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Tarot of Ages Deck

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After the Waite deck became less appealing due to its mono culture, I projected for a more "realistic" deck. Being multi-lingual and living in Hawaii, I interacted with many cultures. Imagine my immediate affinity and pleasure, the "electricity" I felt when I first encountered this deck in a new age store. After almost 4 years of practice and meditation with this deck, I still love the feelings provided by its variety and multi-culturalism. When laying out these cards as associated with the new and full moon cycles, you ger a realistic picture of a possible life plan. I recommend this deck for all of us who interact and communicate with more than one culture or society.

This deck was published in 1988. I originally purchased it new at the time expecting the secrets of the tarot to be revealed. This did not happen then, of course. I was, however fascinated with the premise of Atlantis applied to the current or previous civilizations. The author's take on this is obvious speculation, but where there is smoke the is fire. The author takes that strange liberty that the cards came from Egypt or further back to Atlantis. Current historic and geological evidence disproves the later. Many tarot historians believe the cards did not come from Egypt, but Italy.

Many New Age speculators around the world believe Atlantis-an advanced kingdom of pre-history existed somewhere off the coast of Africa and destroyed itself through its own avaricious intentions. Remnants of its references exist in Greece, Egypt, Central America, and as far way and remote as Tibet. Maybe this could be the reason the Tarot has universal appeal. In the last 10 years or so, so many decks have paid accurate tribute to so many cultures. Italy is after all, a stones throw across the Mediterranean. Just some food for thought...

Onto this particular deck, there are some startling images within this sexy and provocative tarot. Nudity is used as well as strong occult overtones. Hebrew letters are accurately applied to the major trumps. Its another of those U.S Games non bestsellers that have gone out of print. Too bad, as this deck has much wisdom within.

This deck is great. As an African American reader, I am often turned off by most decks because they don't reflect a realistic world population. This deck offers Egyptians in a variety of colors as the major arcana. The wands are Africans that seem to be from the Serengheti, the coins are East indians, the cups are Mayan or Central Americans, and the Swords are I believe the Nordic tribes of Europe. The images are also closely aligned with the meanings given in the Crowley deck. The Hebrew letters as well as the elements so those that are deeper into the mysteries of pathwork will feel at home. I only wish there was more information available from the author of this deck. I have been using this deck for 12 years and have bought it at least 3-4 times because of so much use.

I've have been using this deck for 6 years, it goes everywhere with me, and has never given me anything that didn't make sense. The understanding of symbols within the deck is consise, and to the point.

"Tarot of the Ages" has everything you could want in a deck: nice, small cards for ease of shuffling; the four suits divided up into mostly brown-skinned cultures (Central Africans, Mayan Aztecs, peoples of India and the Nordic Vikings), all of whom run around in various states of undress; there's even a fat chick and a pregnant chick! What more could you want?

Many of the people pictured on the cards seem stoic to the point of expressionless. The descriptions in the booklet are a bit out there even for a tarot deck. I wish I could have gotten more of a feel from this tarot, because seeing people who look like me in a deck is really refreshing.

It is not a great learning deck, but probably has a lot of potential once I have more a of a clue.

I' have been using this deck for 6 years, it goes everywhere with me, and has never given me anything that didn't make sense. The understanding of symbols within the deck is consise, and to the point.

I love this tarot deck, I have many many decks and have spent years trying to understand the symbolism in the cards. I went to a friends and they read with these and it was like a light went off in my head!!!The pictures are beautiful and easy to understand, I love this deck!!!