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Véritable Tarot Marseille (78 car)

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The Softer colors and finer detail in the artwork make Kris Hadar's Tarot de Marseille restoration a real pleasure to use. It's inspiring me to get over my fear of "unillistrated" pips and actually learn this system. The LWB is only in French. (Fortunatelty the author's website has an English mirror.)
Exellent deck.

(Also kudos to amazon.ca, I live the the US and it arrived in under a week on standard shipping.)(I'm pretty sure it was standard...)

I can only echo others in saying that the clarity, the colours, and the general production values make this a superb Marseille tarot deck. If this is the style of tarot you want, with unillustrated pip cards, then you can't do better than this beautiful deck. I got it simply as a collector piece, but such is its subdued "magic" that I'm encouraged to use it for readings. I really, really like it! I hope Kris Hadar continues the excellent work: it would be great if the books Hadar has written were available in English!

The choice of a parchment white background and softer coloring gives this deck the look of an historical copy while retaining the intensity of color necessary for accurate reading. Even the backs are more carefuly conceived than any other modern or "restored" Marseille tarot. Add to that a texture that feels just right in the hands and you have the perfect Marseille deck. Some will object to a few puzzling additions Hadar has made to the traditional images (a golden glow above La Papesse's head, eyes on Le Diable's knees) but a color scheme paralleling the Four Worlds of the Tree of Life makes the levels of meaning on each card instantly clear for the reader. The lwb is in French only but you can find a quick definition for each of the Majors on Hadar's web site. If you've never owned a Marseille deck, this is the one to start with.