I’ve just received delivery of my Tarot of the Owls deck authored by Pamela Chen and illustrated by Elisabeth Alba. And, pardon the pun, this deck is indeed a Hoot! For the deck’s owls crack me up as they strike their poses with fained seriousness. They are absolutely adorable as they portray the characters of…
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Tarot of Dragons – Wisdom from the Dragon Realms
The Tarot of Dragons is my fav of all Dragon themed Tarot and Oracle decks, of which there are many. And I think I own most of them, Lol! In this deck, dragon author Shawn MacKenzie has teamed up with fantasy illustrator Firat Solhan. Together they’ve created a stunning parallel universe where dragons reign supreme,…
The Star Tarot – A Star Bright Tarot Deck
The Star Tarot 2nd Edition – Your Path to Self Discovery Through Cosmic Symbolism, written and illustrated by Cathy McClelland, is a Rider-Waite-Smith based Tarot deck with a definite star bright brilliance. To start, its edges are gilded in a brilliant metallic gold. Then there are miniature stars scattered among the stunning symbolic images upon…
10 Considerations When Choosing Your Own Tarot Deck
Let’s begin by dispelling the old myth circulating the Tarot community, that one must be gifted their Tarot deck, rather than purchase one for themselves. This myth stems from the fact that back in 1400s Europe, when Tarot decks began to appear, they were hand painted by artisans, and consequently expensive and hard to come…
Tarot in Wonderland – A Truly Curiouser and Curiouser Tarot Deck
Tarot in Wonderland (Llewellyn Publications), penned by Barbara Moore, and illustrated by Eugene Smith, is a delightfully whimsical Tarot deck that makes me, not only smile, but laugh out loud! I’m not kidding, not even a little. I’m a longtime avid deck collector, and I’ve not had a Tarot deck tickle my funny bone quite…
Confessions of a Tarot Deck Collector
When I hosted my first Tarot Reading Practice group event for my Tarot students and other Tarot Friends, I informed invitees they could bring any deck they wanted to read with. One of the invitees stated that, she owned 50 decks, but not to worry, she only planned to bring 12 of them. I laughed…