Tarot Divine Guidebook Inspired Folklore Reviews Summary

Artwork and Design

Pros:

• "This deck is GORGEOUS. I absolutely adore it."
• "Beautiful bright and sharp colors, images thoroughly drawn, each card depicts a fairytale and fairytales from all around the World."
• "The artwork on this deck is so beautiful, and I love that you can read the accompanying stories as well (book sold separately)."
• "The art is stunning and I love all the details packed into the cards despite the deceptively simple art style."
• "The illustrations alone are enough too make you love them."
• "The color scheme is absolutely stunning, and the card quality is excellent."
• "The artwork is amazing."

Cons:

• "While I could not find any overtly disturbing imagery, there is very mild nudity in a couple of cards."
• "But the problem is the choice of myths for the cards... It does reek of cultural appropriation."
• "Some the illustrations are kind of odd and less pretty than what you would expect."

Card Quality and Texture

Pros:

• "Cardstock seems durable and has a nice, light texturing to it."
• "The cards are very study and have beautiful packaging!"
• "I like the thickness and texture of the card."
• "The cards are also strong, and I don't see them bending out of shape with continued use for a long long while."
• "The card stock is nice it has a stucco kind of finish."
• "They are the newer style of linen cards, they're nice and thick, easy to work with, easy to hold, and shuffles well."
• "The card stock itself is also hands-down, the nicest card stock out of any deck I have."

Cons:

• "The biggest problem with this deck, however, is the poor card quality -- it's the same texture, thinness, and glossiness of standard Bicycle playing cards!"
• "But the cards are really thin, flimsy & nothing compared to the Rider-Waite deck in regards to quality."
• "The cards themselves were lovely, but a bit more thin and flimsy to handle compared to my regular deck."
• "The cards have a coating on them that for me make them a bit awkward to shuffle."
• "The card stock is on the thin side."
• "The cards themselves were lovely, but a bit more thin and flimsy to handle compared to my regular deck."
• "However, I deducted one star because my cards were a bit warped."

Cultural Representation and Diversity

Pros:

• "So many cultures are represented in this deck! What a fresh and fun concept!"
• "The tie-in to folk tales around the world is brilliant, the stories add a layer of depth that helps me connect more with what resonates most with each card during a reading."
• "It is lovely to discover where these stories that I know originate and the themes and meanings behind them that I may not have discovered before."
• "This deck is absolutely gorgeous and so diverse!"
• "The best thing about it is every card is inspired by a fairytale or myth from cultures all over the world, including mythology from Asia, Africa and South America. It’s so gorgeous, the artist did an amazing job."
• "The deck is inspired by folklore and legends from across the world with many different cultures and bodies being represented."
• "Each card commemorates a story from all corners of the globe."

Cons:

• "An acquaintance of mine who is Filipino said the creator has merged random Filipino and Chinese myths together and claimed the card to be Filipino."
• "But the problem is the choice of myths for the cards... It does reek of cultural appropriation."

Packaging and Guidebook

Pros:

• "The box is great for storing them and even displaying the set."
• "The packaging is also very pretty and sturdy."
• "The box that they come in is lovely and substantial."
• "The box is stylish and sturdy with gold foil accents and a ribbon to easily pull out the deck."
• "The deck and book come in a beautiful and sturdy keepsake box."
• "And the neat box it comes in makes for easy storing."
• "For the price point this is more than I expected honestly. Quality is great, I know its going to do great for reading, booklet is great as well, box is nicely designed and I plan on keeping it in the box instead of one of my bags."

Cons:

• "I've just found the correlation between the booklet (that comes with the cards) and the book (sold separately) to be confusing at best."
• "The book only tells you which culture the cards reference. It does not tell you why the cards were chosen to represent that cultures."
• "Packaging sucks. Inside, there were tears on the box."
• "Package came in the state of being used already, but the card itself seemed fine upon inspection of each card. The tape outside and inside box was ripped, but I guess it's okay. Just sucks to get a used item when it said new."
• "The box arrived slightly damaged, corner was ripped so it was most likely roughly handled or a used and returned deck."
• "My box Was damaged inside & on the outside & had some kind of stain’s on the back of the box."
• "I’m very disappointed about the quality of the packaging!"