Customer Reviews
Living up to all
expectations
It's arrived ! I first discovered this Golden Tarot cards deck on Kat Black's website last
summer. It was due to come out in October, then November, then no-one
seemed to know when it would be out. I can only say now that good
things come to those that wait. I received mine in the post yesterday.
It's a joy to pour over the cards. Black is an artist
who is steeped in Renaissance art, especially gilded art-thus the
deck's title-AND she's steeped in Tarot. She originally made this deck
for her own personal pleasure, so it really is a labour of love.
The 78
Golden Tarot cards are collages of over 1000 Renaissance
paintings, many of them Italian. They are so well collaged that they
don't look like collage at all, more like fully-realized paintings in
their own right. They are very beautiful.
All the Minors are fully-illustrated, and are as pleasing to the eye as
the Majors. Black very wisely has eschewed the more well-known
images-by da Vinci, Botticelli, Michelangelo, etc-in favour of equally
interesting but less publicized works. I was pleased to find my beloved
Hans Memling represented here. . .and I have just discovered Simone
Martini's sublime angels !
The accompanying booklet is intelligently and
sensitively written-the Appendixes contain information on all the
paintings used-title of painting, artist, where the painting can be
seen.
This is a lovely touch : not only is this a lovely
Tarot deck-lovely AND accurate-I've done 2 small readings already-but
it serves as a very nice introduction to many superb and rather
neglected paintings belonging to a particular period.
It's not all Virgins and angels, either-there are
wonderful details such as the Italian greyhound in the Hermit card, a
female Fool, and many instances of so-called ordinary people going
about their lives :farming, weaving, playing musical instruments,
celebrating festivals, etc.
I must stop raving. This is a gorgeous deck
wonderfully produced by U.S. Games and packaged in a little box ideal
for keeping book and cards together. It is also incredibly inexpensive.
Anyone who loves Art, Tarot-regular or not, would
welcome this as a present, I think. Oh, and the
Golden Tarot cards are all
gilt-edged.
Stunning!!
If only I could give this
Golden Tarot cards deck 100 stars!!
The truth is, there just simply aren't enough
wonderful adjectives to even come close to describing just how
supremely delicious this deck really is...
Incredible collage work and design, rich extravagant
colours and textures, superb packaging, gilded edges, the perfect size,
perfect weight, an awesome book, a great price... Kat Black has created
a certifiable masterpiece.
How such an incredible deck could be sold for so
little is nothing short of astonishing. I would easily expect to pay
twice as much for this
Golden Tarot cards
deck, and had I done so, I would still
not be disappointed.
These Golden Tarot cards will absolutely sing to you with meaning
and radiance. The love that Kat poured into this work is clearly
evident on each and every card in this amazing deck. I have no doubt
that new tarot decks will be measured against this deck for a long time
to come.
If you buy just ONE tarot deck in your life, make it
this one!
Well worth the nearly 2 years that many of us have
been waiting to see this deck transformed to print.
Many, many, many kudos to Kat and US Games for
absolutely the most beautiful tarot deck I have ever seen!! A wonderful
deck, from a wonderful person. Bravo!
P.S.
I originally bought this Golden Tarot cards deck just to collect, but it's simply too
beautiful and magnetic to let it languish on a shelf, it absolutely
begs to be used. It is based on standard Rider Waite symbolism, but is
done much much better, each card speaks volumes and is very easy to
read.
So, I've already ordered my second copy of this Golden Tarot cards deck, as I plan to use this deck more
than all my others combined, and want to keep a pristine and undamaged
example in my collection to show my friends! |
