Reprint of the 78-card tarot deck published in 1968 and based on Pamela Colman Smith's designs.
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By Joel
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For the record, I'm an amateur enthusiast: I'm just learning how these cards work.
Despite being very skeptical about the fortune telling and supernatural association with these cards, I appreciate how they, just like other, similar tools (I Ching, Runes etc...) can help people "think outside the box" about problems and questions in their life.
What I really like about this deck in particular, compared to others, is how universally poignant and significant the images are. They're otherworldly but contain recognizable icons and themes which anyone can interpret. None of them are colored or affected by distracting pop culture references or overly modern ideas about Wiccan spirituality (which has its time and place, but I didn't want that stuff here).
The color scheme drew me to this deck over other Waite decks: I like how surreal and and mystical they look.
I did not give this product 5 stars because the product was badly shipped to me: the box was loose and open and a few of the cards were very mildly damaged. An annoyance, but not so much with the product itself, more with Amazon's shipping quality.
Despite being very skeptical about the fortune telling and supernatural association with these cards, I appreciate how they, just like other, similar tools (I Ching, Runes etc...) can help people "think outside the box" about problems and questions in their life.
What I really like about this deck in particular, compared to others, is how universally poignant and significant the images are. They're otherworldly but contain recognizable icons and themes which anyone can interpret. None of them are colored or affected by distracting pop culture references or overly modern ideas about Wiccan spirituality (which has its time and place, but I didn't want that stuff here).
The color scheme drew me to this deck over other Waite decks: I like how surreal and and mystical they look.
I did not give this product 5 stars because the product was badly shipped to me: the box was loose and open and a few of the cards were very mildly damaged. An annoyance, but not so much with the product itself, more with Amazon's shipping quality.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Waite deck that has true esoteric colours and designs
Sep 17 2000
By A Customer
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Format:Cards
For the more serious eoteric user of the Tarot, the Albano-Waite deck is a deck of cards which uses the drawings of the Waite/Colman Smith/Rider deck, but with colours which conform more closely to esoteric tradition. It is almost like a Waite Deck with some of the hidden or more personal choices made by AE Waite brought back to esoteric tradition. A case in point: Key 14 (Temperance) traditionally has a rainbow associated with Sagittarius in its symbolism. Waite/Smith used irises. The Albano-Waite deck has all of Waite's elements, but adds the rainbow once more. See the book by PF Case on the Tarot for the more traditional symbols and colours. This book, originally written for the Rider deck, has been rewritten for the BOTA deck, and includes comparisons between the two decks. The Albano deck to a large extent fits the BOTA colours to the Waite drawings. The colours have meanings in meditation and contemplation, and are not meant to be "natural", hence one has yellow skies rather than blue in The Fool, etc.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The IMPROVED Waite Deck!!!
Oct 2 1997
By Odilon
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Format:Cards
Most of us learn Tarot reading and symbolism from the classic Rider-Waite deck. At the same time, however, some find the traditional Waite Deck's colors somewhat drab and wanting. Well this deck is the answer to that problem. The colors on the Albano Waite deck are stunning. At the same time it uses what seems to be exactly the same artwork on the traditional Rider-Waite. All the symbols are there and all the details. But the colors are much more intense. If you like Waite symbolism but want better colors this is probably the deck for you. If you could never get into Waite decks because their "bland images" never spoke to you, you must look at this deck! If you are just learning Tarot from books and materials that refer to the Waite deck, this is an ideal version of the deck to start with. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifull deck!
Dec 21 1998
By A Customer
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Format:Cards
The colours used in this deck are beautifull. Although one reviewer had negative feelings about the sky being colours other than blue (?) I think it adds to the ethrealness that the tarot should have. After all, that is what it represents, correct? Being an artist myself, I loved the bold lines and tertiary colours used. Other types of tarot may come and go, but I believe that the rider deck will continue to be the staple.
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