Phantasmagoric Theater Tarot
September 11, 2007 § 3 Comments
My PT Tarot has arrived, and it is as colourful, twisted and entertaining as I hoped it would be. Unfortunately (as always seems to be the case when a new deck arrives…why is that?) I’ve hardly had any free time to play with it, but I’m hoping to have some this evening. So here’s a quick run-down of my first impressions:
I LOVE…
– the characters. This is a deck full of friends and friendly faces. The artist has given many of them names and describes them with charming little character sketches in the LWB.
– the size. These cards are large – just a little under 14 x 9cm. It is just about possible to shuffle them. The good news is they have very narrow borders, so there’s no wasted space and you have these great big images. I’m already eyeing up my trimming scissors. I think taking a few mms off would make them just that little bit easier to shuffle and let the pictures stand out even more.
– the ethos. Life is FUN! Life is a CIRCUS! Life is a BIG ADVENTURE!
BUT I DON’T LIKE SO MUCH…
– the card backs. I mean, they’re okay, but they’re really not that attractive…
– the card titles. Only because the suit title is at the top and the number at the bottom, and I’m used to looking at the top for the number (really lame reason).
MY FAVOURITE CARDS ARE…
– 2 of Cups (of course)
– the Hanged Man
– the Sun (he reminds me of my 6 year old nephew)
– 9 of Cups
– Page of Wands
– Queen of Coins
– 4 of Cups
BUT MY LEAST FAVOURITE CARDS ARE…
– 5 of Wands, for being so uncomfortable to look at (ouch!)
– 8 of Coins, for being a bit blah
More exciting observations to follow…
Archer Tarot 
It’s strangely charming. Cute yet slightly disturbing. Something like that. It definitely gets your attention. 🙂
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Excellent review. Funny that we both reviewed it at the same time. I think I did because of one of your previous posts.
I kinda like the eight of coins though. I like the artistic duplication of the scene. But I definitely agree about the five of wands. Those thick whiskers (or whatever) are painful to look at.