About this item
- The Wickwillow Tarot is designed to transcend any particular theme, and offer deep symbolism without being too
- esoteric. It has 78 colourful cards, loosely based on stained glass and mosaic art. They're also borderless and without
- numbers, titles, or other distractions.
Specifications
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Name
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Wickwillow Tarot
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Creators
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Hal Weeks
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Publisher
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Self Published 2013
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Deck Type
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Tarot Deck
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Cards
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78
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Major Arcana
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22
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Minor Arcana
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56
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Deck Tradition
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Rider-Waite-Smith
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Minor Arcana Style
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Unique Scenes With Suit Symbols
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Card Size
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2.50 x 3.50 in. = 6.35cm x 8.89cm
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Card Back
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Reversible
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Back Design
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Multi-coloured, multi-point star in the centre, surrounded by four green, brown and yellow segments
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Companion Material
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Quick Start Guide in PDF format
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Reviews
Its images resemble stained glass or mandalas, giving
it a clear potential as a meditation tool. This Tarot
radiates intent, and has a few unique features --
Hal Weeks designated the Knights as Heroes and instead
of Pages, he has brought Princesses to the court,
like other designers before him.
This beautiful deck
has details that make it a great addition to any Tarot
collection, like those on The Fool, who enters the mouth of a
great snake, Balance, (Justice), who belly dances under
scales, and the Five of Cups, with its bubbly
concoction.
Rising, or the Judgment card, is an extraordinary and
deceptively simple card. It appears to depict an angel
emerging from a deep chasm in the world. The wings may be
composed of fire, or they are phoenix wings -- they rise
above the torso of the awakened figure, a body which
resembles a tree trunk. But Wickwillow Tarot creator goes
further in his design, adding a stunning depiction of a
lemniscate made of two snakes who are shedding their skin,
and an orange heart that draws one’s eyes to the heart
chakra of the Rising figure.
The Wickwillow Tarot offers
visual treats and thought-provoking rewards to both
casual and careful observers. Immediate resonance is
conveyed by the cards, while further use reveals details
that help in using the cards for divination.
The minor
cards encourage stories and wide interpretation. Their
vibe is moody and rich.
The Wickwillow Tarot is
useful for readers, particularly those who feel
comfortable reading without numbers or titles on their cards,
as the cards do not include them.
Even without the
help of numbers and titles, the Wickwillow Tarot is
worth a purchase. By using colored pencils for art that
draws on Waite-Smith Tarot but is certainly no
Waite-Smith clone, this deck has the potential to be timeless.
The design is at first subtle but frequently infused
with a touch of whimsy. The Princesses and other court
cards capture some of the quirk and fun in every
archetypal personality.
Artist Hal Weeks’ intuition to
improve or change the art on some cards feels spot on, but
the Wickwillow Tarot remains a gorgeous deck worth
buying and exploring. Weeks explains that the deck is
“always in a state of flux and every copy already sold is
a collector's item. Soon the Wheel of Fortune will
be replaced with an update.”
For a vibrant,
eye-catching, and in many ways humorous (but not over the top)
and creative deck that opens into fresh ways of using
and thinking about Tarot, consider the Wickwillow.
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