Review (4/5): Lovely Deck With One Gripe
I pre-ordered this deck months ago and after much anticipation, it was very well worth the wait.
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.
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.
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.
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
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).
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.
If you are a fan of Lisa Hunt -- get this deck.
If you are a fan of mythology -- get this deck.
If you are a witch or tarot reader who is more connected to the Wands/Air, Swords/Fire -- get this deck.
If you are like me and need a reference card now and again (lol) -- get this deck.