A Collection of Tarot Decks

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Welcome to my mini-reviews of tarot decks. I also have links to creators' sites, informative background information, other online reviews, and images elsewhere on the web.

Classic Decks, Pre-Golden Dawn Decks

Visconti Sforza Page of Cups

Visconti-Sforza Tarocchi
Cary-Yale Visconti Page of Cups

Cary-Yale Visconti Tarocchi
Estensi Knave of Chalices

Estensi Tarot
Marseilles Page of Cups

Tarot de Marseilles
Sola Busca Knave of Cups

Sola Busca Tarot
Ancient Italian Knave of Cups

Ancient Italian Tarot (1880)
Oswald Wirth Page of Cups

Oswald Wirth Tarot
  

Occult (Golden Dawn) Decks

Golden Dawn Princess of Cups
Book "T"
Rider Waite Page of Cups
Waite-Smith (Rider-Waite)
Thoth Princess of Cups
Crowley-Harris Thoth
Wang Golden Dawn Princess of Cups
Golden Dawn
Hermetic Princess of Cups
Hermetic
Gill Princess of Cups
Gill
Magickal Princess of Cups
Magickal
Ceremonial Magick Princess of Cups
Ceremonial Magick
Golden Dawn Ritual Princess of Cups
Golden Dawn Ritual
Navigator's Tarot of the Mystic SEA Page of Cups
Navigators
Tarot of the Sephiroth Princess of Cups
Sephiroth
Via Princess of Cups
Via
Liber T Princess of Cups
Liber T
Initiatory Princess of Cups
Initiatory
Zillich Princess of Cups
Zillich
Asherah Princess of Cups
Asherah

Postmodern Decks.

Reviews of Decks A-B

African Tarot Page of Cups
African
Tarot of the Ages Page of Cups
Tarot of the Ages
Alchemical Tarot Lady of Vessels
Alchemical
Ancestral Path Princess of Cups
Ancestral Path
Arthurian Grail Maiden
Arthurian
Artists Inner Vision Tarot Princess of Cups
Artist's Inner Vision
Barbara Walker Princess of Cups
Barbara Walker
Barnes and Noble Page of Cups
Barnes and Noble
Blake Child of Music
William Blake
Buckland Romani Page of Koros (Cups)
Buckland Romani
  

Reviews of Decks C

Cat People Page of Cups
Cat People
Celtic Wisdom Woman of Art (Cups)
Celtic Wisdom
Children Knave of Chalices
Children
Chinese Page of Cups
Chinese
Cloisters Page of Vessels
Cloisters
Comparative Knave of Chalices
Comparative
Cosmic Princess of Cups
Cosmic
Cosmic Tribe Princess of Cups
Cosmic Tribe
Crow's Magick Page of Cups
Crow's Magick
Crystal Knave of Chalices
Crystal

Reviews of Decks D-G

Dead Page of Coffins
Dead
Dreampower Child of Souls
Dreampower
Enchanted Princess of Hearts
Enchanted
Faery Wicca Card Back
Faery Wicca
Fenton-Bale Page of Cups
Fenton-Bale
Fey Knave of Chalices
Fey
Forest Folklore Lady of Cups
Forest Folklore
Gendron Princess of Cups
Gendron
Gilded Page of Cups
Gilded
Glastonbury Maid of Chalices
Glastonbury
Tarot of the Gnomes Page of Cups
Gnomes
Greenwood Tarot Page of Cups: Kingfisher
Greenwood

Reviews of Decks H-K

Haindl Princess of Cups: Brigid Daughter of Cups in the North
Haindl
Hanson Roberts Page of Cups
Hanson-Roberts
Herbal Page of Cups
Herbal
Hudes Page of Cups
Hudes
Inner Child Child of Hearts
Inner Child
Intuitive Page of Cups
Intuitive
Kalevala Princess of Dishes
Kalevala
Kazanlar Page of Cups
Kazanlar
  

Reviews of Decks L

Legend Page of Cups
Legend
Light and Shadow Princess of Cups
Light and Shadow
Living Earth Child of Waves
Living Earth
Lo Scarabeo Knave of Chalices
Lo Scarabeo
Londa Page of Cups
Londa
Lord of the Rings Page of Cups
Lord of the Rings
Tarot of Love Page of Blossoms
Love
  

Reviews of Decks M

Mage: The Ascension Page of Primordial
Mage: The Ascension
Medicine Woman Apprentice of Bowls
Medicine Woman
Medieval Scapini Page of Cups
Medieval Scapini
Melissa Townsend Princess of Cups
Melissa Townsend
Merlin Page of Fishes
Merlin
Moon Garden Page of Cups
Moon Garden
Morgan Greer Page of Cups
Morgan Greer
Morgan's Tarot Ignore the Preceding
Morgan's
Mountain Dream Page of Cups
Mountain Dream
  

Reviews of Decks N-R

Native American Maiden of Vessels
Native American
Nigel Jackson Page of Cups
Nigel Jackson
Tarot of the Northern Shadows Page of Cups
Northern Shadows
Old English Tarot Knave of Cups
Old English
Tarot of the Old Path Page of Cauldrons
Old Path
Oracle Tarot - No Court Cards
Oracle
Osho Zen Page of Water
Osho Zen
PoMo Girl of Bottles
PoMo
Renaissance Page of Cups
Renaissance
Revelations Page of Cups
Revelations
Robin Wood Page of Cups
Robin Wood
Rock Art Peacemaker of Emotions
Rock Art
Rock and Roll Princess of Muse: Bjork
Rock and Roll
Rohrig Princess of Cups
Rohrig
      

Reviews of Decks S

Sacred Circle Tarot Page of Cups
Sacred Circle
Tarot of the Saints Squire of Cups
Saints
Santa Fe Page of Water
Santa Fe
Secret Knave of Chalices
Secret
Shakespearian Lady of Crowns
Shakespearian
Shapeshifter Tarot Seeker of Water
Shapeshifter
Sharman Caselli Page of Cups
Sharman-Caselli
Shining Tribe Place of Rivers
Shining Tribe
Ship of Fools Page of Cups
Ship of Fools
Silicon Valley Tarot Nerd of Hosts
Silicon Valley
Simplified Tarot Knave of Cups
Simplified
Solleone Fante di Coppe
Solleone
Southwest Sacred Tribes Page of Cups
Southwest Sacred Tribes
Spiral Princess of Cups
Spiral
Tarot of the Spirit Sister of Water
Spirit
  

Reviews of Decks T-V

Tarot of the III Millenium Page of Cups
III Millenium
Tarot of the Trance Princess of Cups
Trance
Ukiyoe Tarot Page of Cups
Ukiyoe
Victoria Regina Tarot Princess of Cups
Victoria Regina
Vision Tarot Page of Cups
Vision
Vision Quest Daughter of Water
Vision Quest
Voyager Child of Cups: Feeler
Voyager
  

Reviews of Decks W-Z

Wheel of Change Tarot Princess of Cups
Wheel of Change
Whimsical Tarot Page of Cups
Whimsical
Waking the Wild Spirit The FortuneTeller
Wild Spirit
Wise Gal Tarot Princess of Cups
Wise Gal
Witches Tarot Card Back
Witches
Tarot of the Witches Page of Cups
of the Witches (007)
World Spirit Tarot Page of Cups
World Spirit
Xultun Servant of Cups
Xultun

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Visual Comparison of Decks in Categories

Back when I first compiled this page, in the very early 2000s, I was an active participant of the Comparative Tarot Mailing List. Kind of the Tarot tube of its day... but of course, at that time people read text, rather than watching videos. Regardless, just like watching deck flipthroughs, active participation in that list still had the effect of a collection likely to grow out of control.

I also wrote a number of deck reviews for Tarot Passages, a site that hosted hundreds of reviews. It is no longer present on the web (short of using the wayback machine).

 

Excellent article by Robert Place about Tarot and History. "...many people in the New-Age culture are uncomfortable with history. They seem to feel that history is a plot to distort reality and protect those in power. Therefore, they reason that the real truth must be found elsewhere, even, at times, in the most illogical of fantasies."

 

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