Customer Reviews

Titania's Star Tarot

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This deck won't stand up to a year of regular readings. It's the same size as a playing card deck (much smaller than the average Tarot deck), and the card stock is so thin and flimsy that 78 cards actually form a thinner deck than the average 52-card poker deck. For those who are allergic to metallic inks, beware: every card has a silver border front and back. (The backs are reversible, if rather boring.)

The images are interesting, though cold (they're computer-generated, and quite minimalistic). Yes, it's great to leave stuff to your imagination, but this deck doesn't really trigger my imagination in the first place.
For those of you who don't like unillustrated pip cards (the non-court minor arcana), bear in mind that these pip cards don't have scenes on them. It's just the items (sword/cup/wand/coin) arranged in geometric shapes. For this reason, I wouldn't suggest it as a beginner deck. I also wouldn't recommend the book for beginners - Titania Hardie sets out some huge spreads that only an experienced reader is going to have much success with. Beginners are better off with small spreads (1-5 cards); Hardie doesn't even mention spreads of less than "a simple 9-card layout".

Deck collectors may want this one for interest's sake.
Serious readers will be turned off by the size and flimsiness of the cards.
Beginners can find more appropriate choices.

This could have been a nice, compact, minimalistic tarot deck, perfect for travel, etc. To my mind, there is nothing wrong with the idea. Not everyone needs or wants tarot decks sagging with bloated elves and overly cute fairies, or crowded with pseudo-medieval tarts and knaves. I don't think this deck would ever have been one for beginners, but it might have had its place in the tarot scheme of things. But the cardstock is flimsy beyond belief, the folder-holder is crap, and the book is questionable. On top of that, the card numbering in the Major Arcana is in error (not "different"; WRONG), and no one caught it before the set went to print. Apparently no one cared enough to do a decent job of either editing or production. This is a useless tarot deck. I'm sorry I bought it.

I completely disagree with the last two reviews, I just bought this wonderful deck of Tarot and I found them great and very inspiring
I am enchanted with the little astrological constellation that appear in most of the cards and I think it's a great idea to join astrology with Tarot cards
I am an Italian witch and I am so sad that in my country this deck is unpublished
I am very happy with this purchase, another lovely work by Titania !