gilded tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 03 Jun 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.

martyn_uk	03 Jun 2005
This is a beautiful deck,had it come today. Do a lot of people find it easy to read?

HearthCricket	03 Jun 2005
The Gilded is my favourite deck. Isn't it wonderful? I find the images just breathtaking and all the symbolism is so clean and traditional. But for me it also brings tarot to a new dimension. I love the mechanical works throughout the deck, almost mixing time and the material/science world with that of the mystical. The whole deck is very even, meaning both the major and the minor arcana are illustrated nicely. Some decks you find the major arcana is nice, but the minor arcana leaves something to be desired. The Gilded is perfect throughout. I find it very hard to put down, and after 30 years of tarot, it quickly became my all-time favourite deck. I actually own two-one for playing and reading, and one in case something happens to my other one! Good luck with this deck. I expect it will read very well for you, and most people have just loved their Gilded. There are also some nice discussions in the tarot study section on the Gilded which you may find very useful.

Kimahri83	03 Jun 2005
Hi Marty_uk! I just got this deck less than a week ago, and I just love it! I find that it reads very easily! I've done several readings for myself as well as others, and they have all had a flow that was just amazing! This is also the first ever tarot deck that I have bought myself. It's GORGEOUS! Hope you enjoy it! ~Kevyn

tao51	03 Jun 2005
as not only beautiful but functional as well. It adds dimension to my readings.

Emeraldgirl	06 Jun 2005
It's a beautiful deck and I have found it very easy to work with as it is RWS based and pretty much sticks to the same symbolism. I also love the detail on it there are so many little creatures hiding and other details that you can spend hours studying.

innermoo	07 Jun 2005
I LOVE this deck and am so pleased to have found it. It has become my major deck for all readings and it is so accessible and full of messages, I love the way each card connect with each other in a spread giving a real insight into a question as a whole reading and not just card by card. I also find reversals far more insightful with Gilded too... Have any of you seen Ciro's new deck Tarot of Dreams, it was pointed out to me in the new members thread and am now on the email waiting list!

MercyMe	07 Jun 2005
I find it very versatile and easy to read. I find myself reaching for it regularly ever since I got it. It's the deck I use most right now. Love it. ~Mercy

azuremoonchild	08 Jun 2005
i just bought it yesterday and already i love it the illistrations are great and it is easily read my hands shake with joy when i use it... hope it works well for you too!!! with love ~Azure

Osher	09 Jun 2005
I want to get this deck. I looked on Amazon, and it the picture showed the book. Does the deck come with this, or is it just the book? I ask, because I once what I thought was the deck, but it was just the book (Dragon Tarot).

MercyMe	09 Jun 2005
I bought the set...it came together. ~Mercy

HearthCricket	09 Jun 2005
I have the set; book, bag and cards. The ISBN number is 0-7387-0520-9.

Osher	09 Jun 2005
Thanks HearthCricket and MercyMe! Osher

wizzle	09 Jun 2005
I ordered by Gilded deck via Aeclectic and their link to Amazon. I got the deck itself in a very nice box which holds the deck, the book by Barbara Moore (with comments by Ciro Marchetti) and yet a smaller box to house the cards plus a net bag for said cards and little box. What a deal!! (pun intended)

Emily	09 Jun 2005
The Gilded is a deck thats been on my wish list since it first came out but it never got ordered - until now :D I've looked at the scans of it so many times I feel like its a deck I already know, I like how alive and vibrant the cards appear - so eventually I've ordered it and it should be with me soon. :)

leapylees	11 Jun 2005
The Gilded turned out to be a deck that surprised me. I wasn't too sure about it in the shop but I bought it in the end. I still don't know if I actually like the artwork as it's a bit 'airbrushy' but I've obviously 'clicked' with it and have had some great readings. It's become my second favourite deck of the ones I own (after Tarot of the Cat People).

Emily	11 Jun 2005
My Gilded came yesterday and I'm having fun with it - I don't usually read with new decks so soon but this one was begging to be read with. I think the black background really makes the colours stand out - the figures are very well drawn, very detailed in expressions - which makes a deck for me. In most of my decks there are cards that I'm not too keen on - but in the Gilded I like all of them but its too early to say which are my special favourites. I'm really pleased I got round to ordering this deck, and now I do have it I realise why it was voted deck of the year last year. :)

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