About this item
- The Advaitarot is a modern, cross-cultural deck with collaged imagery from nature and human civilisation. The 78-card deck is self-published in an English edition.
Specifications
Name
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Advaitarot
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Creators
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Jan Strube
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Publisher
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Self Published 2014
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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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Suits
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Air, Water, Fire, Earth
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Card Language
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English
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Reviews
to store the cards if you do not want to use a
traditional pouch or fabric for such a thing.
The borders and
font of the deck are very basic; there is no fancy
editing with it. The cards themselves are also slightly
larger than most traditional Tarot decks, so if you have
smaller hands you may find it to be slightly difficult to
shuffle the deck.
However, the images are absolutely
beautiful and use both nature and culture to speak to one's
intuition. It is helpful to have a broad worldview with this
deck because otherwise some of the nuances of the many
cultures portrayed in this deck may be missed or passed
over. It is difficult to see that it is a collage deck
as the artwork blends together beautifully to depict
gorgeous scenes that seem to be from a fantasy world of
sorts. The deck has some surreal imagery as well as more
mundane imagery.
The Minor Arcana comes with a key word
on the top of each card which can certainly aid a new
reader or one who is new to Tarot.
The price, however,
is slightly substantial as it totals out to be close
to $90 after shipping costs, so this may dissuade new
readers from purchasing this deck.
The manual that comes
with it is very handy and fully helps to demonstrate
the author's viewpoint behind creating the deck, and
this certainly helps tie in to how the deck should be
read. The Major Arcana focuses on the traditional and
conventional meanings while the Minor Arcana is more open to
interpretation. The manual can help with this as it gives brief
descriptions of each card and is a handy tool.
All-in-all with
this deck you are much better off relying more on
intuition than the booklet. Your readings will be more true
and as many people know the meaning of the cards
fluctuate based upon the spread in which they are used. Its
readings tend to speak more in a poetic way, as the author
intended, rather than give simple answers.
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