The Saint Deck and The Saint Deck Book [Cards]

Karen Prioletti (Author), Ann Trump (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2001

SHRINK WRAPPED, deck only, NO BOOK, GIFT QUALITY deck in box, unopened, METAPHYSICAL, 50 SAINTS, INSTRUCTIONAL, SAINTS AS GUIDES,

Product Details

• Cards
• Publisher: The Nanta Bagg; 1 edition (2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971048800
• ISBN-13: 978-0971048805
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,839,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting deck...., October 3, 2006

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Anna Kasper "derryangel" (Columbia Falls, MT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Saint Deck and The Saint Deck Book (Cards)

The Saint Deck is a fifty card divination deck-and-book set. (Although, I only purchased the deck not knowing there was a book available at the time, but included with the deck are nine extra cards; five double-sided cards with shorthand info on the saint, their traditional patronage, the intuitive interpretation, and its relation to Tarot; and four with an introduction to the deck, history of the saints, and the `traditional method of card reading' with a ten card spread.)

Each card is linked with a different Christian saint, and is illustrated with the saint's emblems surrounded by a grey border containing keywords. While not a Tarot deck, some of the cards correlate with the 22 major arcana.

I find it to be an interesting deck. The only card I found strange was the card for St. Anne (Mother of of the Virgin Mary). Pictured on this card is the head and neck of a brown horse. Usually this saint is sought for infertility and to aid in conception of a child. So, I did not understand why they chose a horse to represent this saint. Any relations to horses and this saint would be distant if any.

The book is described as: A deck of saints, but not just for Catholics, the Saint Deck it is intended to `give everyone the opportunity to experience the protective shield of these wonderful guides'.

Although Karen Prioletti & Ann Trump claim to have grown-up Catholic, they do not seem to know their faith very well. Making a deck of saint cards, for meditation and prayer would be OK, except this one includes elements of the Tarot and mixes the two concepts, which the church does not permit.