About this item
- The MerryDay Tarot is a magical, fantastical, incredible tarot deck, mixing fantasy and reality. The artwork has its basis
- in the Rider-Waite, but is filled with detail, dragons and natural elements. The suits are multi-cultural and all associations
- with formal religion in the deck have been removed.
Specifications
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Name
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MerryDay Tarot
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Creators
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Louise Poole
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Publisher
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Mill House McCabe 1997
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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, Pentacles
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Court Cards
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Elemental, Warrior, Queen, King
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Major Titles
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0/22 Fool, Wizard, 1 Apprentice, 2 Oracle, 3 Empress, 4 Emperor, 5 Mentor, 6 Lovers, 7 Student, 8 Strength, 9 Teacher, 10 Lady Destiny, 11 Justice, 12 Journeyman, 13 Metamorphosis, 14 Time Lord, 15 Tempter, 16 Tower, 17 Star, 18 Moon, 19 Sun, 20 Judgment, 21 World
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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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4.63 x 2.87 in. = 11.75cm x 7.30cm
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Card Language
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English
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Card Back
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Non-reversible
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Back Design
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Black and white with the words MERRYDAY TAROT DECK and images from the invisible kingdom.
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Reviews
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The Minors in this deck are fully
illustrated, and the artwork itself can only be described as
colourful, detailed, and sumptuous. This deck is also a very
multi-cultural deck, as Louisa uses people from all walks of life
to illustrate the cards. All the cards are packed
with symbolism: Even the Court cards, which is an
achievement within itself! The Courts in this deck are
definitely one of its strong points, as each on is very
symbolic and easy to read. However, instead of the
traditional King, Queen, Knight and Page, this deck uses
Kings, which are more god-like figures, Queens which are
human, Warriors, and Elementals: mythical creatures
which usually represent each of the four elements. For
instance, the Page of Swords in this deck is the elemental
Pegasus, which represents the element of the swords, Air.
An interesting convention of this deck is Louisa
Polle's numerology associations for each card. I myself
have never been one for numerology, and found if
difficult to get my
head round the numerological
associations for each card. However, these associations are
not vital for effective use of this deck, and I'm sure
more in depth study of the concept would yield very
positive and rewarding results.
Overall, this deck can be
considered a treasure. Not only is it refreshing, creative,
and innovative, but it is interesting, attractive, and
very readable. I find it brings out the child in me,
and the colourful depiction of fantasy creatures in
this deck makes me yearn for a walk in nature. This
is a deck for beginners and more advanced readers
alike, and is one for the collector as well as the reader
who is looking for a useable deck.
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