Mine arrived yesterday. I got deck number 52 (I requested a number that adds up to 7)
Positives:
-I love the letter that came with the deck that told you about the certificate with your name and deck number. I also think that the postcards are lovely.
-I love this card stock and the gold gilding is very nice.
-The images are very atmospheric and beautiful. Each one of them is a work of art itself.
-I think this will be an excellent deck for self-readings.
Negatives (I am sorry but I do have some):
-Although I am sure it was not cheap to print this deck but I think for this price (£50) it could have come in a sturdier box ( I am sure this may be down to the fact that it was not printed in China but rather in Europe).
-I sometimes find it hard to make out certain details on the images and I find this a bit frustrating if I think about it. (for example in The Lovers there is a woman statue in the background (on the right) but what is the other statue on her left (is it a horse? a man? another woman?). This makes it hard for me to fully comprehend some of the elements that make up an image (although I can still admire the images on their own).
-I just can not connect with some of the cards as I do not (yet) see any Tarot connection with the image (for example: 10 of Swords).
-This brings me to the next point: The lack of LWB. I know that a lot of people will not mind not getting any LWB with their decks (and I did not think I would need a LWB when I ordered it) but I would have liked to know a bit more about the history of the deck, where the idea came from etc (It may be on his website but it would have been nice to have some background info included with the cards) Also a very brief description of what is on each card would have helped me to fully appreciate each image on the cards. A PDF file or at least a fold out sheet (like the one that was included with the Wild Unknown Tarot) would have sufficed.
Well that is it really. I know I may have had a bit more comments on the negative side, however I still like the deck and can appreciate it as an art deck or a deck that is very beautiful, however I am not sure if I can see this deck as a very practical reading deck (maybe in the future after I spent a bit more time with it