Tarot Gothica
by Janne Koivuniemi
$24.99
Description of deck by Schiffer Publishing
Tarot Gothica leads the way from light to lighter and dark to darker, illuminating the circle of life through 78 beautiful art cards depicting Gothic themes. Learn to identify cycles that can be found hidden in the rhythms of each day, year, and throughout life by listening to your inner feelings and noticing that things occur in a certain order. Understand your shadows and lights, your own Devil and God, your fears and strengths. The cards may be read either in spreads or as symbolic images, each choice offering direction through your life situations while discovering the path between Light and Darkness. Journey unafraid as these cards lend their guidance for the voyage of your life.
Size: 3 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ x 2″ | 78 art cards | 80 pp
ISBN13: 9780764348181 | Binding: box set
This deck was created by a photographer and thus has a lot of photoshopped type images. I know a lot of people dislike images like these but I have to admit this is probably the most favorite deck I have by Schiffer Publishing. It has resonated with me like none other.
The hard box is just a bit larger than the size of the deck and has a very small 80 page booklet with basically quips about each card. You get a bit more of a description with the major arcana since those are the cards with the most significant energy behind them. I don’t tend to use the booklet in this one. The cards usually speak for themselves. But the box is a nice size and easy to store. The bigger boxes that Schiffer uses are not my favorite since it is hard to organize my collection with so much bulk behind the packaging.
The cards themselves are a bit on the glossy side but not so glossy that you nearly lose your deck while shuffling. The shuffle is easy. These cards aren’t too big for my smaller hands but they are pushing the edge of my reach. I will use them regardless because, I mentioned they were a favorite, didn’t I? The deck is pretty bendy too so don’t overdo the professional shuffling lest you wear out your deck. But with its slightly glossy coating you don’t have to worry about card image wear. Mostly just bendable wear.
The theme of the deck is gothic, so there are a lot of vampire-esque, sepia-toned images amongst the cards. Yes, there is a bit of blood smattered throughout the cards too. I am sure it is not everyone’s cup of tea but I like the vibe it gives off. Not too scary but more like a peaked interest as to what might be behind the images. If you are an intuitive reader drawing from imagery, this would be a good deck for you.
The cards have traditional Rider-Waite naming except for the Wheel of Fortune which instead is called Destiny. That makes it a deck a lot easier to read from. Wands are Batons, Cups are Chalices then Swords and Pentacles are Coins. Easy enough to figure out for the beginner wanting a cool deck to read from.
Like I said in the beginning, this is my favorite deck, so check it out… if you dare. :)
I received these cards from Schiffer Publishing in return for an honest review.
I received these cards from Schiffer Publishing in return for an honest review.
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