Witches Tarot by Dugan & Evans Review

Carla

Eeviee said:
Finally, what must be noted is that Dugan includes herself in her Witches Tarot deck. She appears as the character of the 9 of Pentacles. For me, this is unheard of. I cannot say I’ve seen a single Tarot deck where the author/conceiver places themselves amongst such a powerful and revered tool for transformation. Certainly, none have done it so obviously, or came right out and openly discussed it!
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Actually, the creator of the Gaian Tarot does it on the very same card. She's not made a secret of it, either. :) http://www.gaiantarot.com/wp-content/uploads/deck-images/nine-earth.jpg
 

Sulis

Moderator note

As Eyebright has said a few posts above this one - please start a new thread if you'd like to discuss decks which feature the deck creator on one or more of the cards.
This thread is about The Witches Tarot :).

Thanks.

Sulis - Tarot Decks co-moderator
 

Eeviee

Sulis said:
As Eyebright has said a few posts above this one - please start a new thread if you'd like to discuss decks which feature the deck creator on one or more of the cards.
This thread is about The Witches Tarot :).

Thanks.

Sulis - Tarot Decks co-moderator
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My apologies. I was not thinking.
Thanks for the heads up.
 

Eeviee

Eyebright said:
You should probably start a new thread about this, to keep this thread on topic, and it will be easily found by others searching for something similar in the future!

I should aslo like to say I quite like the smooth way the Witches Tarot shuffles, it's not too slippery! I can certainly imagine this deck will sell quite well! :D
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Seeing as you seem remotely interested, as I am, I think I shall once I get home!
Thanks for the warning, unfortunately, I did not see it until after @Sulis advised me as well! Oops!
 

Shade

Thank you for this review! I'm excited for this deck because I really enjoy the artwork I have seen of the majors and I also like Ellen Dugan's writing.

I did have a "Where are the witches?" feeling when going through the preview images. Now that I have seen a few of the minors I'm much more settled about that. Witch references seem to be subtle. And witches aside, I'm very open to a beautifully updated RWS. The art is stunning.

I know it's a small thing but I really rather like that the Fool is following her dog rather than the other way around.
 

Eeviee

Shade said:
Thank you for this review! I'm excited for this deck because I really enjoy the artwork I have seen of the majors and I also like Ellen Dugan's writing.

I did have a "Where are the witches?" feeling when going through the preview images. Now that I have seen a few of the minors I'm much more settled about that. Witch references seem to be subtl. And witches aside, I'm very open to a beautifully updated RWS. The art is stunning.

I know it's a small thing but I really rather like that the Fool is following her dog rather than the other way around.
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The Fool is actually portrayed as a male... though, I find him very androgynous. And with a big nose! xP
 

Nydia

Eeviee, I saw your review on Amazon, too. I especially appreciate the photos with notes for some of the cards. I'm not fond of having the different types of artwork/photos in the cards. I like the "cartoon" or photo-manipulated faces and images much more than the straight photos stuck in there.

I'm putting off buying this deck now. I was tempted to buy this after seeing the cards on the Witches Tarot website. That site shows all the Majors, but only 3 cards from each suit.

I was also interested in this deck because I figured the cards would have the same size and feel as the recent Steampunk Tarot. Do the cards feel like the cards in the Steampunk Tarot?
 

Eeviee

Nydia said:
Eeviee, I saw your review on Amazon, too. I especially appreciate the photos with notes for some of the cards. I'm not fond of having the different types of artwork/photos in the cards. I like the "cartoon" or photo-manipulated faces and images much more than the straight photos stuck in there.

I'm putting off buying this deck now. I was tempted to buy this after seeing the cards on the Witches Tarot website. That site shows all the Majors, but only 3 cards from each suit.

I was also interested in this deck because I figured the cards would have the same size and feel as the recent Steampunk Tarot. Do the cards feel like the cards in the Steampunk Tarot?
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I'm glad you appreciate!
Exaclty why I posted such. =]

And yes. The card stock and quality is just the same. This is the 4th Llewellyn deck I own, and it seems to be their consistant size/texture/material etc. for the cards, and packaging.
 

Cerulean

Eight of Cups very lovely

And I like the use of sweet peas in the card.

Sweet peas were a garden favorite for me and so wistfully fragrant...although they can be a huge fragrnt vine.
 
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