Desert Oracle

Marcia McCord loves postcards. Antique postcards, from 1900 to 1909, inspired by her mother’s antique shop. So it was only natural that Marcia would create her first Tarot deck using antique picture postcards. And, I have to say, it is just amazing! Marcia carefully went through hundreds of picture postcards to select those that conveyed [...]

The longer I study and work with the Tarot, the more enamored I become with the Waite-Smith deck (RWS).  It is a great deck, with its careful synthesis of many systems of thought: alchemy, astrology, Qaballah, and numerology among others. The systematic research and overlay of these schools of thought by the Hermetic Order of [...]

The only deck I am really looking forward to receiving is the limited edition, 78-card Gaian Tarot, which, according to its creator is very much on track for an early March delivery. There are a few others decks I have been considering, and some I have my eyes on. But when I was approached to [...]

As we approach the season of Samhain/Halloween, I have just received the new All Hallows Tarot, created by Robyn Tisch Hollister and published by Leisa ReFalo of the Tarot Connection. It is a delightful look at the denizens of this dark time, a great treat for the eyes! The deck arrived wrapped in orange and [...]

Another new deck has made its way to my collection! Australian artist Helen Meinicke’s beautiful Far Sight Tarot was published in December of 2006, in a limited edition of 50 decks. Painted in acrylic, the cards are large (3.5 x 6 inches) and truly allow the art to shine. “Inspiration for the Far Sight came [...]

I have some new decks in my collection, acquired over the past few weeks. Top of the list is a long out of print (OOP) deck called the Minotarot. I first became acquainted with this deck from an online review. The deck is based on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and, given my [...]

From author/illustrator Robert M. Place comes a wonderful new deck, The Vampire Tarot. Place is the creator of the Angels Tarot, The Alchemical Tarot, Tarot of the Saints, The Buddha Tarot and the author of The Tarot: History, Symbolism and Divination. The Vampire Tarot is a first-rate publication all around. Published by St. Martin’s Press, [...]

Image © 2008 by Blue Angel Publishing From Blue Angel, the publishers of the beautiful Oracle of the Dragonfae, comes another new oracle deck called the Mythic Oracle. I was thrilled to find out about this deck, as I love Greek mythology! And it does not disappoint… The set comes with 45 cards, exquisitely illustrated [...]

I have just received the Kunati mass market edition of Kat Black’s Touchstone Tarot (I also have the limited edition deck). It’s production qualities are excellent; gilt edges, substantial book, sturdy hinged box and large, well printed cards. I decided to pull a single card to begin to get to know the deck and got the [...]

This attractive deck just arrived from Germany, where the artist, Anna K, makes her home. I had seen people talking about it over at Aeclectic, and when I saw Anna’s site, where all the cards are shown, I knew I had to order it. The deck is small, 2.75 by 4 inches, with a very [...]