The Star String Tarot began life as a successful Kickstarter campaign by artist and creator Eliza Kingsbury. In May of this year, U.S. Games Systems published the deck, and if you haven’t worked with black and white tarot cards before this is the best place to start. Kingsbury takes full creative advantage of the light…
What you might like: A lovely handy size Fabulous colours Presented in a magnetic clip box. What you might not like: Not a full picture, titles have taken away part of the image Guidebook meanings differ from traditional Marseille meanings Cards are quite glossy and have a sticky gilded edge So, I have begun by…
One of the guests drew the scattered cards to himself, leaving a large part of the table clear; but he did not gather them into a pack nor did he shuffle them; he took one card and placed it in front of himself. We all noticed the resemblance between his face and the face on…
Oliver St John is the director of studies at Ordo Astri, Hermetic Order of the Star and Snake. He has written more than twenty books on the occult, tarot, Qabalah, astrology and divination. He writes and edits the monthly journal Metamorphosis, and hosts his own podcast combining the occult and his music. The deck is…
I am one of the team of Tarot Readers at The Hare and The Moon shop in Twickenham (UK), and I had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this deck. The first thing that caught my eye was the beautiful colours and design on the box; purples, turquoises and lots of stars and flowers, with…
Introduction This is a redesigned version of the Silver Witchcraft Tarot (2014) that comes with silver edges on every card and the Lo Scarabeo multilingual instructions booklet. This deck has been and continues to be very popular since its first release over 10 years ago. At first, I was expecting Silver Witchcraft to be just…
Having been lucky enough to see David Bowie perform live, I was excited to receive this re-issued deck based around the iconic performer. I haven’t seen the original version (released in 2018) so have no preconceived ideas about comparisons to the first edition. My first impression on pulling the box out of the package was…
TABI contributor Cadence gives us a proper introduction to one of her favourite indie decks, The Botan Tarot, which is currently in its 2nd Edition and still available for purchase. The Botan Tarot, created by artist Addi Miyako, is a dreamy watercolor deck that is a treasure in my collection. The calming illustrations are inspired…
At First Glance: I wasn’t sure if or how I would connect with this deck, but the artwork alone meant this was a keeper from the start. I say this knowing absolutely nothing about Japanese art or culture. I’d never had much interest in it before, but I do now. What Works (for me): Surprisingly…
There’s instant gain in housing 78 cards rather than 78 crystals, space wise and in practical terms. You have access to the qualities of all the stones mentioned, without the heft of a large bag of crystals to manage. Plus, if your crystal collection features larger, rough specimens, chances are you’re not using them for…