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Tarot Deck Reviews
I own or have previously owned all of the decks listed here. As of July 2023, all reviews of digital-only decks and books have been removed.
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Filtered by author=John Matthews
| Deck | Artist | Author | Publisher | Artwork | Intuition | Book | ↓ Quality | Buy |
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| Sherlock Holmes Tarotplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSherlock Holmes Tarot Deck Notes This was an impulse buy on a clearance rack at Barnes & Noble, and it's really no surprise that's where I found it - this deck is terrible. The artwork is mostly photo collages with Photoshop filters applied, which is one of my least favorite aesthetics. The book has a lot of content, but the deck style and images chosen just make no sense at all to me. The book is comprehensive and very well-made, but the terrible artwork and tenuous correlations to Holmesian … | Wil Kinghan | John Matthews | Sterling Ethos | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | https://amzn.to/396oxkD |
| Wildwood Tarotplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWildwood Tarot Deck Notes This is a pretty cool deck - the imagery is inspired by Germanic and Norse folk beliefs and practices, which is something I've become very interested in pursuing myself. The cards are oversized - about 3×5“, which makes them harder for me to shuffle. | Will Worthington | Mark Ryan, John Matthews | Sterling Ethos | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | https://amzn.to/3fjNk1P |
Ten most recent reviews
Filtered by author=John Matthews
| Deck | Artist | Author | Publisher | Artwork | Intuition | Book | ↓ Quality | Buy |
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| Sherlock Holmes Tarotplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSherlock Holmes Tarot Deck Notes This was an impulse buy on a clearance rack at Barnes & Noble, and it's really no surprise that's where I found it - this deck is terrible. The artwork is mostly photo collages with Photoshop filters applied, which is one of my least favorite aesthetics. The book has a lot of content, but the deck style and images chosen just make no sense at all to me. The book is comprehensive and very well-made, but the terrible artwork and tenuous correlations to Holmesian … | Wil Kinghan | John Matthews | Sterling Ethos | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Wildwood Tarotplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigWildwood Tarot Deck Notes This is a pretty cool deck - the imagery is inspired by Germanic and Norse folk beliefs and practices, which is something I've become very interested in pursuing myself. The cards are oversized - about 3×5“, which makes them harder for me to shuffle. | Will Worthington | Mark Ryan, John Matthews | Sterling Ethos | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |