2024 Deck Reviews in Review – benebell wen

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In 2024 I shared 12 deck critiques, which I’ll assemble right here on this “deck critiques in assessment” submit. With my focus and time directed elsewhere, I haven’t been capable of write up as many deck critiques as I had in years previous, although you’ll discover extra decks covered on my Instagram feed with mini reviews, together with deck hauls and snapshots of how I work with these decks.

All decks I function on this website have been both gifted to me or despatched to me by the writer for potential (however by no means assured) assessment.

Right here’s a revisit of the 12 decks I lined on this website in 2024.

Following the story of Emi, a personality impressed by the artist’s spouse, and Emi’s cats, this can be a deck that brings collectively fashionable Japanese animation and conventional Japanese woodblock print. Hsu integrates the logical mindset of his neuroscience background with the inventive intuitive feeling of the tarot in a deck that reminds us to acknowledge and recognize the main points of on a regular basis life.

A tarot deck that integrates tarot archetypes with Vedic teachings, the Irish Ogham Tree alphabet, the Kabbalah, and music idea, the Vedic Tarot is colourful, vibrant, and daring. With surrealist imagery and mesmerizing strains, this can be a considerate, cross-cultural deck for deep contemplation.

An oracle deck for feminist ancestor magic, meditation, divination, and spellwork. The deck options feminist icons of the previous and current, every ascribed with oracular key phrases. Their tales will encourage and empower by this interdisciplinary, activist, and academic deck of playing cards.

Lisa Papez, a beloved fixture within the tarot neighborhood and valued tarot content material creator, brings us this beautiful unicorn-themed deck with a storybook aesthetic. Wealthy with intricate particulars, an ethereal high quality, and a relatable narrative arc following the journey of Mystic, a nonbinary unicorn, this can be a deck premised on themes of self-worth and genuine residing.

A brand new strategy to tarot structure, this 60-card trump set takes the proverbial Idiot on a special narrative journey. The country, minimalist, and timeless model of artwork helps to completely reimagine The Idiot’s Journey, conceptualized by one of many tarot greats, John Matthews.

A storytelling deck that includes a solid of curious, brave, and comfortable felines. E. C. Mazur’s detailed illustration model brings Malumir Logan’s tarot idea to life. This deck blends Kabbalistic and chakra correspondences with the tarot. Whereas cat-themed, this can be a deck that facilitates vitality work and understanding of the auric subject.

A contemporary femme boho-chic tarot deck radiating with the sunshine of a California summer season solar. This deck promotes themes of bodily health, psychological leisure, and meditation, aiming to encourage a union of physique, thoughts, and spirit.

A superbly illustrated tarot deck in a contemporary graphic novel model that blends inspiration from motion and journey genres, textures that mimic conventional portray strategies, and atmospheric environments. For the indie comedian lover and designed with accessibility in thoughts, the Cosmic Knowledge Tarot might be nice for whole newbies and seasoned readers alike.

Stroll-through of the Particular Version Christopher Robin Field Set with artwork by Kat L. Amsel, that includes the traditional Winnie the Pooh illustrations from E. H. Shepard. The Knowledge of Pooh Tarot is a captivating deck solid with the beloved characters of Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Christopher Robin. A pleasant image ebook that connects cherished childhood reminiscences with the timeless journey of self-discovery.

Illustrated by Artem Chernobai, this can be a deck that includes rabbits, impressed by the constellation Lepus, eternally hunted by Orion. Right here we see themes of the prey reclaiming energy away from the predator. Hares emphasize the themes of agility and performing on intuition and instinct. The artwork featured on this deck is harking back to a noir model, cinematic with a darkish, moody environment and dramatic shade distinction.

A walk-through of Javier Navarro’s Tarot de El Dios de los Tres (Tarot of the God of Three), a deck that’s counterculture, cheeky, but substantive and considerate. It blends pop iconography with the sacred imagery of world religions.

A newbie’s tarot deck and guidebook set that seasoned readers and collectors may even love — this can be a photo-collage deck by celebrated, award-winning psychic Michele Knight, as soon as voted “UK’s Favorite Psychic.”

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