Theme: Obviously, the theme of the Gummy Bear Tarot is Gummy Bears. Where you’d normally see a human in the image … it’s been replaced by a Gummy Bear.
Readability: The Gummy Bear Tarot models itself very closely after the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot, so if you’re familiar with those cards, you’ll have no trouble with these. It’s clear, straightforward, and quite easy to read.
Kid Friendly: This is a fun deck for any age group (I’m old and I love it), but I think it would be especially excellent as a deck for kids. It’s bright, simple, non-threatening, and the characters are made of candy.
My Favourite Card: I think it’s the Devil … not that I’m looking to have the Devil energy around, but seeing it in Gummy Bear form makes me laugh. And isn’t that what we should do at the Devil?
Packaging: This deck comes in a tin … hardy and strong. I love decks in tins.
Ok … so here’s an idiotic 48 second video of a pile of Gummy Bear Tarot cards, flashing lights, and people talking in the background. But it reminded me of an excellent Tarot exercise you can do to get to know the Court Cards.
Think about the different Tarot characters out together at a club. For instance, the Queen of Wands and Knight of Disks. What would the Queen be wearing? How about him? Could she be a cougar, would he be interested. What might they say to each other?
Or who do you think the King of Swords would arrive with? Would he dance? And that pack of Pages in the corner, are they old enough to be in here? What card would be the bouncer asking for ID?
The point is to get your characters to interact. Using the traditional meanings of the cards and your imagination, the images start coming alive. It’s easier then when you’re doing a reading and come across one of these characters in a spread.
You’ve already met them at the club and know how they acted there. Now look at the cards surrounding them and consider how they’d act in the situation the cards describe.
Of course you can try this exercise using any background: an office place, a family reunion, a meeting at the UN. The more you play, the more you’ll learn about the cards and how they get along. Go play now!
