As an omen bringer, messenger, and scavenger, the crow has no master. It brings you the answers you need, although not always what you wanted. This captivating deck by Corrado Roi presents crows in all their gothic glory. It awakens your soul, bringing enlightenment as well as fear and disquiet. In striking black and white, this deck is a necessary addition to your collection.
This deck is dark and beautiful. It follows the concept of crows as messengers of the Other World. The introductory passages of the guidebook briefly discusses the basics of tarot including what the major arcana, suits, and court cards are; how to ask questions and receive answers from the tarot; and spreads you can use (including one really cool crow spread that I'm looking forward to trying.) There is even information on reversals and spellcrafting with the tarot!
This is the first deck I've used where the author purposely uses non-binary pronouns for Pages and Knights, something that I appreciate even though I have always seen them as non-binary myself. The descriptions for the cards follow a story, which is helpful for remembering what the cards mean. The suits are also associated with four realms - the Realm of Dreams, the Realm of Greed, the Realm of Growth, and the Realm of Riddles. It gives a different spin on interpreting the cards.
Overall, highly recommend this deck if you're a fan of crow imagery, dark art, or alternative tarot decks.
A beautifully written guidebook! As per usual with LoScarabeo decks, the English part of the guidebook is only 57 pages long, but these pages are packed with useful information (incl. info about how Tarot works, how to read the cards, info about the suits, the courts, story telling with the cards, shadowwork, spellcrafting, reversals, basic card meanings and some spreads!) The card meanings are written in a way that opens up additional ways of interpreting the cards. Being a seasoned card reader, I found this very refreshing! The cards themselves are durable and on the glossy side. A tiny bit larger than a standard Tarot deck but not so much that they would be hard to shuffle. I would not necessarily recommend this as a beginner's deck, but - if someone is drawn to the artwork - it could work with a little extra effort. The deck follows the RWS Tarot tradition. All in all a really great deck, I'm glad to have it in my collection!
The art of this deck is stunning. Very atmospheric and evocative.
The guidebook, written by Charles Harrington, is deep and thoughtful. A delight . His vision and understanding of the tarot becomes evident in the portrayal of the world presented, and the description of the arcana.
Gorgeous cards, but the guidebook is a bit too sort and vague. It doesn’t get in too much details and keywords are not helpful at times. Even so, it’s still my favorite deck (just don’t recommend the guidebook).