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I haven’t even finished flipping through them but... immediate takeaway: F**KING GORGEOUS. Some imagines needed to be stretched to fit the cards, it was done by light blurring, extending and warping of edges. Doesn’t look bad though! The Major Arcana are numbered, but not named. Which is cool since it makes the deck international/usable by any experienced reader regardless of language, but not great for a beginner’s deck at least, as the cards only incorporate Rackham’s art but aren’t immediately symbolically recognizable as tarot cards by traditional standards. Random detail I just noticed: THE LOVERS AND THE CHARACTERS IN THE DEATH CARD ARE THE SAME! Whoa. The booklet... is somewhat abstract/not always accurate as far as the commonly used Rider-Waite tarot meanings, HOWEVER it is beautifully written and works well with the images in the deck to form a solid oracle. It’s also tiny of course, but can’t complain about content when it has all those awesome language translations! Pretty much my only complaint is that there’s ZERO information about the names of the artworks used with the deck. It would be a great addition to future editions if the titles of the pieces and/or relevant fairytale titles were printed along with the blurbs in the white booklet. I personally love it. This is a gorgeous deck overall, I would purchase it again and do recommend it to any curious mind, tarot collector or fan of Arthur Rackham’s work! :)Read full review
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I like this deck...it brings other ideas to mind in readings. Love Rackham's illustrations anyway. Still learning it as I have been using the 1JJ Muller deck for years with good results.
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