[.ca] The World Spirit Tarot (ISBN 1567185002)

a powerful & effective deck:
This deck is one of the most unusual I have worked with. Although the images are rooted in the Rider Waite deck, as are so many, the artwork is based on lino cuts, the resulting prints being later hand coloured, and this makes the bold yet subtle cards powerful and extraordinarily effective in use. The Hermit and The High Priestess are particularly evocative. Furthermore, this is a multi cultural deck with figures from a number of ethnic backgrounds and spiritual persuasions; one might expect this fact to make the cards less focused, but the opposite is the case, and this is in fact a very intuitive and reliable set to use. I'm not a fan of the booklets which accompany tarot decks, as they are often diffuse or else offer dire interpretations: however, the little book provided with this deck is easy to understand, offering wise and insightful meanings along with background information about the creators of the deck and the process employed to produce the images. All in all this is a delightful kit with cards which speak on a deep and intuitive level. I find them extremely easy to work with as well as being beautiful. Elen Hawke, author of In The Circle, the Sacred Round and Praise to the Moon

Pure Joy.:
I am thrilled. This deck is amazing, I feel an instant connection- it's the woodcuts. The effort that went into this just oozes all over the place, truly a labor of love. Just look at the fool card! I love that it's a girl just happily ambling off the tiled roof of a farmhouse. I have oodles of decks that I've gathered over the years. This one is my favorite, and I've only had it for about twenty minutes. This deck will be with me wherever I go.

Eclectic Deck with Powerful Images:
I have this deck in addition to several others, and I have to say this is my favorite, although I probably use the Robin Wood deck most often, for practical, tangible matters. This deck is deeper, more symbolic, and a bit darker. The artwork reminds me of old-school comic book art (before the manga craze gave everyone huge eyes and spiky hair) with lots of black ink and bold but not cartoony colors. The pictures have almost a visceral feel to them, and are quite expressive. This deck also stands out as a perfect alternative to the "goth" and "fluffy-bunny" extremes which seem to be popular in tarot decks lately. There is a mix of races, genders, ages, and cultures in this deck, sometimes even on the same card, but it's one of the few multi-cultural decks I've seen that doesn't seem fake or fluffy. Some cards that really stood out are the Magician, which I like because it shows movement and action, which most other decks don't; and the Lovers, which in addition to being a very nice-looking card, shows a couple embracing in such a way that you can't really tell what gender either of them are. Could be a man and a woman, or two women, or two men, or two androgenous people. I think that this fits the card well, and also allows the reader to use whichever combination fits the reading best. Overall, this is an excellent deck. It might not be the absolute best choice for a beginner (the Robin Wood deck would probably be better), but it's not too hard to understand, either. And if you're reading for someone else, they'll be impressed by the pictures too. Something about this deck just feels like a tarot deck should.

A most excellent deck for all levels of users:
This deck is truely a beautiful work of art and conveys the timeless knowledge of many diverse cutural, spiritual and ethnical backgrounds with a definate earth based slant. When I outgrew my tarot deck I was fortunate to find this one available for me to further my studies and celebrate my new growth spurt. Some cards are bold, vibrant and colorful while others are done in calm soothing pastels. They are primative and powerful but not childlike or simplistic. This deck will grow with you as you explore the rich symbolism employed here. The backs of the cards have a sun, moon, hourglass design and are not completely reversable. The authors wished to express that the gifts and lessons as well as the challenges and shadows of each card are always present. The authors have used refreshingly wise and well chosen words to inform the beginer and advanced tarot users out there of what their deck is all about. I can only say that this deck and book set is the best thing I have purchased in a long long time.

Check out the Spanish Version of this Deck:
I love the World Spirit Tarot so much, and use it frequently, and being Latino, and of course reading for alot of Latino, and Spanish Speaking people I was very happy to learn that the World Spirit Tarot also came in a Spanish verson. The title is Tarot Mistico Universal, and of course can be bought here in Amazon.com, and the number is 1567185282. I Can not Recomend this deck enouph. It is a Powerful deck, and well worth checking out. I bought the Tarot Mistico, and it is the same as the World Spirit, with the exception that the title are in Spanish and the book comes in Spanish. I Highly Recomend this deck..