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Tarot Of The Old Path Deck | 
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| Creators: Sylvia Gainsford, Howard Rodway
Publisher: U.S. Games Systems
Category: Book
List Price: $20.00
Buy New: $19.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 320517
Media: Cards
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.9 x 2.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0880794909
Dewey Decimal Number: 133
EAN: 9780880794909
ASIN: 0880794909
Publication Date: June 1992
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Product Description
A modern approach to what is known as the magical Old Religion, the Craft, or the Old Path of female wisdom.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Tarot of The Old Path Deck October 6, 2007
Debra A. Morrison (Australia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Thankyou for this beautiful product. It arrived in mint condition and i will put them to good use...thanks so much! Well packed and prompt delivery makes me feel confident to return to Amazon.
My favorite Tarot Deck August 25, 2007
Thorn Nightwind (Harrisburg, PA USA)
This is literally my favorite tarot deck! The art is beautiful and it is very easy to be intuitive with this deck.
Much Love & Many Blessings,
Thorn Nightwind
Excellent Deck Wicca Based May 13, 2007
Coffee Lover (Florida USA)
Very easy to read for the beginner. Descriptive booklet enclosed. This wicca based deck is a great addition to your favorites.
A most magical and powerful deck...A world of it's own. March 27, 2007
Witch in the Hollow Hill (In a different century.....)
I had this deck on my wishlist for a long time. Then decided I didn't want it. Basically kept going back and forth. Well I was at my local shop and saw they had a copy and just bought it. It seemed this deck had been putting itself in my path repeatedly, so I gave in!
And I am SO glad I did. I am a Witch of the old tradition (not wiccan) and I guess I thought or was worried this was the cheesy wiccan junk most of the other tarot are. Not so! The profound depths and beauty of the art and symbolism in these cards are unparalled. The Majors are by far at least number 2 in their stunning luminescence. So much detail and thought went into them. And the minors at first glance I was not pleased with. But with only the 2nd viewing I was madly in love. The faces are each so different and evocative. This is one deck I could instantly connect with and read intuitively. There is a lot of white on the minors and an intense focus on the person or persons on the cards, so you hone in on the symbolism and meaning right away.
Many of the Majors have been renamed which is fine and very well done. The cardstock is excellent and they're the perfect size I find. You don't really need the book, though I bought it along with the deck, but it does explain some of the meanings of symbols, animals and flowers that are found within the cards. I enjoyed the section on Barabra Cartland explaining why the Lovers card is dedicated to her.
If you think you might connect with this deck, and love the old ways, then for sure splurge and get this deck, you will not be disappointed.
I own MANY decks and this is the only one other than The Nigel Jackson Tarot where each card feels connected and like it is it's own kingdom/world.
Tarot of the Old Path January 11, 2007
Dorothy Mullen (Connecticut)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My review will be unique -- so far-- since I am not a Wiccan and not interested in Wicca, and I do not "read" tarot cards. I collect tarot decks (over the last 40 years I have owned about 100 decks, and currently have about 70), and I study each card individually for its beauty, artwork and symbolism. Using these criteria, Tarot of the Old Path is simply beautiful. It is a British deck and the artwork by Sylvia Gainsford is lovely. The medieval costumes are gorgeous in a fairy-tale kind of way, at least in the Major Arcana. The Minor Arcana are more like Mother Goose Medieval and display an impish sense of humor. As for the symbolism, it is evocative and sometimes scary (in a good way.) I refer you to the Moon card (which is here called Illusion) or the Judgment card (called Karma). The Empress, Emperor, High Priestess and High Priest make up a kind of little family (especially if you include the four children pictured, including the unborn baby of the pregnant Empress, and you can also include the all fabulous wild animals,including the mythical unicorn) and they tell a strong, positive, marvelous narrative. I originally bought just the deck, since I didn't think I needed the instruction book (not being a reader), however, I have now ordered the book to discover the "language of flowers" on the cards, as well as all the other symbols (is that a pelican on Card 13?) I can't recommend this deck too highly.
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