Melia
Well, my deck arrived this week. A few cards were glued together, so I'm waiting for the replacements ... no biggie.
The pip cards are very good ... love them. The weakest cards imo are some of the courts, but still highly readable if you pay attention to small details (the few readings I've done to date for others - even with the missing cards - were very on point). The cardstock was just as expected - thick, and not my favourite cardstock at all - but I've loosened them up a little with some shuffling.
... the Charles Manson Hierophant card should be seen as authority outside of the traditional structures ... so it's a different hierophant card from that often seen in many Rider Waite decks, where the 'traditional' is emphasised. I personally like this card ... it's 2016, a time when many people are moving away from the more traditional structures anyway.
The magician card looks nothing like Jesus. For a more scientific view of what Jesus looked like >> http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a234/1282186/
Jesse, from Breaking Bad >> I had no idea who this person was, that I had to google! Yes, I live under a rock. I don't know if the artist based the magician's image on him, but I personally don't see a stark resemblance. It would make little difference though to me, even if there was.
I think the Empress looks like Paris Hilton. The Queen of Pentacles looks a little like Jodhi Meares (ex wife of James Packer, the billionaire now engaged to Mariah Carey).
The Lumina tarot artwork is original and it does have its own, interesting personality. Like all personalities, it has some flaws ... but, it's a very readable deck so far, for me.
The pip cards are very good ... love them. The weakest cards imo are some of the courts, but still highly readable if you pay attention to small details (the few readings I've done to date for others - even with the missing cards - were very on point). The cardstock was just as expected - thick, and not my favourite cardstock at all - but I've loosened them up a little with some shuffling.
... the Charles Manson Hierophant card should be seen as authority outside of the traditional structures ... so it's a different hierophant card from that often seen in many Rider Waite decks, where the 'traditional' is emphasised. I personally like this card ... it's 2016, a time when many people are moving away from the more traditional structures anyway.
The magician card looks nothing like Jesus. For a more scientific view of what Jesus looked like >> http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a234/1282186/
Jesse, from Breaking Bad >> I had no idea who this person was, that I had to google! Yes, I live under a rock. I don't know if the artist based the magician's image on him, but I personally don't see a stark resemblance. It would make little difference though to me, even if there was.
I think the Empress looks like Paris Hilton. The Queen of Pentacles looks a little like Jodhi Meares (ex wife of James Packer, the billionaire now engaged to Mariah Carey).
The Lumina tarot artwork is original and it does have its own, interesting personality. Like all personalities, it has some flaws ... but, it's a very readable deck so far, for me.