Golden Dawn Magical Tarot

EDIT: I updated it to 5 stars because I'm not such a cardstock snob anymore...it is a well done deck, with a BRILLIANT book. I was blown away by how much came with my purchase! The listing picture only shows a box and what I received was a whole kit! (Retailed $39.99 it said on the barcode on the box). But, like all Golden Dawn publishings, the book was very complex - even with the card meanings. The meanings were more like an intense study guide to the Qabalah and the Tree of Life with each card. But if you want card meanings, buy a tarot 101 guide! This 235 page book that it comes with is packed full of occult knowledge & I believe is emencly more valuable itself than any "little white book". One thing, it came with (2) Temperence cards (shown in pictures). Not sure why, but i will investigate in my own time. The reason why I gave this 4 stars is because after all the awesomeness, the cardstock is pretty thin. About like an index card thickness. So they probably wont hold up to wear too well. Yet, I still think that this is an invaluable set to have - even if it only for a collectors item! It is worth every penny! *Note: Maybe they didnt offer better cardstock because they might have had this deck more in mind of a study deck with the Tree of Life and less a fortune telling tarot deck. Either way! This is a piece of history that needs to be respected! Well done!

A good Golden Dawn deck. Well researched and executed. The accompanying manual explains the symbolism clearly. Good addition to a collection and a good reference for students of the Golden Dawn.

There are a lot of tarot decks and books over there. Each and every with it's own philosophy and art. What do you want a tarot for? Divination? Kabbalah? Ritual Magick? Well... this gets you covered for all. This will get you into magick and very fast. It' all you need. However it has it's own philosophy and it will depend on you if you like it. I own these decks: Thoth -> Crowley/Harris (IMO the most beautiful and fully loaded with symbolism, first deck and favorite) Ceremonial magic --> DuQuette (Synthesis of enochian, goetia and Kabbalah, heavy on wisdom but get my advice and get yourself the book by the author for the deck) Hermetic tarot --> Dowson (Didn't like the symbolism and overall energy, just not for me but great if you want to learn concepts) Rider-Waite --> Rider/Waite (Intuitive but it came after the Thoth and didn't give all the information that you could get in a symbol heavy tarot, not really my style but people love it). And this one... this one has something that comes really easy to it. It's absurdly easy to scry using it. I would advise you to get the company book so that you can get yourself stared with magick, but guess what? It's already included... You get so much for so little, It's a large box, with large cards and a super useful book, forget the little booklet that you throw away after opening the box. This one has some of the best information compiled in a single place. No brainer, would buy again. Totally happy with my investment. Good luck in your adventure traveler. Godspeed.

This deck is really just ok. I have been using tarot for years and primarily use the thoth deck but have several other decks and oracle decks. I started the Modern Magick course and this deck was recommended to I purchased it. Overall the deck seems to be incredibly average in quality for being the premier Golden Dawn deck. Please note that I am specifically referring to the quality of the card stock and images in the book NOT Golden Dawn symbolism or ritual. Box: -The box it comes in is very nice, but there is not smaller wrap around box. So either you have to keep the deck in a very large box or you need to purchases a smaller wrap around box separately. Book: +The book that comes with it is very large and informative and actually feels like a real book that for other decks I would purchase the equivalent separately. Overall very happy with the contents of the book and its value. - However once you flip to the pages with the card images you will quickly note that these images seem to be sloppily scanned in black and white not color and many of the cards you actually cannot see much of the detail and it just looks white! Its as if somehow this book was not edited or properly reviewed before publishing. This disappointed me. Its like a quick cheap fax scan or something. Card Quality: +The cards are slightly bigger and thicker then a standard Rider-Waite deck which is nice. So they are not the poorest quality I have seen. -However they are not even close to being the size of my Thoth deck and the quality is lacking in comparison to the Thoth and other oracle decks I have. These are certainly not top quality as far as material, thickness and size. I prefer larger tarot cards to more easily study the imagery. Thoth deck also has beautifully golden edges. They are not water proof and bend quite easily. Petty thin. Art: -Ok I am updating my review here. As I use it I am appreciating the very vibrant colors. The art imagery is a bit crude and quite a few of the cards look or feel angry. Its not my favorite deck to look at but I appreciate the colors and symbolism. +According to my Magick Course this deck has the best Hermetic symbolism if studying that path and less complex then the Thoth. According to the book the colors all represent something that brings out something in the Psyche. I am just starting my path on the Golden Dawn Teachings although I have been on the spiritual path for a long time. I cannot say with certainty how will all this is represented but trust the sources I have read and the authors of the decks reputation and credibility. Overall while I am both impressed with the content of the book I am disappointed with the sloppy scanning of the cards. I trust the credibility of the Hermetic symbolism but find the art lacking and the overall quality of the cards exceedingly average. For something that is a life long companion I would have happily spent a little more to have larger higher quality cards and a properly scanned book. As it stands I will use this for my course as recommended but Thoth stands as the higher quality.

Really happy with this deck. It has kept surprising me even months later after I bought it. Just saying, perhaps you may try use these cards in the dark with just the light of the candles behind them... you might be surprised

Este mazo es el más reciente entre la familia de los mazos vinculados con la Orden de la Golden Dawn (GD). Incorpora los "Color Scales" (escalas de colores) que son muy importantes en el currículum de la GD. Esto representa una ventaja respecto al *Hermetic Tarot* (de 1978, también un mazo inspirado en los trabajos de Israel Regardie, uno de los últimos miembros de la primera fase de la GD y el cual tengo desde hace 2 años --hay que adquirirlo también, porque incluye muchísima información astrológica y cabalística en cada carta). La caja del Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot, además del mazo de muy buena calidad y tamaño, contiene el libro "The New Golden Dawn Ritual Tarot" de Chic y Sandra Cicero, miembros de la orden reformada en los años 1980 en EE.UU. El libro explica paso a paso la relación de la Cábala (el Árbol de la vida) con el Tarot, ofrecen una explicación de las 78 cartas (arcanos mayores y menores) y presentan al final varios rituales para el autoconocimiento y la adivinación. Por el precio del paquete, vale muchísimo la pena.

Beautiful Tarot cards with vivid, bright colors and all the expected symbolism from a Golden Dawn Tarot deck. The book it comes with is fantastic and contains a wealth of information about the use of Tarot in ritual magic and meditation, as well as the symbolic meanings of the cards and their relationship to Qabbalah. If you're someone who is interested in exploring esotericism in the Golden Dawn tradition this deck is a great starting point.

I’m really not sure why people complain about the drawings. I have a feeling some people just live in the negative zone. The illustrations are great, the colours are amazingly vibrant, the details are exquisite. Yes, exquisite. They’re not professional but the home-made effect is actually quite enticing when you get to know the authors/illustrator and their work history with the Tarot. The illustrations give a fresher version of the Tarot interpretations than the tired old (with all due respect) Colman deck and a new take on the more subdued tones of the Crowley deck on which they are based. The box the set comes in is a real plus and the card quality is prime; the size is perfect and shuffling is a dream. For anyone interested in the Golden Dawn/Thoth, it is an essential part of your collection or learning process. If you think you can get by with just the Crowley Thoth, I kindly beg to differ. And the price is a steal. I felt guilty paying so little.

This is very amazing and qood quality deck. If you are intersted in old fashion way of reading tarot and understand all aspects of it this deck is for you. The book itself is really educational also.