Review by Katherine Symons for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey Rating:
I first saw this deck online at a tarot review website, and fell in love with the design and graphics. I was thrilled when I got it, and the graphics were everything I’d hoped for. It’s beautiful, the mix of photography, digital art and colouring is well blended and I really love the historic landmarks they used.However.The book, quite frankly, sucks. While I appreciated the explanations of the revised Major Arcana, it’s interpretations leave a great deal to be desired. Instead of the traditional idea that a card reversed is opposite in it’s original meaning, here reversed is almost universally negative. Trust me, you do *not* want to get the 9 of swords reversed with this book! Instead of a normal 50/50 chance of a negative result, it’s increased to something like a 75 % chance of a negative result. Ick. I dislike the stacking of the odds.I still love the deck, but the book’s been gathering dust for years.
Review by Carolan Ivey for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey Rating:
I agree with what Lady Eire said in her review about this deck. It is for the “studied Celt.” If you are of Celtic ancestry and have already researched Celtic history, myth, legend, and the Old Religion, this deck will make perfect sense to you. I’m a relative beginner to the Tarot and I’ve had no trouble understanding this deck and picking up on the layers of meaning under each card’s images; in fact I inderstand this deck better than a “traditional” Tarot deck.If you prefer all hand-drawn decks, you probably won’t care for this one much – which doesn’t make it a “good” or a “bad” deck – it’s just not your preference. I, for one, love vibrant colors and lots of different details on each card, and Sacred Circle has it. I like a deck from which I can pull the same card many times, and each time notice a different detail that pertains to my question.Bravo, Anna and Paul – this is one Celt who appreciates Sacred Circle. 🙂
Review by for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey Rating:
I was slightly disappointed when I got this deck. While it is fantastic the way they blended digital art, photos, and hand drawing, I think they could have done a better job. Several of the people cards seemed awkward because of the expression or lack thereof on the person’s face and the fact that they didn’t seem to be standing in natural poses. The cards were very sterile in their presentation so those who enjoy digital art will love them. If you’re like me and like more of a hand drawn look, definitely look at this deck in person before you buy. The deck is unquestionably beautiful, it’s just a matter of what style you are drawn to. On the positive side, I like the Pagan reworking of the Major Arcana. For example, I’ve found many people are much more comfortable with an Underworld card than with a Devil card. The substitute cards are a twist, though, and it takes a little getting used to. Also, the Minor Arcana are true Pips. For these reasons I wouldn’t recommend this deck for beginners. If you love digital imaging and Pagan lore, I highly recommend this deck and book (which has a lot of Celtic Pagan lore, but is not necessarily geared toward beginners, either). For everyone else, try before you buy if possible.
Review by Winnett for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey Rating:
I want to say that it is a beautiful deck with one problem I found. The pictures were NOT what I expected. They are scanned pictures of real people in costume merged over an artistic background. I would have preferred all art and not real people pictures.I would suggest looking at the deck in person if you can before you decide to own a set, just to make sure you are getting what you want.
Review by for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey Rating:
Most of the reviews on this product are very positive, but I must strongly disagree. I am not afraid to say that this is the only Deck I have discarded. I do not think the artwork is particularly well done at all; the deck was not as useable as others, though the text was slightly insightful. I would not recommend this product to anyone.
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Review by Katherine Symons for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey
Rating:
I first saw this deck online at a tarot review website, and fell in love with the design and graphics. I was thrilled when I got it, and the graphics were everything I’d hoped for. It’s beautiful, the mix of photography, digital art and colouring is well blended and I really love the historic landmarks they used.However.The book, quite frankly, sucks. While I appreciated the explanations of the revised Major Arcana, it’s interpretations leave a great deal to be desired. Instead of the traditional idea that a card reversed is opposite in it’s original meaning, here reversed is almost universally negative. Trust me, you do *not* want to get the 9 of swords reversed with this book! Instead of a normal 50/50 chance of a negative result, it’s increased to something like a 75 % chance of a negative result. Ick. I dislike the stacking of the odds.I still love the deck, but the book’s been gathering dust for years.
Review by Carolan Ivey for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey
Rating:
I agree with what Lady Eire said in her review about this deck. It is for the “studied Celt.” If you are of Celtic ancestry and have already researched Celtic history, myth, legend, and the Old Religion, this deck will make perfect sense to you. I’m a relative beginner to the Tarot and I’ve had no trouble understanding this deck and picking up on the layers of meaning under each card’s images; in fact I inderstand this deck better than a “traditional” Tarot deck.If you prefer all hand-drawn decks, you probably won’t care for this one much – which doesn’t make it a “good” or a “bad” deck – it’s just not your preference. I, for one, love vibrant colors and lots of different details on each card, and Sacred Circle has it. I like a deck from which I can pull the same card many times, and each time notice a different detail that pertains to my question.Bravo, Anna and Paul – this is one Celt who appreciates Sacred Circle. 🙂
Review by for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey
Rating:
I was slightly disappointed when I got this deck. While it is fantastic the way they blended digital art, photos, and hand drawing, I think they could have done a better job. Several of the people cards seemed awkward because of the expression or lack thereof on the person’s face and the fact that they didn’t seem to be standing in natural poses. The cards were very sterile in their presentation so those who enjoy digital art will love them. If you’re like me and like more of a hand drawn look, definitely look at this deck in person before you buy. The deck is unquestionably beautiful, it’s just a matter of what style you are drawn to.
On the positive side, I like the Pagan reworking of the Major Arcana. For example, I’ve found many people are much more comfortable with an Underworld card than with a Devil card. The substitute cards are a twist, though, and it takes a little getting used to. Also, the Minor Arcana are true Pips. For these reasons I wouldn’t recommend this deck for beginners.
If you love digital imaging and Pagan lore, I highly recommend this deck and book (which has a lot of Celtic Pagan lore, but is not necessarily geared toward beginners, either). For everyone else, try before you buy if possible.
Review by Winnett for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey
Rating:
I want to say that it is a beautiful deck with one problem I found. The pictures were NOT what I expected. They are scanned pictures of real people in costume merged over an artistic background. I would have preferred all art and not real people pictures.I would suggest looking at the deck in person if you can before you decide to own a set, just to make sure you are getting what you want.
Review by for The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey
Rating:
Most of the reviews on this product are very positive, but I must strongly disagree. I am not afraid to say that this is the only Deck I have discarded. I do not think the artwork is particularly well done at all; the deck was not as useable as others, though the text was slightly insightful. I would not recommend this product to anyone.