Golden Dawn Magical Tarot [With Cards and Paperback Book]

Really happy with this deck. It has kept surprising me even months later after I bought it. Just saying, perhaps you may try use these cards in the dark with just the light of the candles behind them... you might be surprised

Este mazo es el más reciente entre la familia de los mazos vinculados con la Orden de la Golden Dawn (GD). Incorpora los "Color Scales" (escalas de colores) que son muy importantes en el currículum de la GD. Esto representa una ventaja respecto al *Hermetic Tarot* (de 1978, también un mazo inspirado en los trabajos de Israel Regardie, uno de los últimos miembros de la primera fase de la GD y el cual tengo desde hace 2 años --hay que adquirirlo también, porque incluye muchísima información astrológica y cabalística en cada carta). La caja del Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot, además del mazo de muy buena calidad y tamaño, contiene el libro "The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot" de Chic y Sandra Cicero, miembros de la orden reformada en los años 1980 en EE.UU. El libro explica paso a paso la relación de la Cábala (el Árbol de la vida) con el Tarot, ofrecen una explicación de las 78 cartas (arcanos mayores y menores) y presentan al final varios rituales para el autoconocimiento y la adivinación. Por el precio del paquete, vale muchísimo la pena.

Beautiful Tarot cards with vivid, bright colors and all the expected symbolism from a Golden Dawn Tarot deck. The book it comes with is fantastic and contains a wealth of information about the use of Tarot in ritual magic and meditation, as well as the symbolic meanings of the cards and their relationship to Qabbalah. If you're someone who is interested in exploring esotericism in the Golden Dawn tradition this deck is a great starting point.

EDIT: I updated it to 5 stars because I'm not such a cardstock snob anymore...it is a well done deck, with a BRILLIANT book. I was blown away by how much came with my purchase! The listing picture only shows a box and what I received was a whole kit! (Retailed $39.99 it said on the barcode on the box). But, like all Golden Dawn publishings, the book was very complex - even with the card meanings. The meanings were more like an intense study guide to the Qabalah and the Tree of Life with each card. But if you want card meanings, buy a tarot 101 guide! This 235 page book that it comes with is packed full of occult knowledge & I believe is emencly more valuable itself than any "little white book". One thing, it came with (2) Temperence cards (shown in pictures). Not sure why, but i will investigate in my own time. The reason why I gave this 4 stars is because after all the awesomeness, the cardstock is pretty thin. About like an index card thickness. So they probably wont hold up to wear too well. Yet, I still think that this is an invaluable set to have - even if it only for a collectors item! It is worth every penny! *Note: Maybe they didnt offer better cardstock because they might have had this deck more in mind of a study deck with the Tree of Life and less a fortune telling tarot deck. Either way! This is a piece of history that needs to be respected! Well done!

I’m really not sure why people complain about the drawings. I have a feeling some people just live in the negative zone. The illustrations are great, the colours are amazingly vibrant, the details are exquisite. Yes, exquisite. They’re not professional but the home-made effect is actually quite enticing when you get to know the authors/illustrator and their work history with the Tarot. The illustrations give a fresher version of the Tarot interpretations than the tired old (with all due respect) Colman deck and a new take on the more subdued tones of the Crowley deck on which they are based. The box the set comes in is a real plus and the card quality is prime; the size is perfect and shuffling is a dream. For anyone interested in the Golden Dawn/Thoth, it is an essential part of your collection or learning process. If you think you can get by with just the Crowley Thoth, I kindly beg to differ. And the price is a steal. I felt guilty paying so little.