re feeling particularly scrambled. For example the…
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Tarot of the Hidden Realm
The only thing that saddens me with the Tarot of the Hidden Realm is that I cannot capture the beauty of these cards in photographs. The images are so much more earthy than the camera shows, more alive, more real, just more. When I first saw this deck I thought it was stunning but I wondered how I would work with it because I read by creating stories out of what I see. I needn’t have worried. Julia Jeffrey’s close up and personal paintings make this an incredibly intimate deck. It doesn’t offer the scenes that most decks do and yet as the inhabitants of the Hidden Realm share their…
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Forest of Enchantment Tarot
When I opened the Forest of Enchantment Tarot I was instantly enchanted. From my first flip through I felt at home. I just wanted to wander through the forest and learn from the characters and creatures. This deck is stunning. The artist, Meraylah Allwood, is truly amazing. Each original painting is said to be only slightly larger than the tarot cards themselves. When you consider the detail on each card this is incredible. Some decks become too busy when the paintings are reduced to card size but that isn’t the case with this one. I cannot speak highly enough of the artwork. The book opens with a quote from Joseph…
