Customer Reviews

Dark Angels Tarot Deck

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"When the dance is done the last grain of sand in the glass will fall and time itself shall end." from the LWB
Lo Scarabeo has recently released, "the Dark Angels Tarot," created by Luca Russo. I found this deck to be very "gothic." Most of the angels portrayed in this deck are very risque. It is a very post apocalyptic tarot. The palette used is dark greys, deep purples, shades of black, midnight blues, and golds. The backs of the cards have a symbol of a partial mask, this does make it difficult for reading reversals because you are able to see from the back if the card is reversed or not. The majors are not labeled by name, but have roman numerals on the top and bottom of the card. The art is beautiful in a dark way, I only wish that the images were slightly larger.
The minors are labeled by symbols, for example; on the wands at the bottom of the card is a aymbol of a wand and at the top is the number. The court cards are also labeled with symbols. The Page has a horse head symbol, the knight has a helmet, the queen has a feminine crown, and the king has a masculine crown. The borders on the minors also differentiate by color. The Wands border is grey, the cups border is red, the swords border is blue, and the pentacles border is a muted gold. The minors are not another rider/waite clone, they very loosely follow some of the rider waite symolism, but I feel Luca created his own symbolism in this deck.
The LWB is in english, italian, spanish, french, and German. I did enjoy the, "Secret Heart Spread" created for this tarot. The interpretaions for the cards listed in the lwb, i found to be entertaining. They are dark but very contemplative. My favorite interpretaion was for the Page of Wands, "The angel brings messages from the dead, the future is the past to come."
Overall I really enjoyed this deck. I feel that this deck would be ideal for doing, "shadow" work. If you are someone who enjoy's, "gothic" style art or post apocalyptic themes, I believe you will enjoy this deck.

this deck is a beautiful. if you need an a deck where the each card literally tells you its meaning then this isn't a deck for you, the deck utilizes your own interpretation of the card. the images on this deck are dark but not to the point where it would creep out you or the questioner. the images are honestly just sad and gloomy. each card as with many tarot deck almost depicts its own story. which forces the reader to narrate it in his or her own way. the only drawback to this deck is the back piece depicting half of a mask, which is a giveaway if you utilize reversal readings. but as a collector this a very artistic deck. another good thing to point out is the theme is not over done. compared to a lot of 'dark' decks where the images are overly dramatic showing how 'gothic' the deck is. the images are primarily dark angels in a dark post apocalyptic world. there are no cliche looking vampires cover in blood or muscular werewolves howling at the moon.
this deck emphasizes on the darker and sadder aspect of life but as always 'in the darkness comes light. this is a good addition to any tarot arsenal to explore the darker aspect of reading, without the need to see excess blood, gore or excessive demonic imagery.
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These cards are beautiful. How ever they are not for beginers. They do not have face names or numbers. Which can be fusterating in the begining. They are a set of easier one to remember though due to the pictures are so vibrant and diffrent there is no question of which suite you are looking at.
I do not like the booklet that comees with them. the Designers could have put more effort into it. If you are new and just cant pass them up I suggest buying a book that explaines more about tarot so that you can learn and be comfortable using these cards as fast as you can charge them.
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I love this deck and it's a perfect addition to my collection. I do like reading with dark decks from time to time. It gives me a chance to see "shadows" of my querent more clearly. This deck is dark, but not menacing. The faces and the costumes of the angels are beautiful which is a good counterpart to the dark surrounding...Very lovely and even romantic, indeed: just look at 2 of cups or The Lovers.

They were a good investment, even though the art is dark the story behind it is beautiful. I got good vibes from my deck and I'm going to use them for a verry long time. I love them

If you have read my review of the Fallen Angels Oracle Cards, you know this is one of the few decks that has "spoken" to me.

I can't explain what exactly that means. Those of you dealing with spiritual matters might understand. I just knew, somehow, that this deck was the one for me.

So, for about 5 months, I hungered for this deck, and the Fallen Angels one. Finally I was able to obtain it, and I wasn't disappointed.

The cards themselves are beautiful. If you want to see samples, go to Aeclectic.com and find the deck. That's where I discovered it.

Each card has it's own dark beauty.

The only downside for me is the packaging. It's little more than that of normal playing cards. Maybe I am nit picking, but I do take pride in owning the decks I have, and the packaging matters.

For my part, I would have preferred something more like that found in my other decks. Wisdom of Avalon and Wisdom of the Hidden Realms. Sister decks by Colette Baron-Reid.

These have a lid that slides down to encompass the deck, book, and the bottom part of the box. Very slick in design and appearance.

Still, these cards are worth the investment. If you want a review on how they are used, just check Aeclectic's.

One thing about this, they are generally not something a novice would use. (Even though I am a novice, this was the first tarot deck that gave me a "mental shiver". So I got them despite being a novice.)

The suits and cards are arranged via symbols. There are no words on the cards. Not even the Major Arcana have this. So a novice to the craft may have a difficult time in remembering what each card is, let alone what it represents. This will come with practice, and experience, however.

All in all, this deck is very much worth the money I paid for it, and most likely will be for you as well.

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let me start with saying that this one of the most beautifull decks that I have ever used or owned. I completely recommend this to any collector or experinced tarot user.
With that said, I do not recommend this be your first choose if you wish to enter the magical world of the tarot. The symbols in a few of the cards do not feel to match the meanings and is too highly themed to be dark, it also has a small instruction book with meaning but these are so vague and odd that without being experinced it will be very hard to do a good reading.
Very pretty though and nice addition to a collection.

Enjoy

These Cards are so beautiful I love them, the images are very detailed and look almost like water paintings I can't wait to use them

This is, hands down, one of my favorite decks as I am drawn more to the "darker" imagery. My sole contention is that the booklet that accompanies this deck is miserably lacking. I really wish Lo Scarabeo would re-release this deck with a more informative book in a boxed set like The Vampires Tarot of the Eternal Night Kit, an excellent deck and the one I use most. I'm deducting 1 Star for missed potential.

Anyone who truly understands Tarot knows a person has to feel the vibration and energy of the cards. I felt that vibration from this deck when I saw the screen shot of it on Amazon.com; then I knew I had to have it. When I first held the deck in my hands, I felt a presence. I knew I had made the right decision.

Of course, the artwork is extraordinary, being a blend of illustration, photography, and painting; the gothic theme touches my soul. The power of the deck, however, is what has really surprised me. My other deck addresses the range of spiritual influences, while this deck reveals the hidden and dark nature that so often governs us. We tend toward denial of this dark nature; the fallacy of this behavior is our dark side often rules without our awareness, and this deck helps one maintain a conscious contact with that influence, an influence that is both necessary and proper.

The accuracy of any Tarot reading is contingent upon how well a person can interpret the layout and the cards therein, but a Tarot throw will always be accurate, even if the reader does not know how to utilize the spiritual information presented.

I can tell you this, I have already used this deck to help with decisions. I love this deck. It is already a part of me. It was a part of me before I became steward of its messages.