About this item
- The Morgan-Greer Tarot is a reworking of the Rider-Waite deck created in the 1970s. The cards are borderless, and
- the artwork has a lush, immediate feel, where the characters are shown in close-up. It's a good option for beginners.
Specifications
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Name
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Morgan-Greer Tarot
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Creators
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Bill Greer,
Lloyd Morgan
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Publisher
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US Games 1979
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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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Rods, Cups, Swords, Pentacles
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Court Cards
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Page, Knight, Queen, King
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Major Titles
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Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, The Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, Judgement, The 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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4.72 x 2.76 in. = 12.00cm x 7.00cm
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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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Pale blue with white stars
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Reviews
The Morgan-Greer Tarot is based on the classic
Rider-Waite deck drawn by Pamela Coleman Smith. The
Rider-Waite is so ineptly drawn that it has inspired numerous
attempts at improvement, often simply by use of different
colors than Smith's original. Greer's tarot deck starts
off with entirely new drawings painted in
exceptionally rich color. With no borders, the card images run
the full length of the cards. Rather than paint full
scenes as did Smith, Greer chooses to paint from a closer
perspective, so figures are often head/shoulders or three
quarters in length; this allows for more detail in the
painting of each character portrayed in the cards. The
symbolism follows Rider-Waite closely, with only a few
departures: the nine of swords, traditionally the nightmare
card in Rider-Waite, now shows symbols of bound hands,
which to me changes the meaning of the card.
Many of the people shown in the cards are androgynous,
this is especially evident with the Pages, they can
represent a girl or boy equally well, without offending
either. This sexual ambiguity is well suited to a deck
that will appeal to men and women alike.
I have a
"pet peeve" card in each tarot deck I purchase, and in
the Morgan-Greer deck it is Key 13, Death: Death is
shown in a black cape with a square of white at the
collar; this gives him the appearance of wearing a
priest's Roman collar, and is to me off-putting. A quick
touch-up with a Sharpie fixes this, however.
The
Morgan-Greer deck will appeal to fans of Rider-Waite and its
many variants. It is a handsome deck that will be well
suited to readings for other people.
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