Harmonious Tarot (Lo Scarabeo Decks) (English and Spanish Edition) (Cards)

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Product Description

The equilibrium of destiny can assume changing forms that often seem to be without sense or meaning. This tarot deck will help you find rhythm among the discord in daily life-providing advice for harmonizing work, romance, family, and spirituality.

About the Author

Since 1987, Art Publisher Lo Scarabeo has published over 100 Tarot decks that have been acclaimed all over the world for originality and quality. Only the best Italian and International artists are selected for our new decks, and the result is that Lo Scarabeo's decks are all recognizable as an exceptional artistic value.

Tradition
One of Lo Scarabeo's goals is the preservation of traditional Tarot decks.

Development
New decks and ideas are continually gathered from all over the world. This allows Lo Scarabeo to produce some of the most innovative decks available today.

Quality
Lo Scarabeo is committed to ever increasing quality and beauty of their products.

Distribution
*Llewellyn is the exclusive distributor of Lo Scarabeo products in North America.

Product Details

• Cards
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0738707880
• ISBN-13: 978-0738707884
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 2.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,195 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle charm and well-done Walter Crane Illustrations, December 4, 2005

By	Cerulean (USA) - See all my reviews

from works such as "Flowers from Shakespeare's Garden" that one can buy for a few dollars in a modern reprint. The LWB presents a cosy atmosphere and explains the meanings and ideas of this old-fashioned style of tarot. The majors are done in the Continental style, with Justice as Eight and Strength as 11. The minors have the more modern convention of very pretty illustrations and full number of pips integrated into the scene for each card. I find majors, minors and courts are done in a delicate blend of Italianate neoclassical engraving with Walter Crane's blend of Art Nouveau and Victorian charm.

So if cherubs, posys, long-haired and romantic heroes and heroines sound delicious to you, this is a fresh and friendly deck. I found delicate humorous twists of posies morphing into animals and airy, warm daylight in the landscapes.

This tarot encouraged me to read more of Walter Crane and research the art groups he was involved in...he even was a founder of a New York society of arts and crafts that Pamela Colman Smith was a member of when she was in New York. Both artists were fine line illustrators and respected decorative book arts and Japanese ukiyoe prints, as well as their classical European counterparts.

I find it a very charming and worthwhile tarot to use and enjoy. This is one of the tarots that I would say works well for many styles of readings...including just studying the pictures for storytelling or design inspiration.

I hope you find this a beautiful tarot as well.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A review of the Harmonious Tarot, March 10, 2006

By	Sandra L. Letterman "Sidhelady" (Joplin,MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the prettiest decks I have seen in a good while. I have long been a fan of Walter Crane's Art work of the Faery folk and other mystical inhabitants of the unseen world, The energy of this deck is very soft and feminine, which makes it useful in reading for female querants. Some decks have a tendency to frighten folks new to the energies of the Tarot decks. This one is very non threatening visually, making it easier to share the insights suggested without making one fearful of the images. I find I personally resonate well to the imagery and energy of this particular deck. I would not use it for everyone, but would reserve it more for younger female new querants, as well as Women in general.The colors are soft and misty and the cards themselves are easy ro handle . I would reccomend this deck for new readers and those especially attuned to the Faery world. [e-mail]

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very charming deck- shallow, but charming., February 1, 2007

By	L. Edwards - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Delicate hues, whimsical symbolism- this deck has a very warm and inviting feel to it. Marseilles based in the Major Arcana, it only loosely follows the symbolism of cards both major and minor in its art. If you're looking for a hard-core divining deck, you probably will not appreciate this one.

If you're looking for a warm and friendly deck for daily concerns instead of deep, far reaching predictions and has a gentle atmosphere, you most certainly have it here. Done with characters who look to have stepped out of a Greek or Roman painting, the whole of the deck truly looks ready to follow the Fool on his path of whimsy and with about as much care.

The cards are also the perfect size and made of good stock: they are neither stiff nor delicate, so you can look forward to much easy shuffling and laying out. Even the back of the cards are beautiful, done with every bit as much- if not more- detail as the fronts.

So if you want a deck for lovely, whimsical art and that won't scare a timid questioner- this is very much your deck. However, if you are new to Tarot and still learning its inherent symbolisms, or you simply want one that more accurately depicts said symbolism: you may want to seek a more serious deck.