Lovely Deck With One Gripe
I pre-ordered this deck months ago and after much anticipation, it was very well worth the wait.<br /><br />I'm slowly going through the deck card by card.  The packaging is nice,easy to take out without destroying the box.  It also comes with a Spread Sheet. Literally.  *snerk* A sheet which illustrates different spreads on the front and back.  Very handy for beginners.  The deck is roughly 2"x 4" and included are two extra quick reference cards -- one for the majors, the other for the minors.  Nice touch.  I wish all decks provided this.<br /><br />My only complaint so far is they provided a 70pg. LWB.  Nothing more.  No large reference book with extensive background on the cards symobolgy, like they've done in the past with the Celtic Dragon and ShapeShifter decks.  Kinda disappointed (hence the 4/5 stars).  But if I wish to carry this deck around, a big book would be cumbersome I suppose.<br /><br />HOWEVER, what is nice about the LWB is they provide a mythical background on the creature, a divinatory meaning, AND magickal use of the card.  Nifty!  Never have I seen the Magickal Usage option before in a tarot deck.<br /><br />So, card by card, I'm taking in what I think the symbology means then reading the LWB and finding I'm fairly accurate.  Either I'm getting<br />better at Tarot or the deck really syncs with me like the Celtic Dragon and Fey decks do (ShapeShifter is a more difficult one for me to grasp now, but I have faith in the future it will become quite the tool for me when I'm ready).<br /><br />Lastly, and one of the reason why I love Lisa Hunt's decks, is the Wands/Air - Swords/Fire connection.  Few decks represent that and I've always been more intuitively drawn to that way of thinking, even before my Tradition's teachings reflected the same.<br /><br />If you are a fan of Lisa Hunt -- get this deck.<br />If you are a fan of mythology -- get this deck.<br />If you are a witch or tarot reader who is more connected to the Wands/Air, Swords/Fire -- get this deck.<br />If you are like me and need a reference card now and again (lol) -- get this deck.
Rating: 4 stars