With fresh, contemporary artwork, Sun and Moon Tarot gives a modern twist to ancient cultural symbols from spiritual systems as varied as kabbalism and Taoism. By playfully incorporating mythology and astrology, Vanessa Decort gives unique interpretations of traditional tarot, presenting a deck that is both insightful and accessible. Find within her beautiful vision of the 78 cards of the Arcana and a helpful, instructional pamphlet.
disappointed I researched this deck before I bought it. I really love the pictures. I am a professional Tarot reader. Not happy. Nowhere did it say or show that the minor arcana have the “meanings” on the top with bold black letters. Or if it did somewhere, I missed it. I can’t use a deck that says things like debauch on them. And it isn’t even the meanings I have for them.I still love the pictures, but it goes into the drawer.Sara Beth Shepard
Take A Closer Look – Wow Illustrator Vanessa Decort has created a stunning yet simple deck with her Sun And Moon Tarot. This latest offering from U.S. Games looks rather plain at first glance but on close inspection, there is a richness and complexity that draws you in and lends new, subtle nuances to your tarot readings. Decort describes the deck this way: “The Sun And Moon Tarot considers universal archetypes and cultural symbols, and also incorporates the artist’s own personal symbols.”The deck is comprised of the standard 78 cards, with Majors, Minors and Courts. Based on the Thoth deck, it stays true to the titles that Aleister Crowley used (ex: 7 of Pentacles – Failure; Art – Temperance; Princes and Princes rather than Knights and Pages). I’ve always been somewhat intimidated by the Thoth deck but Decort has taken that influence and infused it with an almost playful, childlike essence. This could be because she has a background as an illustrator for children’s books or perhaps she…