which means they’re very easy to shuffle, cut, and work with, unlike many of the big, fancy decks that have been released as of late. The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. The cards have similarities to the general layout and major symbolic elements of Colman-Smith’s drawings, but have been re-interpreted in the totally different artistic style of late medieval and early Renaissance. In direction, however, the images have, rather than simply become better blended, become ever closer to those of the Waite/Colman Smith.

Golden Thread Tarot is compatible with the Labyrinthos App, a companion app designed and launched by yours truly. Kat combines images from the Medieval, early Renaissance, and particularly the International Gothic period to provide well-known yet unique interpretations of the various cards' symbolic meanings. In any case, the CEO of the world’s largest Tarot deck distributor, and publisher of the three volume (soon to be four) Encyclopedia of Tarot made a contractual offer. There are four Tarot spreads presented - the Card-Of-The-Day Spread, the Simple Three Card Spread, the Celtic Cross Spread and the Horseshoe Spread. All of the Minor Arcana are clearly based on the RWS tradition, which makes this a fantastic deck for readers of all experience levels.But for those who read tarot at corporate events, parties, fairs, or just need a deck that random strangers can handle and also be impressed by the look of the cards, the Golden Universal is perfect. I knew that cards were composites, collages, but when riffling through them I soon forgot, as the elements naturally flowed into one another without abrupt edges, colour or lighting changes. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). It has a quick introduction to tarot and the deck’s concept, how to begin a reading, five spreads to try, and info on timing and prediction in readings.

The cards are generally worked in neutral tones–a lot of beige and brown–but occasional spots of red, blue, and gold really light up the deck as a whole. The deck creator went through source images from Western art and digitally altered them to create a complete Tarot deck, and the result is absolutely breathtaking.With this lavish deck and companion book, you will discover the rich symbols of the tarot and let them illuminate your past, present and future. but from here, allow me to quote Kat herself as she explained it on Aeclectic Tarot Forum: ‘I didn’t know that my deck was being printed in China until my own copy (finally) arrived. To save costs on a deck they wanted to nonetheless maintain at high quality, they used a printer in China, rather than the usual Belgium one. It’s one of those Tarot decks that I think every serious reader should own, not only for its historical value but for the beauty of the art and the symbolic richness of the cards themselves. What the images cannot do justice to, however, is the general feel and quality of the finished product.

The Golden Tarot is a sumptuous collage Tarot deck, skilfully blending medieval and Renaissance artwork into whole Tarot scenes. I came across a recommendation for the Labrinththos app on Reddit and went I looked up the site, I fell in love with the Golden Thread deck. All throughout the process there was wonderful communication and my deck came in surprisingly fast all things considered.Each class would feature a newer deck that I thought was significant in its readability and unique contribution to the tarot world. One of my favourites was the Page of Swords -- he looks like he is mere seconds away from swinging that sword with a flourish. As Kat has stayed away from well-known artworks - the Michelangelos, the da Vincis - to concentrate on lesser-known artists, this section is useful and surprisingly fascinating. I bought the Golden Universal Tarot (illustrated by Roberto De Angeles and published by Lo Scarabeo) because it is shiny. Anyone who has read my other reviews knows that I am a complete sucker for decks with metallic edges: the Tarot Illuminati,* the Fountain Tarot, and the Prisma Visions Tarot are among my favorite reading decks.