The Carnival at the End of The World is a unique deck. It’s not the cheapest tarot set available, but it’s strong enough in design and concept to warrant its self-published price tag. I had my eye on this deck for a considerable time before my eldest son bought it for me last year. Ashamedly, I’ve barely looked at it. In my defence, life has been exceptionally

Le Tarot aux Ramures Étranges (The Strange Antlers Tarot, Tarot of the Strange Antlers) was published in April 2022. The author/illustrator is Alisa Marazyuk, and she uses the name Rouxalis as the author. It comes in a solid box with a lift-off lid, and the guidebook is a respectable size. There’s no box insert to keep the cards cosy, but a cloth bag is

I’m surprised I didn’t review this deck ages ago because I used it extensively for months when it arrived. The Light Seer’s Tarot was/is a popular tarot deck published by Hay House in December 2019. The artist Chris-Anne Donnelly has since created the Muse Tarot (2020), The Sacred Creator’s Oracle (2021), and the Tarot of Curious Creatures(2021). It comes in a small but study box, and includes a relatively decent guidebook.

Tarot of the Sweet Twilight was published way back in 2009 by Lo Scarabeo. Artist Cristina Benintende, used deep colours throughout the deck. The overall result is a soft, warm, and bold design. I would not call it childlike, but the colours and characters evoke a youthful and fertile vibe. It comes in the traditional Lo Scarabeo tuck box and has the obligatory little white booklet. The interpretations given are thoughtful despite being limited in scope.

Nicoletta Ceccoli (b.1973) is an illustrator from San Marino. At face value, her distinctive work suggests a childlike innocence, yet she often includes dark and disturbing elements that force the viewer into discomfort. The tarot deck was published in 2014, with the oracle deck following in 2016. Both decks retail for under £20.

Published by U.S Games in 2020, Tarot of Mystical Moments is the creation of Catrin Welz-Stein. The cards are on the large size, although they’re not unmanageable. They arrived in a small but sturdy box and come with a small guidebook. We have gilded edging, but this time in silver. However, thanks to the mass-market price tag

The Madhouse Tarot was published in 2020 by artist Eugene Vinitski and author Elsa Khapatnukovski. The uniqueness of the artwork is consistent throughout, and the quality is excellent. The cards are a smooth matte finish and will likely be easy to shuffle. The black edging has a slight shimmer, but it pairs well with

The Dark Mansion tarot was created in 2018 by illustrator Magdalena Kaczan and Krzysztof Wasiuk, founder of Taroteca Studios. An enormous amount of thought went into every inch of the finished product. Wasiuk states that he wanted to create something that was not only uniquely beautiful but useable and intuitive.

The Dreamkeepers Tarot is a lovely deck published in 2021. Liz Huston spent the best part of twelve years creating the images, and I like that she talks about this process at the beginning of the guidebook. Liz self-published the first edition in 2018, and US Games published this updated mass-market version in 2020.

I had this on preorder, and being familiar with the photography of Nicolas Bruno, I was excited to see what he would do with a tarot deck. His photography sprang from ideas he formed from dealing with sleep paralysis. Many of his images were intense, and whilst surreal, they were generally full of symbolism. In short, I

This is the most expensive deck I’ve bought in a while, so I feel justified in being less than impressed with its shoddy box insert. Now that I’ve got that bit of info out of the way, I’ll get onto the praise. I absolutely LOVE this deck. Yes, it’s childlike. Yes, it borders on ostentatious with its, erm, blingy border. And yes, the liberal use of yellow appears almost garish

What is now a horrendously long time ago (pre-Covid), astro-twin Ashley sent me a fantastic deck as a gift. Considering we share the same Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and ascendant, I shouldn’t have been surprised that I loved the concept and design of the deck. One of the first impressions was how strongly I felt

Created by Walter Crane and Ernest Fitzpatrick in 2005, The Harmonious Tarot has strong Victorian-style artwork that is surprisingly feminine. The colour palette is soft, emphasising pastel shades and the minimal use of black. The imagery doesn’t always conform to traditional expression and leaves it open enough to impose your

The Dark Grimoire Tarot was first published in 2008; I’ve had this deck for years and barely used it. Every time I pulled it out of the box, I fell in love again and then put it back for the future when I had more time to connect with it — and I’ve probably done this for ten years. The artist is Michele Penco, and he has since done another deck called the

The final deck arrived a day after the others, and the first impressions were of the quality and strength of the design. The card quality is excellent, and it came in a nice sturdy box which is incredibly decorative. The artwork is strong, the colours are incredibly bold, and I absolutely love a handful of the cards for the symbolism.