Tarot Ramblings on New Decks


The other day I came across a beautiful tarot deck called Inner Child, A fairy Tale Tarot. The artwork is exquisite. I love the whimsical approach starting with the renaming of the suits: The Magic Wands, The Swords of Truth, The Winged Hearts and The Earth Cystals. The deck is full of color and has great detail in the pictures. I bought the deck and an additional workbook that the author,Isha lerner has written. Both that book and the original book that came with the deck are superb. I like them because of the interesting spin she puts on the tarot from a fairy tale perspective. Marvelous reading. The spreads are wonderful as well because they delve into areas where you are seeking self discovery on a deeper level rather than the mundane "what's going to happen to me in the near future" type reading. Part of the fun of using the tarot cards is all of the beautiful decks available. I tend towards light and colorful decks as a rule, yet the ones I work with most are Llewellyn, Fantastical Creatures and Revelations which are more "serious" as far as the artwork goes. One of my favorite sites to check out new decks is www.tarot.com because they will show the pictures from the entire deck.
I like to buy my decks from local stores whenever possible or directly from the artists online but failing that I have found that amazon.com does have most of the them including the ones by Isha Lerner that I purchased. I managed o save alittle bit of money and got free shipping on top of that which was great. I am still waiting to get my Napo deck in the mail. This is also a very brightly colored offbeat deck done by two Argentinian artists. It has a gypsy look to it that makes me smile.

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