The Good Tarot

Great deck with great artwork. Quality material that don’t stick together. Some decks do but not these (which is annoying). If you’re like me and need good artwork to connect to the deck, this fits the bill. Good explanations of the cards and has a positive slant than many other tarot decks. It’s a winner.

This deck is amazing! I understand everyone has a different set of criteria they look for in a deck but this checked all my boxes. The illustrations are beautiful. They are all soft watercolors with a vivid quality. These are not the stock photo-esque fairy, witch, angel, animal, etc illustrations seen in far too many decks. The illustrator was thoughtful and went out of her way to use creative imagery. These cards are much larger than most tarot decks and of thicker cardstock-HOORAY! For me, this makes them far easier to shuffle. If you have any of Doreen Virtue's Angel Oracle Decks these a just a tad larger.While the illustrations are gorgeous it is really Baron-Reid's guidebook and re-imagining of the traditional rider-waite deck that makes The Good Tarot such a standout. Reid, like many of us, was sick of the 'good' card vs 'bad' dilemma so many struggle with and the fatalism that is falsely associated with tarot. The explanations in the guidebook and each card's phrasing is written in the present tense and deals with how the subject can make choices/decisions and what the effects of those decisions may look like in the near future. It is inspiring, affirming, and positive while being grounded and using realistic language. This is great for anyone new to tarot because the guidebook is so user-friendly and is wonderful for readers because it can help deliver clear, concise, and kind messages for any situation. While I love, love, love this deck I understand it might not be for everyone so if you identify with the following these might not be for you.-Find big, thick cards uncomfortable to work with/shuffle-Don't like decks that deviate from the standard organization/naming structures (rider-waite, toth, etc)-Don't like decks that some would consider "girly" with soft images, pastels, etc-Are a reader whose clients expect a lot of drama, theatrics, mystery, etcBut if you are down-to-earth, are looking some unique and beautiful tarot art and want to learn more about how you can improve your life using tarot this is a GREAT deck.

I watched Collette do her weekly Oracle Guidance and Lesson with these for the first time a couple weeks ago, and immediately fell in love with the deck. The artwork is so beautiful, and hearing Collette explain the intention behind the deck really solidified for me that I needed to add this deck to my collection.I loved the idea of a positive, personal spin on tarot, where the cards are meant to be read intuitively, symbolically, and with affirmations. I also felt like this deck would help me really begin to connect with tarot which has been a struggle for me in the past.This deck arrived in its box, as scheduled. All of the cards were present and even more beautiful than I thought. I immediately felt drawn to reading them. They have been able to answer a wide variety of questions, and I find they are very insightful. They have a gentle, approachable vibe that I adore.If you're new to tarot, this may be a great option to learn from before advancing to another traditional deck, as there are no reversed meanings for the cards in this deck. This is helpful during the learning process because reversed meanings often present what are perceived as more negative aspects of the card, and in some cases can be a little scary. Also some of the "scary" cards have been replaced with a more positive image associated with the traditional card.Overall I love this deck. They were exactly what I was hoping for when I ordered them, especially after listening to Collette describe them. (On a side note, there is a misprint in my book, as on the page for the 8 of water is the 8 of fire, and I always find it interesting when a deck arrives with small variance like that.)