Steele Wizard Tarot Reviews

Review by Velvet Angel TAROT WISDOM READINGS **InspirationGuidanceAdvice** The Steele Wizard Tarot is a self-published deck by artist Pamela Steele. Her work is brilliant! The art is done in watercolor with shades of pastels to create lifelike images that are very appealing and inviting. Many of the cards follow the Rider-Waite-Smith traditional Tarot, but there are some variations. It's a deck that is easy to use and relate to. I find a sense of comfort with this deck. The cards, however, are oversized, measuring at approximately 5-1/2" x 4." This makes shuffling difficult, but you can use either a side-to-side shuffling method (shuffling the cards horizontally instead of vertically), or you can just spread the cards out face down, mix them up, and choose what you feel drawn to. This deck consists of 88 cards, with 28 majors and 60 minors. The artist has added 6 cards to the Major Arcana and 4 to the Minor Arcana. Each court card suit has an additional member for this deck, making the court cards for each suit to be Page, Maiden, Knight, Queen, and King. The additions to the Major Arcana include The Weaver, The Universe, Truth, Soul Twins, Evolution, and I AM. These new cards follow the card of the World. The borders of the cards are all black. My scans above make it appear that some of the borders are brown, but each border is actually black. Each card is coated with a protective glossy coating. Although sometimes a glossy coating like this will cause cards to stick, I have not had any problems with the cards sticking together. Each card presents its title in a banner at the bottom center of the card. The Major Arcana cards display the number of the card at the top in Roman numerals. The Major Arcana cards are bordered with a colorful design of crystals. Each Minor Arcana suit is graced with a woven chain-like border and is colored according to the suit. This inner border for the Cups is a green tone; the border for the Wands is a golden color; the bordering for the Swords is a purple tone; and the inner border for the Pentacles suit is a beige color. Actually the Pentacles border and the Wands borders are very similar in color. The Pentacles border is a bit lighter in color than that of the Wands. The backs of the cards are reversible with the background being black and having a mirror image silver graphic in the center. The full-color companion book is 88 pages, providing brief key meanings for each card, both upright and reversed. Here is where I would have loved to have seen a more in-depth presentation. But if you already know the meanings of the cards, you will likely do quite well with the Steele Wizard Tarot deck -- even without a lot of information in the companion book. The author has done such a nice job in creating the scenes for each card, that a reader at almost any level could effectively use this deck. Because of the variations in this deck, however, a person who is brand new to the Tarot might not fare as well using this deck than one who has at least had contact and a little bit of study with a more traditionally-oriented deck. Or if one who is new to the Tarot were to use this deck in conjunction with a traditional Tarot deck, this could serve to enhance one's knowledge and overall understanding of the cards. At the beginning of the book, Pamela Steele discusses Tarot ethics, ways to store and care for your Tarot deck, formulating questions, the use of significators, shuffling and dealing the cards, and reading the layouts. She has also included some spreads -- the traditional Celtic Cross, a ten-card Situation Spread, a fifteen-card Basic Prediction Spread, and an eight-card Journey Spread. Followed by this material, the author then delves into the cards. A color image is presented with the name of the card. Below the card image are guidelines for interpreting a meaning, and then reversed meanings below that. The paperback companion book and the deck come packaged in a lovely bronze-colored, sturdy box. The deck name and author's name are imprinted in gold script lettering on the box. The companion book cover looks the same as the box cover. The sides of the box also bear the name of the deck in the same gold script. The additional cards of this deck in the Major Arcana are very fitting and appropriate for the Tarot. Steele has included the following additions to the Major Arcana -- and the "guidelines" section of the book will further elaborate on the intended meanings. The Weaver -- represents destiny and the "web" you are spinning in your life. Shows where you are on your path. The Universe -- represents the ability to stand between two extremes or two points of awareness with grace and mastery. Truth -- recognizing your Life Truth and who you are. Soul Twins -- speaks of self-knowing and acknowledging the Self. Evolution -- experiencing creation; knowing where and why you belong. I AM -- realizing your true potential as a Divine Being having a Human Experience. The Steele Wizard Tarot is a well-presented, masterful, and beautiful Tarot deck creation! If you would like to see all the card images of this deck and learn more about the author and her art -- and how to order this deck -- just visit the website of Pamela Steele at: www.steelewizard.com. As this deck is self-published, you will naturally not get the deck at the same price as a mass-produced deck would be. You will pay a higher cost, but in consideration of the beautiful cards, the full-color companion book, and the lovely sturdy box that holds this set together . . . the author's price is more than fair. I, myself, am also a self-publisher of books, and I can relate to the need and desire to self-publish versus mass produce through a publisher. From all that I have read and heard, the author gets very little for his or her hard work, while the publisher feasts from the work and creativity of others. And thus, self-publishing has worked well for me, and it seems that it must work quite well for the author of the Steele Wizard Tarot, too. At least with self-publishing, we are more ensured of putting some food on the table, versus earning a mere dollar or two from each sale!
Review by Bonnie Cehovet The "Steele Wizard Tarot" is an exceptionally well presented 88 card Tarot deck. The deck and companion book come in a sturdy cardboard box, which is covered in a brownish-burgundy covering. The sides of the box bear the deck name in gold script. The top of the box bears the deck and author information, in gold, and a beautiful graphic, also in gold. The bottom of the box bears a brief description of the deck, and comments from Maya Heath ("The Egyptian Oracle" & "Magical Oils by Moonlight"), Solandia, and alchemist Adam McLean. The 110 page companion book is approximately 4" by 7", with a mirroring of the front and back of the box on the front and back of the book. In her introduction, Steele states that the "Steele Wizard Tarot" was designed to function as a means of communicating between the various aspects of Self. It is meant to help the individual Seeker function as a Whole Being, and to help the individual identify and "Win" their Personal Power. The extra cards are the Maiden, which acts as an additional Court Card for each of the suits, and six cards added to the Major Arcana: The Weaver, The Universe, Truth, Soul Twins, Evolution and I AM. In the beginning of the book, Steele addresses Tarot ethics, the "Care & Feeding of Your Tarot Deck" (ways in which the deck can be stored, and materials used, as well as whether or not to allow the Seeker to handle the cards, and how to clear a deck), formulating questions, the use of a significator, shuffling and dealing the deck, and suggestions for interpreting a reading. Spreads presented include the traditional Celtic Cross spread, a ten card Situation spread, a fifteen card Basic Prediction spread, and an eight card journey spread. The cards are presented with a color scan (approximately one-third of a page, which is an adequate size to be able to really identify the imagery), a section entitled Guidelines, which presents the basic energy of the card and keywords/concepts, and a section entitled Reversal, which addresses the nature of the card if it appeared in a reversed position. The Maiden addition to the Court Cards is presented as potential relative to each suit. From the book: Maiden of Swords Guidelines: Potential leadership abilities. Possessing the natural ability of the athlete. Intellectual energy and positive aggressiveness are the "birthright" tools represented. A breath of fresh air in stagnate situations. This card may represent a young woman with these qualities. Reversed: Overly aggressive. A potential bully. Unable to forgive oneself or others. Overreacting to imagined slights. Possibility of fear and/or hate being the motivating forces. Need to temper self with calm. The function and meaning of the additional cards to the Major Arcana have to be intuited from the appropriate Guidelines section. The Weaver represents your destiny, and where you are on your path. The Universe speaks of the ability to access the Creative Forces of the Void. Truth speaks of the Seeker recognizing their own Life Truth. Soul Twins speaks of Self-knowing and of acknowledging Self. Evolution speaks of experiencing creation ... of knowing where and why you belong. I AM speaks of knowing the Divinity within, and being able to manifest it in outward
Tarot Reflections by Melanie Harris, Tarot Reflections assistant editor ATA interview_from the site Steele Wizard Tarot, A masterfully illustrated 88-card tarot that provides a clear concise reading for the beginning or the master reader. How she got involved with self-publishing: I approached every tarot publisher on the planet and either they wanted to reduce the size of the cards, which a bit would be ok, but the suggested sizes would have made the details on the images nearly impossible to see. Or they wanted me to cut the number of cards to the standard 78, or both. There was one who actually wanted to print the deck as is, but they wanted to put it on a 3-year queue with option to print then, instead of committing to a sooner date. Besides, I'm the kinda gal who thinks if you really believe in yourself and what you've done, you should 'Put your money where your mouth is.' Pam’s printing process: I searched the internet looking for publishers, then I finally contacted a custom playing card manufacturer out of Orlando, Florida. Wonderful folks! They call themselves 'Cards-r-Us', it's a family business and I dealt with Charlie (a.k.a. Charles) via email,Customized Playing Cards INC It was a total learning process, the cards had to be scanned, tweaked, the borders added, the text added, and converted to CMYK for print. There were times I would literally sit on my front porch and cry. It was so big. You first need to copyright your material through the U.S. copyright office. Then apply and obtain a barcode. Then notify the library of congress...and, and, and. But this way the creator retains total artistic control. From start to finish. Expensive? Yes. I ended up selling my house and moving in with the love of my life to have the funds to do this. The total, including everything, was about $14,000. And I did all the Photoshop work myself. I also wrote the book and put it in the appropriate format, designed the box cover, and did all the layout work for the entire project. Where she sells it: Once I had an arrival date for the 2000 copies I ordered (that was the minimum I could order through a manufacturer), I made a trip to Orlando and attended the INATS East show. There I introduced myself to the New Leaf Distributing people (they are lovely wonderful people) and was offered a distributing contract through them. I have advertised in their quarterly magazine, and their e-flyer program, and attended two INATS shows (east and west) with my tarot on display with New Leaf and did free sample readings for a few hours each day. I have a website, which people can order one or two decks from, but before I released the deck I had a small geocities site, and I contacted every available online tarot group I could find. I emailed artwork and information and managed to find several simply amazing tarot sites that did pre-release reviews. I contacted local stores and when I travel anywhere I search ahead and find as many outlets as possible. I have sent sample copies to anyone who would take them, and have a complete travel agenda in place for June....On the road again! Best advice for the hopeful self-publisher: Don't give up. Believe in yourself and your work. When it's ready, the opportunity will present itself. I spent seven years, with many false starts, and broken promises, before I gave my head a shake and put my house up for sale. Not that I recommend becoming homeless, but it was an opportunity to move forward with something I sincerely believed in with all my heart...so I took that first step off the edge, trusting to either have the path materialize beneath my feet or grow wings.
Reviewed by: John Marani, CPTR The Steele Wizard Tarot is an 88-card tarot deck that took me by surprise, because while it can be considered a “standard” Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) derivative deck in many respects, it has several important features that make it stand out from the pack. The beautiful, hand-drawn images contain a lot of the RWS imagery, with just enough variation to keep things interesting for the reader. Many of the images have been reduced down so they are expressed more simply, but that fact doesn’t seem to take away from the power of the artwork. The major arcana have a Roman numeral at the top in the center and their title centered across the bottom, with a gorgeous rainbow crystal framing the image on the left and right. The minors have no numbers but each has the card title across the bottom in the same place as the majors, with the image bordered by a simple intertwined loop pattern of black and white. The card backs are entirely black and only adorned with two copies of the symbol on the front of the sturdy box that form the packaging, a black and white filigree drawing of two dragons intertwined. The card stock seems sturdy, yet flexible enough to allow for decent shuffling; however, the designer and illustrator of the deck, Pamela Steele, provides specific recommendations for mixing them. One of the most interesting features of this tarot deck is the addition of ten additional cards over the standard 78. Six of these are in the major arcana and are numbered 22-27 respectively after the World: the Weaver, the Universe, Truth, Soul Twins, Evolution, and I AM. But if you feel that the 22 standard major arcana don't express the breadth of meaning that you require, or even for a change of pace if your readings seem to be always going in one direction (translation: stuck in a rut), then this deck will really push you outside your comfort zone. The other four additional cards are Maidens, bringing the tarot court in this deck to five per suit. The Maidens are joined by the standard RWS court: the King, Queen, Knight, and Page. The new court cards fill a need, especially when it comes to identifying people that come up in readings. According to Steele, the Knight represents young women, the Knights young men, and the Pages messengers and children. I really like the extra balance of feminine energy in the court that the Maidens provide. The book that comes with the deck is more robust than many that I have seen. It provides some insight into the additional cards, but it would take some time for me to adjust my thinking. It was a challenge for me to understand these new major arcana cards and how they were used, simply because I use 78-card decks almost exclusively. I would have preferred some additional guidance on them, especially in the context of an actual reading. However, it was refreshing to see a Code of Ethics in the book, as well as several useful tarot spreads. This deck is perfect for those readers looking for something exceptionally rare but prefer to work with standard RWS imagery. It is also a unique addition to anyone’s tarot deck collection.

Review by Velvet Angel
TAROT WISDOM READINGS
*Inspiration*Guidance*Advice*

The Steele Wizard Tarot is a self-published deck by artist Pamela Steele. Her work is brilliant! The art is done in watercolor with shades of pastels to create lifelike images that are very appealing and inviting. Many of the cards follow the Rider-Waite-Smith traditional Tarot, but there are some variations. It's a deck that is easy to use and relate to. I find a sense of comfort with this deck. The cards, however, are oversized, measuring at approximately 5-1/2" x 4." This makes shuffling difficult, but you can use either a side-to-side shuffling method (shuffling the cards horizontally instead of vertically), or you can just spread the cards out face down, mix them up, and choose what you feel drawn to.

This deck consists of 88 cards, with 28 majors and 60 minors. The artist has added 6 cards to the Major Arcana and 4 to the Minor Arcana. Each court card suit has an additional member for this deck, making the court cards for each suit to be Page, Maiden, Knight, Queen, and King. The additions to the Major Arcana include The Weaver, The Universe, Truth, Soul Twins, Evolution, and I AM. These new cards follow the card of the World.

The borders of the cards are all black. My scans above make it appear that some of the borders are brown, but each border is actually black. Each card is coated with a protective glossy coating. Although sometimes a glossy coating like this will cause cards to stick, I have not had any problems with the cards sticking together. Each card presents its title in a banner at the bottom center of the card. The Major Arcana cards display the number of the card at the top in Roman numerals. The Major Arcana cards are bordered with a colorful design of crystals. Each Minor Arcana suit is graced with a woven chain-like border and is colored according to the suit. This inner border for the Cups is a green tone; the border for the Wands is a golden color; the bordering for the Swords is a purple tone; and the inner border for the Pentacles suit is a beige color. Actually the Pentacles border and the Wands borders are very similar in color. The Pentacles border is a bit lighter in color than that of the Wands. The backs of the cards are reversible with the background being black and having a mirror image silver graphic in the center.

The full-color companion book is 88 pages, providing brief key meanings for each card, both upright and reversed. Here is where I would have loved to have seen a more in-depth presentation. But if you already know the meanings of the cards, you will likely do quite well with the Steele Wizard Tarot deck -- even without a lot of information in the companion book. The author has done such a nice job in creating the scenes for each card, that a reader at almost any level could effectively use this deck. Because of the variations in this deck, however, a person who is brand new to the Tarot might not fare as well using this deck than one who has at least had contact and a little bit of study with a more traditionally-oriented deck. Or if one who is new to the Tarot were to use this deck in conjunction with a traditional Tarot deck, this could serve to enhance one's knowledge and overall understanding of the cards.

At the beginning of the book, Pamela Steele discusses Tarot ethics, ways to store and care for your Tarot deck, formulating questions, the use of significators, shuffling and dealing the cards, and reading the layouts. She has also included some spreads -- the traditional Celtic Cross, a ten-card Situation Spread, a fifteen-card Basic Prediction Spread, and an eight-card Journey Spread. Followed by this material, the author then delves into the cards. A color image is presented with the name of the card. Below the card image are guidelines for interpreting a meaning, and then reversed meanings below that.

The paperback companion book and the deck come packaged in a lovely bronze-colored, sturdy box. The deck name and author's name are imprinted in gold script lettering on the box. The companion book cover looks the same as the box cover. The sides of the box also bear the name of the deck in the same gold script.

The additional cards of this deck in the Major Arcana are very fitting and appropriate for the Tarot. Steele has included the following additions to the Major Arcana -- and the "guidelines" section of the book will further elaborate on the intended meanings.

The Weaver -- represents destiny and the "web" you are spinning in your life. Shows where you are on your path.
The Universe -- represents the ability to stand between two extremes or two points of awareness with grace and mastery.
Truth -- recognizing your Life Truth and who you are.
Soul Twins -- speaks of self-knowing and acknowledging the Self.
Evolution -- experiencing creation; knowing where and why you belong.
I AM -- realizing your true potential as a Divine Being having a Human Experience.

The Steele Wizard Tarot is a well-presented, masterful, and beautiful Tarot deck creation! If you would like to see all the card images of this deck and learn more about the author and her art -- and how to order this deck -- just visit the website of Pamela Steele at: www.steelewizard.com. As this deck is self-published, you will naturally not get the deck at the same price as a mass-produced deck would be. You will pay a higher cost, but in consideration of the beautiful cards, the full-color companion book, and the lovely sturdy box that holds this set together . . . the author's price is more than fair. I, myself, am also a self-publisher of books, and I can relate to the need and desire to self-publish versus mass produce through a publisher. From all that I have read and heard, the author gets very little for his or her hard work, while the publisher feasts from the work and creativity of others. And thus, self-publishing has worked well for me, and it seems that it must work quite well for the author of the Steele Wizard Tarot, too. At least with self-publishing, we are more ensured of putting some food on the table, versus earning a mere dollar or two from each sale!

Review by Bonnie Cehovet

The "Steele Wizard Tarot" is an exceptionally well presented 88 card Tarot deck. The deck and companion book come in a sturdy cardboard box, which is covered in a brownish-burgundy covering. The sides of the box bear the deck name in gold script. The top of the box bears the deck and author information, in gold, and a beautiful graphic, also in gold. The bottom of the box bears a brief description of the deck, and comments from Maya Heath ("The Egyptian Oracle" & "Magical Oils by Moonlight"), Solandia, and alchemist Adam McLean.
The 110 page companion book is approximately 4" by 7", with a mirroring of the front and back of the box on the front and back of the book. In her introduction, Steele states that the "Steele Wizard Tarot" was designed to function as a means of communicating between the various aspects of Self. It is meant to help the individual Seeker function as a Whole Being, and to help the individual identify and "Win" their Personal Power.
The extra cards are the Maiden, which acts as an additional Court Card for each of the suits, and six cards added to the Major Arcana: The Weaver, The Universe, Truth, Soul Twins, Evolution and I AM.
In the beginning of the book, Steele addresses Tarot ethics, the "Care & Feeding of Your Tarot Deck" (ways in which the deck can be stored, and materials used, as well as whether or not to allow the Seeker to handle the cards, and how to clear a deck), formulating questions, the use of a significator, shuffling and dealing the deck, and suggestions for interpreting a reading.
Spreads presented include the traditional Celtic Cross spread, a ten card Situation spread, a fifteen card Basic Prediction spread, and an eight card journey spread.
The cards are presented with a color scan (approximately one-third of a page, which is an adequate size to be able to really identify the imagery), a section entitled Guidelines, which presents the basic energy of the card and keywords/concepts, and a section entitled Reversal, which addresses the nature of the card if it appeared in a reversed position. The Maiden addition to the Court Cards is presented as potential relative to each suit. From the book:
Maiden of Swords
Guidelines: Potential leadership abilities. Possessing the natural ability of the athlete. Intellectual energy and positive aggressiveness are the "birthright" tools represented. A breath of fresh air in stagnate situations. This card may represent a young woman with these qualities.
Reversed: Overly aggressive. A potential bully. Unable to forgive oneself or others. Overreacting to imagined slights. Possibility of fear and/or hate being the motivating forces. Need to temper self with calm.

The function and meaning of the additional cards to the Major Arcana have to be intuited from the appropriate Guidelines section. The Weaver represents your destiny, and where you are on your path. The Universe speaks of the ability to access the Creative Forces of the Void. Truth speaks of the Seeker recognizing their own Life Truth. Soul Twins speaks of Self-knowing and of acknowledging Self. Evolution speaks of experiencing creation ... of knowing where and why you belong. I AM speaks of knowing the Divinity within, and being able to manifest it in outward

Tarot Reflections by Melanie Harris,
Tarot Reflections assistant editor

ATA interview_from the site

Steele Wizard Tarot, A masterfully illustrated 88-card tarot that provides a clear concise reading for the beginning or the master reader.
How she got involved with self-publishing:
I approached every tarot publisher on the planet and either they wanted to reduce the size of the cards, which a bit would be ok, but the suggested sizes would have made the details on the images nearly impossible to see. Or they wanted me to cut the number of cards to the standard 78, or both. There was one who actually wanted to print the deck as is, but they wanted to put it on a 3-year queue with option to print then, instead of committing to a sooner date. Besides, I'm the kinda gal who thinks if you really believe in yourself and what you've done, you should 'Put your money where your mouth is.'
Pam’s printing process:
I searched the internet looking for publishers, then I finally contacted a custom playing card manufacturer out of Orlando, Florida. Wonderful folks! They call themselves 'Cards-r-Us', it's a family business and I dealt with Charlie (a.k.a. Charles) via email,Customized Playing Cards INC
It was a total learning process, the cards had to be scanned, tweaked, the borders added, the text added, and converted to CMYK for print. There were times I would literally sit on my front porch and cry. It was so big. You first need to copyright your material through the U.S. copyright office. Then apply and obtain a barcode. Then notify the library of congress...and, and, and. But this way the creator retains total artistic control. From start to finish. Expensive? Yes. I ended up selling my house and moving in with the love of my life to have the funds to do this. The total, including everything, was about $14,000. And I did all the Photoshop work myself. I also wrote the book and put it in the appropriate format, designed the box cover, and did all the layout work for the entire project.
Where she sells it:
Once I had an arrival date for the 2000 copies I ordered (that was the minimum I could order through a manufacturer), I made a trip to Orlando and attended the INATS East show. There I introduced myself to the New Leaf Distributing people (they are lovely wonderful people) and was offered a distributing contract through them. I have advertised in their quarterly magazine, and their e-flyer program, and attended two INATS shows (east and west) with my tarot on display with New Leaf and did free sample readings for a few hours each day. I have a website, which people can order one or two decks from, but before I released the deck I had a small geocities site, and I contacted every available online tarot group I could find. I emailed artwork and information and managed to find several simply amazing tarot sites that did pre-release reviews. I contacted local stores and when I travel anywhere I search ahead and find as many outlets as possible. I have sent sample copies to anyone who would take them, and have a complete travel agenda in place for June....On the road again!
Best advice for the hopeful self-publisher:

Don't give up. Believe in yourself and your work. When it's ready, the opportunity will present itself. I spent seven years, with many false starts, and broken promises, before I gave my head a shake and put my house up for sale. Not that I recommend becoming homeless, but it was an opportunity to move forward with something I sincerely believed in with all my heart...so I took that first step off the edge, trusting to either have the path materialize beneath my feet or grow wings.

Reviewed by: John Marani, CPTR

The Steele Wizard Tarot is an 88-card tarot deck that took me by surprise, because while it can be considered a “standard” Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) derivative deck in many respects, it has several important features that make it stand out from the pack.

The beautiful, hand-drawn images contain a lot of the RWS imagery, with just enough variation to keep things interesting for the reader. Many of the images have been reduced down so they are expressed more simply, but that fact doesn’t seem to take away from the power of the artwork. The major arcana have a Roman numeral at the top in the center and their title centered across the bottom, with a gorgeous rainbow crystal framing the image on the left and right. The minors have no numbers but each has the card title across the bottom in the same place as the majors, with the image bordered by a simple intertwined loop pattern of black and white.

The card backs are entirely black and only adorned with two copies of the symbol on the front of the sturdy box that form the packaging, a black and white filigree drawing of two dragons intertwined. The card stock seems sturdy, yet flexible enough to allow for decent shuffling; however, the designer and illustrator of the deck, Pamela Steele, provides specific recommendations for mixing them.

One of the most interesting features of this tarot deck is the addition of ten additional cards over the standard 78. Six of these are in the major arcana and are numbered 22-27 respectively after the World: the Weaver, the Universe, Truth, Soul Twins, Evolution, and I AM. But if you feel that the 22 standard major arcana don't express the breadth of meaning that you require, or even for a change of pace if your readings seem to be always going in one direction (translation: stuck in a rut), then this deck will really push you outside your comfort zone.

The other four additional cards are Maidens, bringing the tarot court in this deck to five per suit. The Maidens are joined by the standard RWS court: the King, Queen, Knight, and Page. The new court cards fill a need, especially when it comes to identifying people that come up in readings. According to Steele, the Knight represents young women, the Knights young men, and the Pages messengers and children. I really like the extra balance of feminine energy in the court that the Maidens provide.

The book that comes with the deck is more robust than many that I have seen. It provides some insight into the additional cards, but it would take some time for me to adjust my thinking. It was a challenge for me to understand these new major arcana cards and how they were used, simply because I use 78-card decks almost exclusively. I would have preferred some additional guidance on them, especially in the context of an actual reading. However, it was refreshing to see a Code of Ethics in the book, as well as several useful tarot spreads.

This deck is perfect for those readers looking for something exceptionally rare but prefer to work with standard RWS imagery. It is also a unique addition to anyone’s tarot deck collection.

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Review by Bonnie Cehovet