The Tarot Room – Georgianna

The next pull from Georgie’s Magic Card Collection is the Tarot of Love. The cards were designed by Marcia Perry, while the Little White Book (LWB) was written by Wolfing von Rohr and Gayan S. Winter. The deck was published by AG Muller, and my copy seems to be from 1991.

5 Points About This Deck

1. Theme: There’s a very clear theme … this is a Tarot of Love, and its focus is on relationships. If you’re interested in other topics, no harm in asking this deck, but don’t be surprised if you find it trying to turn the conversation back to love.
2. Major Arcana: To start, instead of 21 Major Arcana cards, Tarot of Love has an extra card – #22 Soul Mates. The deck also breaks with tradition in the naming of many of the Major Arcana. In some cases the new names kind of follow the norm, ex. the Empress is the Mother, the Emperor, the Father. For others though, there’s a bigger break from what’s customary … for instance, the Chariot is Companionship, Strength is Climax, and the Devil is called Entanglement,
3. Minor Arcana: Rods, Lightening, Blossoms, and Nuggets replace the more traditional suits of Wands, Swords, Cups, and Disks/Pentacles.
4. Artwork: The artwork is sweet, bright and bold, yet somewhat gentle … leaning more toward the symbolic than the figurative.
5. Readability: Tarot of Love might be a little more difficult to read without a Tarot system than some other decks, but the images do tell their own stories, and the LWB is quite comprehensive.

And one more point … though the box the Tarot of Love comes in is not my favourite (it’s actually falling apart and I’ve had to tape it), the card stock of the cards themselves is excellent, and that matters a whole lot more than a box.

All in all, it’s a lovely deck.

I have a lot of Tarot decks. Not as many as some people I know, but a lot, over 200, maybe closer to 300. None of them are brand new (or even new at all), as I haven’t gone card shopping in a few years (it can be addictive once you start noticing how many amazing ones are out there). But seeing all the decks I have sitting on my shelves and in the drawers, I thought I might want to look at each one again, more carefully, with new eyes, like when I first got it.

In some cases, it’ll likely feel as if I’m actually seeing it for the first time. I’m not proud of it, but there have been times when so many new decks were entering my world at once that I didn’t really give them the focus they deserved. In other cases, I’ve used a deck so often it’s tattered and worn, and probably should be replaced … but never thrown away, I don’t think I could ever do that …

But back to my point. I’m going to start doing short reviews, or quick takes on each of my Tarot and/or Oracle Decks. I’m not going to go into great depth on any of them, probably just highlighting 3 to 5 elements of each one that I particularly like (or maybe don’t like as much). Some decks will be classics, others, less so, or even far, far less so. It should be interesting … for me at least. And hopefully you’ll like it too.

Expect the first instalment of Georgie’s Magic Card Collection soon. And have a good day!