The Sacred Rose Tarot [Cards]

Johanna Gargiulo-Sherman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1982

The colorful deck draws upon the ancient kabbalah, the Tree of Life, and the symbolic rose of the western world.

Product Details

• Cards: 78 pages
• Publisher: United States Games Systems (December 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880790121
• ISBN-13: 978-0880790123
• Product Dimensions: 2.7 x 1.2 x 4.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best all-around deck, May 3, 2001

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David Albert "doctordruidphd" (Pacific Northwest, USA) - See all my reviews
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Back in the 1970s, when I first became involved with the tarot, I remember being very disappointed with the cards available at that time. The Waite deck, in its time a ground-breaking and innovative project, had, in my opinion, all the zest and brilliance of Arthur Edward Waite's writing style -- as Regardie put it, "turgid, pompous and pretentious." To me, utterly useless. Then along came the Sacred Rose. For the first time, here was imagery that was bright, clear in meaning, reflective and yet also very much alive. I never really took the tarot seriously until I encountered this deck, and even now, with many other fine and innovative decks having appeared on the scene, this is still the deck I consider the best. The images are reminiscent of stained glass, but really evoke an entirely different feeling than other decks.. Rather than telling you what the cards mean, it seems as though the images draw their meaning out from the inside. In addition, there is none of the formal stodginess of traditional decks; you can almost smell the woods and flowers that illuminate the borders, and feel the forces the cards represent, something like looking toward the stars on a cold, clear night. If this all sounds a bit romantic, it is because the images are themselves romantic, and that kind of interaction is what succesful use of the tarot is all about. this is a good deck for beginners as well as experienced readers, and is capable of producing readings from the mundane to the deepest of spiritual encounters. Highly recommended; don't leave your astral home without it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intuitive and Intellectual, October 1, 1998

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This review is from: The Sacred Rose Tarot (Cards)

This is my favorite Tarot deck so far. Although it relies on Kabbalah and Rider-Waite, High Magick imagery, the art work is intuitively powerful and compelling. Many of the images still take me by surprise with their power and their complexity. A very pagan friendly deck, easy to work with. Close enough to Rider-Waite not to require adjustments for most readers, but far ahead in symbology, especially the re-working of the Minor Arcana, which is unique in most cards. Excellent for meditation and spell work as well.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, November 26, 2000

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"melissaps" (Wappapello, Mo United States) - See all my reviews

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These cards were my fathers, and now they are mine. They've sparked quite a love of the tarot in me. Wonderful set for beginners and exsperienced readers alike.