![]() ![]() The linen texture of the cards avoids card sticking together, giving a matte finish which enhances the cards’ overall quality. The card stock is strong but malleable making it a pleasure to work with. A perfect deck for anyone who loves Tarot. Pavlov bases his deck on the typical Rider-Waite-Smith illustrations, honoring Pamela Colman Smith’s contributions and references her illustrations throughout the guidebook. The author purposefully changes certain card genders, including non-binary characters, making an effort to include as many queer elements as possible while maintaining the canonical meaning of the cards. This is an absolutely beautiful deck that not only has great artistic value, but also represents the symbolism and meaning of the cards in great depth. ![]() I will likely be purchasing a second copy down the line in case a card gets bent or lost. This will for sure be my go-to tarot deck for probably the rest of time. I relate very heavily to a lot of the cards, being trans myself. This deck also clearly has a lot of intimate awareness of gender which I 'm personally a big fan of. ![]() I'm not someone who reads just a whole lot but unlike any of my other tarot decks, the book has been just genuinely nice to read in and of itself and its really nice to hear about the journey of the creation of this deck. I'm in love with this because typical readings are avaliable all over the place and this gives a more intimate look into what this deck specifically has to offer and where its roots are. The book is amazing, instead of just giving a loose description, the artist decided to go in depth into the decisions made for the art on every card. But I had to give this a review because if this product doesnt get the attention it deserves I'll be a lil upset to be honest. I'll be sure to update if they wear away quick, I gave them a day of use and they seem to hold up well. They have gold foil on the back and even on the edges that will reflect perfectly when the cards are held straight together. The cards are printed very beautifully, I'm shocked that none of the pictures seem to remotely do them justice. Benebell Wen, Tarot Author & Reviewer at īeautiful quality cards and guide book - imagery is exquisite! Magical, functional (a readable RWS deck), and perfect as a go-to workhorse deck. Games Systems has produced a top quality deck with unique design elements, such as the tented arch in the box lid and the hardcover guidebook. I love the color coding in the four Minor Arcana suits. You see a lot of inspiration from Parisian Art Nouveau and Japanese printmaking, a Pre-Raphaelite Nazarene redux for the 21st century, and yet mastering a timeless aesthetic. The Fyodor Pavlov Tarot took five years to bring to life, and memorializes a great depth of research into history and culture. Pavlov tells stories contextualizing queer identity in a Romantic style that reimagines a society-and a history-liberated from suppression. These works are hand-painted in watercolor and ink, expressive of multicultural motifs, queer sexuality, and occultism. Fyodor Pavlov has gifted us with one of the most beautiful and classical tarot decks I've seen. ![]()
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