About this item
- Based on the Celtic Pagan perspective, the Sacred Circle Tarot uses photographs of sacred sites, as well as traditional
- plant and animal associations from Ancient Britain. The artwork is a mixture of hand drawings, photography, and
- computer generated images which doesn't always blend well, but overall the deck is quite charming.
Specifications
Name
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Sacred Circle Tarot
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Creators
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Anna Franklin,
Paul Mason
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Publisher
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Llewellyn 1998
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Publisher
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Llewellyn 2014
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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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Cups, Swords, Wands, Discs
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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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3.35 x 5.12 in. = 8.50cm x 13.00cm
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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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Reviews
Though my current knowledge of and experience with
tarot cards are rather limited compared to those of
other users, the Sacred Circle tarot is a divinatory
treasure. Upon receiving the deck and the accompanying book
as a holiday gift years ago, I was immediately
captured by the visual beauty of the set. Each of the
seventy-eight cards boasts a mystically stunning art piece which
is comprised of photography (specifically that of
sacred landmarks within Britain and Ireland, such as
Stonehenge), CGI (computer generated imagery), and traditional
drawing techniques, all of which are melded together
beautifully and seamlessly. But don't let its breathtaking
outward appearance fool you. This set is definitely not
one that's all style and no substance.
A uniquely
interesting aspect of the Sacred Circle tarot is that it's of
a Pagan nature while many of the tarot decks of
previous decades were created from a Christian perspective.
This perhaps makes this particular deck all the
more personal and meaningful to those of us who follow
Pagan (if not specifically Celtic) beliefs. Evidence of
this alternative viewpoint, aside from the more
Nature-revering artwork, is the alteration of some of the cards of
the Major Arcana. For example, the more Christian
representation of "The Fool" has been changed to the Pagan
representation of "The Green Man," "The Heirophant" transforms
himself into "The Druid," and "The World" adds a third
word to its title, hence becoming "The World Tree."
With a wealth of informative text, Sacred Circle's book
provides not only detailed divinatory meanings of every
card, it also offers very thorough insight into the
symbolism of each individual character, animal, season,
Element, and more.
Though not a set designed for beginners
of this form of "fortune-telling" (as it were), the
Sacred Circle tarot is certainly wonderful to enjoy as
well as to employ.
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