This deck has been such a great disappointment. Jungian Psychology, archetypes and Tarot are something I feel passionate about. I found the concept of the deck brilliant, as I thought that the Tarot archetypal nature would be further explored and developed from a Jungian lens o view, not only to favour the use of Tarot on therapeutic settings but also as a tool of self exploration. I honestly thought that this deck would just provide us with further insights into the archetypes of the Tarot. Unfortunately, that didn't happen for me.This deck is a companion to a book by the same author, so the book might be a better buy.
GOOD THINGS
> Very good size cards for people with small or large hands.
> Good quality cardboard.
> Cards shuffle well.
> Deck is not heavy at all.
> Lovely cardboard keepsake box.
> Wonderful printing quality and colors.
> The Major arcana are beautifully illustrated.
> Stunning card back printing.
> Small booklet with the meaning of each card. Texts are short and sweet and perfect for beginners. They have the added information about the astrological sign each card relates to and the archetypes that the major arcana embody.
DISAPPOINTING
> White people figures all of them, mostly blonde, with some brown-hair figures. No cultural diversity whatsoever.
> The card back gives away whether the card is upright or reverse.
> No reverse meanings in the booklet.
> Most of the Court and suit cards are simplistic, not much thought seems to have been put into them, not much symbolism, and you can call them Jungian if you want, but I call them bland unimaginative Tarot cards. Other tarots will better allow you to use them in Jungian therapy, the RSWT to start with, for example.
> Meanings given to each card are the usual if you know a bit about Tarot...
> Overall product concept, design and quality doesn't justify the price.
What a fab deck! This is mostly a self-knowledge tool based on the Jungian's concept of the archetypes and on Jungian psychotherapy, but it can be used for intuitive readings as well.
The deck is really good quality and it reflects Hay House old ways of doing things, which is the right way of doing things:, good quality cards that shuffle well, aren't too heavy or b
> Great quality printing.> Beautiful vibrant card back.
> Perfect card size (not to big, not too small).
> Glossy flexible cardboard.
> The cards come alphabetically ordered, but they can be shuffled if you want to use them in readings or intuitive exercises. > Good quality sturdy packing box.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS DECK
> Some reviewers have
stated that this is not a Tarot deck, and this is true. They've also
stated that the deck cannot be used in readings, and that's incorrect.
The Tarot has many archetypal figures, especially the major arcana, and
many of them are also in this deck, sometimes called the same (the
hermit, the fool, the queen, the king, the knight) and others not so
clearly (the goddess, the warrior, the king, the mediator, the priest,
the lover, the judge, the destroyer, etc.).
> The deck has many different uses.
- It can be used for
self-knowledge, to get to know friends, family and partners, or just a
therapeutic tool to allow the patient's disclosure. Questions you can ask these cards are, for example:
- -- Which archetypes in the deck show who I was/I am/need to be?
- -- Which archetype is dominant in me/a given person right now?
- -- Which archetype would balance me/a given person?
- -- Which personality traits does this person have?
- -- Which characters do you identify with and why?
- -- Which characters would you like to be?
- -- Which sort of archetypes are my parents, siblings or closed family members? Is there is a common archetype among them?
- You can use the cards as a task-card or summary of Myss' archetypes.
- The cards can also be used in Tarot readings to add extra layers of meaning.
- If you want to
stretch it further, you can use these cards as consultation tool to dive
into your dream's characters.
> The deck has a balanced mix of masculine and feminine energies.> Characters go from childhood to mature age.
> Excellent first introduction to archetypes.
> The deck has 6 blank cards to add your own personal archetypes.
DOWNSIDES
> Bulky, heavy, hard to shuffle deck.
> The guidebook's printing quality is average.
> The meaning given to the cards in the booklet is good enough, but less that I was expecting from Myss, who's an expert in the field.
> The contrast between the lettering and the background is deficient in the yellow, mustard or ocher colored cards, and, as result, the text is difficult to read. The same can be said of the aquamarine colored cards.This is a design and/or printing flaw that limits my enjoyment of the deck, as I struggle to read some of the texts on the cards.
> Lack of ethnic and racial diversity.
> Deck is bulky, heavy and difficult to shuffle.
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