The Illuminated Tarot - Card Games & Gift Giving - The Illuminated Art Series Tarot Cards - Modern Tarot Deck, Cards - Illustrated, Art Series Edition, | 53 Unique Cards for Divination & Gameplay |

The Illuminated Tarot is a tarot deck that's been created using just the 52 cards of a standard playing card deck (plus a 53rd card for The Fool), rather than the 78 cards that usually comprise a tarot deck. I'm not a playing-card reader, but I am an avid tarot reader, so I wasn't sure how the deck would work for me. But the imagery on this tarot/playing card deck is so gorgeous--and the price so reasonable--that I was happy to take a chance on it just to see the images up close and personal. And they fulfill their on-line promise beautifully, in hand. Bright, graphic, and personality-filled, the cards are a joy to look at. I assumed they would be standard playing card size, but in fact they are oversized cards. At 5" high by 3.5" wide, their proportions are closer to playing cards than to the taller, narrower standard tarot deck. Their generous size allows the viewer to see all the details of the artwork (which is a particular pleasure for someone with aging eyes). So, how does deck creator/artist Caitlin Keegan get a 78-card tarot into 53 cards? Very cleverly! First, she eliminated the four Knights, leaving her court cards as Jack (Page), Queen, and King. But all the other cards are there! Really! By making some very sharp connections between the Majors and the Minors, she gets 21 of the cards to do double duty. For instance, the Ace of Wands is also Strength: That card illustration (did I mention clever?) shows a lion holding a wand in its mouth. Some of the connections work better--that is to say, more immediately--for me than others, but all of them make me think, most bring a smile of recognition and understanding, and one, Seven of Swords/Chariot, brought tears to my eyes. (Not sure why. I do have thing for horses, though.) I won't list any of the other pairings, as it would spoil the fun of discovering them for yourself. But you're not left to decipher the "translations" on your own. Keegan provides a beautifully designed, full-color "little white book," which reveals where the doubles appear. Her card meanings do not stick strictly to standard Rider-Waite-Smith meanings, but stray a bit here and there, perhaps toward Crowley, maybe toward playing-card divination. However, although I'm neither a Crowley-style reader nor a playing-card reader, I found the images expressed themselves clearly to me. I did a quick four-card reading for a friend, to test drive the deck, and WOW! It really delivered! So smart, so spot on, and so easy to interpret. I was surprised and impressed! And, like every deck worth its salt, it gave me new insights about the cards drawn. Like the playing cards their graphic vibe borrows from, many of the cards are mirror-image reversible. And the suits are Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades, rather than tarot's Wands, Coins, Cups, and Swords. Deck and cards are housed together in a useful, beautifully designed hard-shell box that hinges on the left side. A ribbon lays across the well the cards lie in, to facilitate removing the cards. My only disappointment is the card stock. It's too "paper-y" for my taste, feeling a lot like cardboard, rather than playing-card or tarot stock. However, I've riffle-shuffled the cards pretty thoroughly, and they held up just fine, so far. But for sure I'm going to purchase another copy. Just in case. And because this deck rocks.

I bought these on impulse alongside the popular deck, "The Wild Unknown Tarot". I returned the The Wild Unknown the same day I received them. These cards, "The Illuminated Tarot" feel good in my hands and have been a joy to work with. I am not a professional Tarot reader, and wanted to get a deck of cards to learn and practice cartomancy (divination with a standard card deck). I haven't done so yet but you can also use these as playing cards. From the moment I opened the shrink wrapped package I could feel the quality. It comes with a well designed box and a simple set of instructions with neutral card explanations. The cards are printed on a thick matte stock with a satin finish. In comparison, the popular "Wild Unknown" was printed on cheap cardstock and felt like they would rip after a few uses. Not so with the "Illuminated Tarot". I feel like I will learn with these cards and they'll look and feel good years from now. They are very well made. The cards feel great texture wise and are easy to shuffle with my big man hands. :-) The art work is also pleasing to the eye. Very well done all around. This is a unique deck, and those who are used to using a 78 cards tarot will either love or hate these cards. Cartomancy is a different beast, more blunt and to the point with most questions. And again, since I'm using these to learn, and do double duty with play they're perfect for me. These cards work for me just fine. I enjoyed them so much that I bought the smaller playing cards/cartomancy set by the author. Very nice work here, :-)

The Illuminated Tarot, is an oversized deck of 53 fully illustrated and boldly colored cards resembling a standard playing card deck. The four suits have playing card indices (Spades, Hearts, Clubs, and Diamonds) with the illustration influenced by the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot suits (Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles). But what makes this deck truly unique is that some of the cards are associated with a Major Arcana (not Minor Arcana) card. I think of these cards as having been "promoted" -- if you are of a mystical mindset, you may think of them as being "lifted to a higher vibration." Examples: * The Ace of Clubs depicts a lion holding a RWS-like Ace of Wands. It has been promoted to the Major Arcana card Strength. * The Eight of Hearts has a large, reversible red face of a moon, which is suggestive of the RWS card Eight of Cups and its figure that is walking away under the light of the moon. This card has been promoted to The Moon. * The Two of Spades is a closeup of an upside down and blindfolded face, suggesting the visual element of the "hoodwinked maiden" in a RWS deck. This card has been promoted to The Hanged Man. * The Nine of Diamonds, with its abstract pond and garden, has been promoted to The Hermit. This is similar to the solitary garden of the woman depicted in a standard RWS Nine of Pentacles. It is clear that the author-illustrator Caitlin Keegan has a deep understanding of the Major and Minor Arcana. She made excellent choices throughout her deck as to which cards to promote to the Major Arcana. I would not be surprised if her system becomes adopted by folks who read with playing cards. (Yes, it's that good.) The size and presentation of the deck, with its beautiful gold embossed clamshell box and its full-color companion booklet, suggests that is a art deck. But a deck this well-designed and executed begs to be used! I look forward to working with The Illuminated Tarot and it will definitely be on my Top Ten Decks for 2017.

First the box is soooo good!! Card stock is amazing,they shuffle so well!! Images are so vibrant detailed. This isn't a deck for beginners because major arcana cards are put into minor arcana(thus reducing number of cards to 53). It might be confusing and tough to get used to it at first. But once you are comfortable with this,you will love it!! Its so good that now it has become my "go-to" deck for any queries. I'm loving it! Glad that i got one..if you are bored of RWS and its clone decks,try this..its amazing! No regrets whatsoever..♥️♥️♥️

I wasn't sure what to expect from this deck. The art is unique and beautiful. The cards are big, more like an oracle card deck. The cardstock is thick and seems like it would hold up well. The simple guidebook is in full colour and gives a few words on each card - just enough. The author has combined some of the major and minor arcana cards to make it a 53 card deck (rather than 78), but this is made pretty clear from the artwork and by thumbing through the guidebook. I was really looking forward to using them. Just shuffling through the cards they had a lovely energy to them. However, my deck arrived missing the '0' card (the fool/joker) which is a pretty important card to be missing! Unfortunately I have had to send mine back. I plan to pick up another copy, hoping for a complete deck this time!

Unique & très original - Collector✨ (En anglais, aisé) Petite Traduction via caitlinkeegancom Créatrice : - Le tarot a généralement 78 cartes, mais ce jeu en a 53. - Comment ça marche? Les jeux de tarot traditionnels comme le jeu Rider Waite Smith ont 78 cartes: 22 arcanes majeurs et 56 arcanes mineurs. - Le Tarot Illuminé a 52 cartes comme un jeu de cartes à jouer standard. Le Joker (qui correspond à The Fool) est la 53ème carte. - Dans Le Tarot Illuminated, les arcanes majeurs sont combinés avec des cartes spécifiques des arcanes mineurs. Pour déterminer quelles cartes seraient combinées, j'ai utilisé la correspondance numérologique et ma propre intuition, basées sur la recherche des significations traditionnelles des cartes. Le tarot illuminé a des crics, qui correspondent aux pages du tarot, mais n'incluent pas les cavaliers. Ces cartes sont créatives, intuitives, grandes & de Qualité Supérieure. Retrouvez également, The Illuminated Playing Cards, by Caitlin Keegan, un double deck, tout aussi Fabuleux. (dernière photo) A vous d'apprécier✨

Quando si parla di "tarocchi" si intende un mazzo di carte formato dagli arcani maggiori (Folle, Mago, ecc) e da quelli minori italiani (coppe, spade, ecc). Per questo motivo gli Illuminated Tarot non sono tarocchi, perché si tratta di un mazzo di carte francesi. Bè, certo... di tutto rispetto! Sono disegnate in modo particolarissimo, con illustrazioni bidimensionali coloratissime in uno stile tra il naif e il surreale. C'è anche un bel libretto a colori con i significati e tutto il resto. Per questo merita 5 stelle.

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