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Circle of Life Tarot Review, May 11, 2008
This review is from: Circle of Life Tarot Deluxe (Cards)
I have always thought that round tarot cards were a great idea, but
> have never found a round deck that I wanted to read with. The have
> always seemed gimmicky, rather than inspirational. Now I have found
> the Circle of Life Tarot and I am inspired. This is a round deck,
> but it is much more than just a set of round cards. Painting in the
> round is different from painting with straight sides. The images
> tend to wiggle around and the balance is completely different. The
> circle of life uses the shape of the cards to add to the
> composition. Each card is a watercolor painting with magical
> creatures and animals. There is a learning curve with this deck
> because the images are, while still illustrating the steps of the
> tarot, very creative and different. The court cards are especially
> wonderful. The Queen of Swords rides atop snowy white owl over a
> landscape of cracked ice. The sky is gray and filled with wonderful
> watercolor washes and techniques. The Knight of Wands rides atop a
> winged horse-like unicorn creature through a volcanic landscape. The
> Spotting on the steed's back is echoed on the human figure, she
> faces back, as does the unicorn, holding her arms out as if making
> an incantation. Between her palms is a small fire and her headdress
> is a huge snake. All of the images curl and turn around the shape of
> the card. The unicorn's neck is long and curved, as is his tail and
> the shape of the wings. The King of Pentacles wears an eagle cape.
> He is sitting in a nest of green grass and his head is visible
> beneath the eagle's head, surrounded by his long blowing dark hair.
> He holds a stick with feathers attached in either hand. His left
> foot is tucked under him, but the right dangles over the edge of the
> nest and his foot is a gigantic talon. This is one of the things I
> like about these cards, the merging of the animal and human
> elements, he may be a man wearing an eagle cloak, is he an eagle
> holding a man to him, or is he both or something different?
>
> One of my very very favorite cards, although there are so many great
> cards in this deck that it is hard to pick just one, is the Knave
> of Chalices. This Knave is a human woman (maybe) in a scarf and a
> shapeless brown garment and long braids. She carries a large woven
> basket on her back and she is being carried through the sky by blue
> birds holding her feet, her basket and her head with their tiny feet
> as they fly through the air. It is a very unusual and pleasing
> image. I love her intent expression as she gazes forward, and the
> dozens of birds in the sky. It looks like a migration, a journey, an
> exodus, everyone has somewhere important to go.
>
> This is a fun, and inspirational deck. It comes with a beautiful
> turquoise and gold satin bag and a tiny little white book written in
> 5 languages. It is one of the finest decks I have ever seen.
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