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No, seriously, that's what this is called.
It is, however, a little misleading. While it's got 'Tarot Deck' in the name, at forty five cards, all containing what could euphemistically called a 'common saying' as well as a short paragraph of advice, this probably counts as an oracle rather than a tarot deck. I couldn't say for certain because I've never actually held an oracle deck, but that's what I'm taking a guess on. I am, however, placing this review in the section because it's called a tarot deck on the cover. Just so as it's clear.
This is a rather strange deck, very much like laminated flash cards. They are quite large at 9.5cm by 14cm. I wouldn't care to shuffle them. The lamination on them is quite heavy; they feel more like plasticised paper as opposed to paper that just has plastic on it. The design on them is extremely simple. Front and back is a geometric pattern of diamonds arranged in a spiral, with the backs a blue-green diamond against a dark purple background, and with the fronts all in a variety of individual colours that can be arranged in a very attractive colour wheel. Up the top is the name of the card (with random asterisks and numbers signs and @), and underneath is a short description of the term and the advice given. As for the cards themselves... this is where the air turns a little blue. You've been warned.
We'll start with the most innocuous card:
Golly Gosh: Are you really expressing how you feel? Be honest with yourself and others and let the healing begin.
Well, that wasn't so bad was it? Let's take another:
Oh my God: Have you been neglecting your spirituality? This doesn't mean you have to join a church, it means that you need to connect to your happiness and life purpose. Find the deeper meaning of your life.
Hah! Cute! Another:
Crack the Sh*ts: Have you been bottling up your emotions? If you don't express yourself regularly, resentments will build up and you explode! If you have an issue with someone, tell them.
...oh-kay. All right. One more:
Mother F#*ker: Are you in tune with your feminine side? Be more open to new things, nuture yourself and express your feelings to others.
I'm going to call a halt right here because I'm probably in enough trouble with the mods as it is. All in all, would I recommend this deck? Well, yes, I would to people I know would appreciate it. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a potty mouth and a potty sense of humour, and I appreciate people I can share it with. I wouldn't, however, recommend this deck to anyone I didn't know well, or at least know well enough to know that they wouldn't get the joke. As for the advice on the cards themselves... some of it is actually, um, kind of good, even if it's meant to be more satirical than motivational.
Overall? Not a tarot deck, despite what it says on the cover. Definitely contains swears. Also contains some Australian terms, which may confuse readers who don't speak ocker. Simple designs front and back, large cards, pretty colours, good advice, heavy lamination, lots and lots of foul language with strategically placed #, *, % and @ signs. Sense of humour definitely required.
It is, however, a little misleading. While it's got 'Tarot Deck' in the name, at forty five cards, all containing what could euphemistically called a 'common saying' as well as a short paragraph of advice, this probably counts as an oracle rather than a tarot deck. I couldn't say for certain because I've never actually held an oracle deck, but that's what I'm taking a guess on. I am, however, placing this review in the section because it's called a tarot deck on the cover. Just so as it's clear.
This is a rather strange deck, very much like laminated flash cards. They are quite large at 9.5cm by 14cm. I wouldn't care to shuffle them. The lamination on them is quite heavy; they feel more like plasticised paper as opposed to paper that just has plastic on it. The design on them is extremely simple. Front and back is a geometric pattern of diamonds arranged in a spiral, with the backs a blue-green diamond against a dark purple background, and with the fronts all in a variety of individual colours that can be arranged in a very attractive colour wheel. Up the top is the name of the card (with random asterisks and numbers signs and @), and underneath is a short description of the term and the advice given. As for the cards themselves... this is where the air turns a little blue. You've been warned.
We'll start with the most innocuous card:
Golly Gosh: Are you really expressing how you feel? Be honest with yourself and others and let the healing begin.
Well, that wasn't so bad was it? Let's take another:
Oh my God: Have you been neglecting your spirituality? This doesn't mean you have to join a church, it means that you need to connect to your happiness and life purpose. Find the deeper meaning of your life.
Hah! Cute! Another:
Crack the Sh*ts: Have you been bottling up your emotions? If you don't express yourself regularly, resentments will build up and you explode! If you have an issue with someone, tell them.
...oh-kay. All right. One more:
Mother F#*ker: Are you in tune with your feminine side? Be more open to new things, nuture yourself and express your feelings to others.
I'm going to call a halt right here because I'm probably in enough trouble with the mods as it is. All in all, would I recommend this deck? Well, yes, I would to people I know would appreciate it. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a potty mouth and a potty sense of humour, and I appreciate people I can share it with. I wouldn't, however, recommend this deck to anyone I didn't know well, or at least know well enough to know that they wouldn't get the joke. As for the advice on the cards themselves... some of it is actually, um, kind of good, even if it's meant to be more satirical than motivational.
Overall? Not a tarot deck, despite what it says on the cover. Definitely contains swears. Also contains some Australian terms, which may confuse readers who don't speak ocker. Simple designs front and back, large cards, pretty colours, good advice, heavy lamination, lots and lots of foul language with strategically placed #, *, % and @ signs. Sense of humour definitely required.
