Revelations Tarot

Misleading!!!!! Thought I was getting a tarot deck!!!! Apparently someone wrote a similar review on the same product!!! Consumer Beware!!

Book is beautiful but would be more useful with the actual deck, which was not included. Pretty disappointed, but then again, you get what you pay for. I now have to go buy this deck elsewhere, it doesn't come without the companion book when purchasing new, so now I'll have two copies of this book for no reason. Oh, well.

Whether an experienced reader or a fledgeling novice, if you have secretly yearned for a 156 card tarot deck - containing a seperate card for each of the major arcana cards & pips, both upright & reversed - then this is may be the tarot set of your dreams... Compared to the standard 78 card decks with books or booklets which offer about about 1/4 of the same attention to card reversals as they give to their upright meanings - it's almost a guilty pleasure. Because the meanings of the reversals are so clearly defined & delineated - that the intuitive guesswork for how to interpret them (ie. whether a reversed card in question indicates "a non-situation of X" in a given instance, versus "an intensely exaggerated, extreme situation of X") is eliminated. The range of possibilities for the reversed meanings is narrowed down, & certain interpretations you may be used to using will be factored out in the illustrations - but this concrete definition of the reversals will greatly serve to enhance your objectivity. Especially if you like to read for yourself, or on highly sensitive issues. Since the author did design this tarot primarily for himself - it is true that some of the card definitions are going to differ in ways from what you've been taught & have already been using. Every person's approach to tarot differs somewhat from every other's, but it's worthwhile to shift gears just a bit for the luxury of using this tarot. Everyone also has suits & individual cards that they resonate & connect with more intimately than others, & this author is no exception. As with other decks you've seen, you may find some cards here that you may feel the author lacks deep experience with & didn't completely "get". On the other hand, some cards that may fall into your own blind spots may suddenly spring to life & come into clearer focus for you, all in living technicolor... This author brings with him a pleasant & sutble Eastern flavor to his approach to tarot in Western culture, & if you've already read enough tarot books to make your eyes glass over...his card interpretations may unblock your thinking in a lot of ways. You may find passage out of some of the ruts you've fallen into with certain cards over the years, & you won't ever be bored. The manual held my interest strongly enough to work through it with each of the cards, one by one, & read it all the way through. When I saw the refined artistic nature of the cards, I was expecting an equally right-brained manual - but the author's grasp of verbal expression is just as outstanding as his understanding of artistic expression. I always enjoy studying any & every tarot deck as art, but none so much as I have this one. The creative thought that went into each & every card is more than insightful, it is mentally stimulating & emotionally inspiring. The upright & reversed images that intertwine at their junctures are like the two fishes of Pisces that swim in oppos

WHERE I'M COMING FROM I'm a professional Psychic Tarot & Divinatory Reader. While I don't *need* tools to do a reading, I LOVE tools! :-) Also tools can enhance a reading and since I'm visually (as well as verbally) oriented, I love delving into scrumptious images which enhance the psychic impressions received. Now I normally avoid sharing my "trade secrets" with people but two things are of issue here: 1. I want the Revelations deck to become a "classic" so I can buy a deck whenever I like as opposed to "stockpiling decks" like I often do (worried about tools going out of print), 2. Zach Wong is a wonderfully *nice* person whom I'm compelled to promote! :-) [I don't know him personally but he always answers my questions in a prompt and pleasant way -- mind you, my questions are about 15 words long -- unlike this review! haha]. DECK IMPRESSIONS Revelations IS the only deck, that I'm aware of, that has reverse images to reflect the reversed Tarot meanings of each card. Imagine getting a reversed card (if you work in both upright and reverse) and just seeing an upside-down image. If you are visual, like me, this is an annoyance because it's difficult (though not impossible) to glean visual information and rather one might go from stored memory to come to the meaning of the reversed card or forget about the card and rely on intuition or psychic impressions instead. However, with the Revelations deck a "brand new image" appears in the reversed position ( http://www.psychictarot.tarotreader.ca/?p=288 Example) to offer additional or differing meaning from the upright position. The Revelations deck has an abstract surreal quality to it with a lot of fine and enlarged details going on. It can be used both as a reading and meditative deck. The colour usage seems symbolic and I find myself gaining immediate "impressions" from the cards as the hues impart great information. As I lean in and take a closer look, more information is received from both the fine and enlarged shapes and drawings. I have no complaint other than I would like to see the astrological symbols on each card with a longer lasting card stock. THE DECK TO GET -- For beginner and advanced Taroists The Revelations Tarot Book Set is THE deck to have in addition to any or all of the original or inspired versions of these classic Tarot decks: Rider-Waite, Thoth, and a Marseilles. But let's say you only want one deck and would rather use intuition instead of reading a whole bunch of books on what Tarot means -- THIS deck is it. However, instead of it being a lighter version -- how most *you don't need to study Tarot for long* oracle-type decks are -- this deck is intense and both beginner and advanced Taroist will find tremendous value in it. If the deck wasn't enough, this set comes with an organdy black silky bag, box for the deck (which you can colour or place stickers on -- basically personalize the cardboard box) and a companion book about the cards meanings (a key idea,

Revelations Tarot is one of the finest decks created in many years. First, the illuminated art nouveau design with its intricacies are superb! All 78 cards have more details in them than one could count! I assume much of the work is hand drawn as well as computer enhanced. This just adds to the mysterious style of the cards themselves. The unique feature of the deck is the reversed meanings are all fully and cleverly presented in each card. This is an area I have never ventured into before. I always felt reversals were like reading books upside-down. It was not logical or recognizable to me as a therapist/psychic. If the cards fell reversed, I simply, sometimes awkwardly turned them back over. This is no longer the case with this deck. Reading reversals is now, ever so easy. For myself, this was like learning the tarot over again. Something we may need to do every so often, as professional readers. This set is easy to learn for beginners and advances readers alike. The images can be visually challenging due to the intricacies. A magnifying glass may be required at times! Mr Wong has easily brought the Tarot into the next century. Gone are the superstions previously associated with this wonderful tool. All the mysteries are still in tact. The theme is almost Science Fiction with a liberal dose of Fantasy. I did a few readings today and the depth has been taken to new levels. There are now 156 meanings easily accessible to readers and client alike! This will in my opinion become the standard for the future of the Tarot.

"The Revelations Tarot was conceived in the midst of a journey of self-discovery... The start of a new millennium triggered a need to uncover and understand the self, and I turned to the language of the Tarot to uncover my own mysteries. However, the various decks that were available on the market...failed to connect with my inner being. I grew weary of my journey to try to find that one special deck with which I could conduct my own readings, and decided to venture on a sister journey to create one of my own." -Zach Wong Sensuous curvilinear strokes, striking art nouveau-style images, and vibrant luminescent stained-glass surroundings enliven every card in the Revelations Tarot. Layers of symbolism, illuminated color, and intricate shading combine with intriguing reversible images that allow for interpretation no matter which way the card is laid. Although based on the Rider-Waite and its traditional renderings, Zach Wong's sophisticated, reversible artwork and innovative design distinguishes Revelations Tarot from other R-W clones. Before I get into the nuts and bolts of this deck, I want to convey that it's obvious to me that Wong hasn't created a deck "just for the heck of it" or because he's an able artist who wanted a challenge. Born from intense personal excavation, his use and interpretation of symbol reveals depth of spirit and breadth of mind. In my opinion, this kind of self-reflection is what separates a shallow deck from a great reading deck, especially when the Tarot is used for personal awareness. THE MAJOR ARCANA What sets the Trumps apart from the Minors is the fractured mask that each character wears. Wong explains that the masks are "merely a representation of a `human' relation, similar to that of the mythical gods who stand in human form amongst us to ease our comprehension of the messages they deliver." Considering the nature of the Greater Mysteries, this makes complete sense. The gods and goddesses govern the nature of archetypal patterns, so the lessons they teach us are "nothing personal", after all. THE MINOR ARCANA Although the Minors lack consistent color schemes, other conspicuous hallmarks announce the four suits and their elemental correspondences: the Cups feature merpeople, indicating emotion and freedom of movement; the Wands feature magicians, warriors, and sages as they create or fight with the element of fire; the Pentacles feature metallic humanoids consistent with the earthly, material realm; and Swords feature serious-minded warriors who employ fierce logic. The Aces are especially exquisite, and the Court cards follow Page, Knight, Queen, and King depictions. THE COMPANION BOOK The companion book is written by the artist, and numbers 199 pages. Wong gives upright and reversed meanings for each card, an explanation of the significant images and symbols, and a general overview of the numerological patterns of the Minor Arcana. I found myself highlighting portions as I read through the book. Ra