About this item
- The Pictorial Key Tarot is a modernisation of the Rider-Waite Tarot images, very similar in symbolism to the original but
- not quite a clone. Created in a computer-generated style, the 78 cards are detailed and reasonably lifelike, but have a
- slightly perfect, plastic look.
Specifications
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Name
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Pictorial Key Tarot
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Creators
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Giordano Berti,
Davide Corsi
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Publisher
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Lo Scarabeo 2008
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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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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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2.60 x 4.72 in. = 6.60cm x 12.00cm
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Card Language
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Spanish, Italian, German, French, English, Dutch
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Card Back
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Reversible
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Back Design
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Rose corss on a dark blue background.
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Companion Material
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Booklet in five languages.
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Reviews
Obviously it's based on the famous Rider-Waite deck, and its pictorial rather than pip which is great for beginners. The art work is so incredibly 3D it compels you to stare into it, and the flat 2D Coleman Smith drawings suddenly spring to a new 21st century life.
Only a few changes have been made from the original. For example the 4 of Swords in the Rider-Waite deck shows a knight in armour lying flat on a tomb, and this new image is of someone kneeling beside the tomb with their arms resting on it. The images aren't trying to re-work the traditional symbology - it's just bringing the instantly recognisable characters bang up to date. You feel as though you're walking around a mediaeval film set and taking photographs as the cameras are rolling. It's bizarre..!
If you like to meditate/pathwork with the Tarot, then you really should give these cards a go. I think you will re-discover the original subliminal messages of A. E. Waite and Pamela Coleman Smith. The majors and the four suits remain the same and the earth, air, fire, water attributions to each suit remain the same too. No switching the elements of wands and swords. The personalities of the Court Cards show themselves to you so if you've found these cards particularly difficult to get to know then try this deck. The Majors are mesmeric. My favourites are The High Priestess, The Hermit, Death, The Moon & The Sun. There's also a great book that uses this deck and all its cards throughout called n Introduction to TAROT by Cassandra Bee.
You could use this deck if you're a well seasoned reader or a complete beginner and get animated exact results, which I have done. A very good working deck and worth the inexpensive price to keep for reference in your collection. These will grow on you in an instant!
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