5.0 out of 5 stars
Super cute, Mar 8 2012
This review is from: The Halloween Tarot Deck & Book Set: 78-Card Deck [With Book] (Paperback)
My sister bought this item for my teenage daughter who loves tarot cards and Halloween. She was thrilled. Nice illustrations. She is really enjoying them.
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My Perfect Deck!!, Mar 15 2002
This review is from: The Halloween Tarot Deck & Book Set: 78-Card Deck [With Book] (Paperback)
When you first start reading Tarot, people tell you that eventually you will find "YOUR" deck--the one that suits you perfectly and feels "right." While I was in, of all places, New Orleans (a favorite city) I found this deck. I adore everything about the deck. Using Hallowe'en symbolism to represent the classic Tarot elements is a work of incredible "rightness." Even though Kipling West substitutes the "traditional" elements (balls=pumpkins, for example) she still uses appropriately similar Hallowe'en type things that match up with the "archetypes."
Another great thing about this deck is that even though she uses the Halloween symbols, they are very clearly based on the traditional placements & elements from one of the oldest decks ever-- the Rider Waite Tarot--the one commissioned by the Society of the Golden Dawn over a hundred years ago. But unlike the Rider Waite-- which many people dislike for being bland and boring, the Halloween Tarot is new and interesting. Those of you who started with Rider Waite will find a lot of similarity in the decks, but enough difference to make your second Tarot more "you" and less "everyone else."
One of my favorite things about this deck is a very personal one-- the cat on every card, who acts as a sort of guide to the emotion/meaning of that card, looks just like my cat, Tituba. So this deck seems to have been made for me.
STILL-- even if you aren't lucky enough to have a curly tailed black cat, if you like colorful, vivid Tarot cards which are a little different from the "new age" style that takes over so many Tarot decks, and if you like a good, bright spread, and if Hallowe'en is one of your favorite holidays, GET THIS DECK. I promise, it will become your favorite too!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Meow says the Tarot Kitty, Feb 4 2004
This review is from: The Halloween Tarot Deck & Book Set: 78-Card Deck [With Book] (Paperback)
This deck is wonderfully funny and sweet without being cloying. It does a good job of capturing the excitement of small-town Halloween when a child could still accept home-made treats in her goodie bag. And I love the funky black cat who appears in each card, sometimes as a participant, sometimes as an observer. If you liked Nighmare Before Christmas, you'll probably like this deck.
I'm usually not a fan of theme decks, finding that most of them end up in the back of the bookcase after the initial excitement has worn off. West obviously has a pretty good tarot knowledge base as well as her excellent art skills. This deck actually works. Any reader familiar with the Rider-Waite would be able to use this deck with minimal study.
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