Art of Life: Tarot Deck by Charlene Livingstone [Hardcover]

This is a very unique and beautiful deck. I've been waiting for one like this for ages! As a Tarot reader, I adore matching quotes to the essence of a particular Tarot card, or even several cards combined together. The box design is really nifty too! The top can be propped up and a card can be inserted into the "picture frame" on the cover. My only complaint, and the reason I gave it four stars and not five? The cards are painfully thin. Perhaps this is just a personal preference of mine, but I like my card stock a little more sturdy. Care will have to be taken with them so as not to bend or tear them.

The ART OF LIFE Tarot is easy to connect with~ the strength of the classic art images and the wisdom of the fitting quotations make this a deck that is approachable, meaningful and very open to your needs. This is a great deck for meditation~ very affirming and inspiring. But it is also good to read with as it is very true to "classic" tarot. The choices Charlene Livingstone made for each and every card are really perfect! The WORLD card is a combination of a Da Vinci drawing and
a quote by Emerson: "All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do...Build, therefore, your own world."
You will love this deck!

Rarely do you find something so special- "genuine and good". I just bought 5 more sets to have on hand for gift-giving...it's THE PERFECT gift, truly. It's a beautiful package, a gorgeous/quality "jewel box" of a case...for an incredible deck of cards. I am new to tarot- and I'm just getting into it- but I've spent a lot of time in Barnes and Noble and places looking for a deck to jump out and say, (as my Dad would always say), "Buy Me, Buy Me!". Art of Life did just that...it drew me in by the picture alone- and then after reading what the experts had to say, I had to have it.
Even an amateur of Tarot, like myself, can tell right away that this deck is the real deal.
It is in itself a "Masterpiece", of masterpieces!
Don't hesitate- get it. You won't be disappointed. I've been using it for the past month- each morning I shuffle the deck and pick a card...and it somehow makes the day brighter- no matter what's happening in my life. It allows me to approach the day with a more meaningful and positive outlook, which hey, for $20 dollars- I'd say it's one of the best returns on any investment I've ever made. On weekends, or when I have more time I look at the booklet that the author wrote and I use some of her suggestions as far as lay out...she has made it so easy and approachable! It's just a great way to spend a few minutes with myself- over a leisurely Saturday or Sunday morning coffee. True meaning and wisdom can be hard to find with all of the craziness today- and with the pace of life.
Charlene Livingstone offers some wisdom and happiness to all of us with this deck...it's a treasure and I feel lucky to have discovered it. I never write reviews- but I had to for this deck- I wish the author and publisher great success and will look out for more of the same in the future! :)