About this item
- The oversize cards in Tarot Affirmations, this 78 card deck, have small niversal-Waite images, drawn by Mary Hanson-
- Roberts, inset next to five positive affirmations.
Specifications
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Name
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Tarot Affirmations
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Creators
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Sally Hill
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Publisher
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US Games 2001
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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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RWS-Based Scenes
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Suits
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Cups, Swords, Wands, Coins
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Court Cards
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Page, Knight, Queen, King
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The Fool
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is 0
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Strength
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is 8
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Justice
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is 11
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Card Size
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5.51 x 3.54 in. = 14.00cm x 9.00cm
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Card Language
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English
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Card Back
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Unknown
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Reviews
Positive affirmations can be an effective tool to help change negative thought processes and habits into more beneficial, productive structures. Which is how these cards began: as affirmations on plain index cards for the author's own use, through a personally challenging time.
The Tarot Affirmations cards are rather more polished than the original version and have been linked with Tarot imagery for a fuller meaning. The cards can be drawn individually for inspiration or guidance, but also can be used as a normal Tarot deck for readings or spreads or a tool to assist with the learning of Tarot.
In the hand, the cards are quite large, measuring nearly 14cm by 9.5 cm. They are printed on very glossy card stock and are landscape oriented to accommodate the printed affirmations. The backgrounds of the card are a range of pastels: bluish purple for the Major Arcana, Beige for swords, pinkish for Wands and aqua for Cups. The Tarot images are inset in the bottom left of the card, below the title and number (or suit symbol) of the card. These are corresponding images from the Universal Waite Tarot, the redrawing of the Rider-Waite Tarot illustrated by Mary Hanson-Roberts. To the right, taking up two thirds of the card, are a set of five relevant affirmations.
Sample Affirmations
The Fool: I am limitless energy, a spirit on the path of life in search of new experience.
The Magician: I am dynamic changing creation; I play freely with my thoughts, feelings, inspirations, and sensations.
Seven of Wands: I am engaged in a struggle for change; I am determined to courageously protect the progress I have already made.
Queen of Coins: I pay attention to my material needs; I fulfil myself by satisfying my creative longings and desires.
There are two extra cards included with the deck - a title card (they make good bookmarks) and a 'Reading the Cards' card with notes on suggested uses. Also packaged inside the sturdy cardboard box with the cards is a thin booklet, which unusually contains no keyword meanings for the cards. Instead, the author's concept and origins of the cards are explained, followed by very basic information on Tarot use in general, and the use of these cards and their affirmations for self-growth and change.
As well as the companion booklet, Sally has provided supplementary information for her cards on her ebsite. Published articles cover dreams, affirmations and how to use them effectively, and Tarot techniques to interpret cards and use them for transformation. It's also possible to draw a card from the Tarot Affirmations deck through the online racle.
Tarot Affirmations would make a good gift for the Tarot novice, or the total beginner who might be wary of learning all those Tarot card meanings. These cards are simple and easy to use; there is no complex book of meanings; no keywords to memorise. Tarot Affirmations blends the powerful combination of Tarot imagery and positive affirmations into an easy-to-use, attractive set with the potential to improve the user's life, motivation and self-confidence.
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