About this item
- The Inner Child Cards are large cards with vibrant, attractive artwork in primary colours that looks a little like it was drawn with crayons. Journey into fairy tales, myths, and nature and back into childhood.
Specifications
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Name
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Inner Child Cards
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Creators
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Isha Lerner,
Mark Lerner,
Christopher Guilfoil
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Publisher
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Bear & Co 1992
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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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Mixed
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Minor Arcana Style
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Unique Scenes With Suit Symbols
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Suits
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Wands, Swords, Hearts, Crystals
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Court Cards
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Child, Seeker, Guide, Guardian
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Major Titles
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Little Red Cap, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, The Fairy Godmother, Mother Goose, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Wizard, Hansel and Gretel, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, The Midas Touch, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, The Guardian Angel, The Big Bad Wolf, Rapunzel, Wishing on a Star, Cinderella, The Yellow Brick Road, The Three Little Pigs, The Earth Child
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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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6.30 x 3.94 in. = 16.00cm x 10.00cm
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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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Purple back with a yellow sun
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Companion Material
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336 page illustrated hardcover book
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Reviews
I am a collector of Tarot cards, more than I am a
reader of them. The oil painting-like artwork for this
deck is beautiful. The artist utilizes bold and rich
colors in keeping with its faerie tale theme.
Each card
in the deck represents a character in a folk or faery
tale. The Major Arcana runs its choices parallel to the
archetypes in the typical tarot. For instance, the Fool
card (Number Zero) is represented in this deck by
Little Red Cap (the forerunner to Red Riding Hood). The High Priestess is the Faery Godmother, the Moon is
represented by Cinderella, the Devil is represented by the Big
Bad Wolf (a foil to Red Riding Cap and the Three
Little Pigs, another card in the Major Arcana).
The
titles of the cards are the names of the characters, not
the archetypes (which are only noted in the book), so
parents won't need to be squeamish in trying to explain to
curious little seekers what the Magician means instead of
pointing out Aladdin's Genie. The cards themselves
are larger than normal decks (and harder to shuffle if
you have smaller hands) but very detailed.
The minor arcana does away
with the traditional court cards, meaning no kings or
queens, but rather replaced with cards like The Seeker of
Wands (all topped with butterfies) or the Guardian of
Crystals.
The accompanying book to the deck is a nice
read, but a thicker companion than many of the tarot
decks that are on the market right now. Experts may want
to skip to the source and insight areas detailing
each card. Beginners may be more interested in the
different layout and reading options.
This is a
good deck if you are a collector of childrens stories
or interested in folklore, and a fun one to look into
if you are looking for a bright
alternative/compliment to some more of the somber tarot decks that are
out there.
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