Angel Wisdom Tarot: A 78-Card Deck and Guidebook

I really love how Radleigh Valentine kept the traditional symbolism of Tarot with the meaning behind the symbolism. For Example, The swords 🗡 cups 🏆 wands/rods 🔱 and pentacles/coins/disks 🔵 are still depicted in the artwork but for those who are beginners of the Tarot, there are symbols of the elements in the top right hand corners: (I know these are not the same as what is in the actual deck but for my review purposes) swords 🗡 = 🌬(Air), Cups 🏆=💧(water), wands/rods 🔱=🔥(fire), pentacles/coins/disks 🔵=🍃(earth). This keeps it simple for both the advanced and novice readers. Now, this is where the purpose of the cards comes into play: if you look on the bottom left and right-hand corners of the minor arcana cards you find a letter or letters and a Roman numeral to aid you in working through the energy aspects of a particular card. For instance, I happened to draw the 3 of Air or swords, which is a card of sorrow but at the bottom of this card is the letters AZ on the bottom left-hand corner and the Roman numerals XIII. The AZ is for the Archangel Azrael who assists with grievances of the heart and comforts us when we need it and in the bottom right-hand corner we have the Roman numerals XIII for the Release card (traditionally the death/rebirth card) but in Angel Tarot the traditional death card has been replaced with release. The cool thing is you will find this Archangel in both of the artwork of the cards and he looks exactly the same but in the Release card he is standing in a field of white roses with arms wide open. The artwork is amazing and does not appear to be a bunch of photoshopped and click and paste art like the decks of the past especially the Archangel Power deck which in my opinion is not my personal favorite because of the artwork and the odd symbolism. Everything in this deck is packed with intuitive symbolism that you can easily pick up on the moment you begin to work with it. It is very well done 👍 and I am very pleased with my purchase. Bravo 👏 Radleigh Valentine!!! Also, another great set of perks is, since I preordered this deck you can get access to Radleigh’s school online and get Free bonus materials that accompany the deck as well, but you have to preorder through Radleigh Valentine.com and copy your receipt number with your online purchase and then he will send you an email with your link and password to his online school where you will get all kinds of bonuses. There will be an online launch party to the deck as another plus that is being broadcast via zoom where you will be able to meet Radleigh live and virtual. Gotta order before tomorrow Tuesday, October 13, 2020 before this goes; otherwise you will miss out on all the bonuses that stretch the great value of your purchase even further. You will love the cards I promise you!!!

First I will say that this review is long because I wish I’d known what I’m going to tell you before I bought these. Had I known, I would have waited until I had the time to really dive into and study these cards. If you know all the Angels and you are fairly versed in tarot, I think you will enjoy these very much. If you’d like to know the Angels and you are working to identify with your tarot, you’ll enjoy these. They are color coded by suits and Major Arcana, which can be helpful I suppose because these cards are not immediately obvious to be one suit or another. The Major Arcana has the name at the top of each card which doesn’t follow the Rider Waite deck if that is what you are used to. It does give you the number in the bottom right corner so, if you know the number of the cards in the Major Arcana, you’ll not have problems figuring out which card is which. For instance The Fool is called The Dreamer in this deck. Also, in the bottom left corner are some letters that represent the Angel for that card. Not all cards are different like that, but several are.In the Minor Arcana, there aren’t necessarily Cups on all the cards of that suit. What they do have in the upper right corner is a symbol that tells you it is water which is the element associated with cups. The same with all 4 suites, just look in the right upper corner for the element and as I said, they are color coded by suits. The guidebook gives you all the information you need about which letters represent which Angel that is meant for the cards in the Major Arcana. The guidebook also gives you the Celtic spread and in detail, which each placement means. It’s a very thorough book almost as if it is required reading which Valentine alludes to in the guidebook.These cards are not hard for me to handle, but they are larger than many decks. They are matte and yet very slick which makes them a bit difficult to do certain shuffles. They are actually beautiful cards that can be read intuitively quite easily and it is suggested in the guidebook that you use intuition along with the book.That’s how far I got before I realized this is a deck to be studied as if you were taking a course. As I said at the first of this, I wish I’d known the information I’ve given you. I hope it helps you make a informed decision about this deck. I do not mean in any way to say not to get this wonderful deck! Just know that the author has a certain way he sees this deck to be read. I, for one, think when an author is this detailed about his/her deck, they’ve been touched by Spirit to know how it should be read.I hope I’ve helped.

I own close to 10 decks and this is by far my favorite. It's not frilly and shiny. The cards are matte and smooth. I am confused by the reviews that say this is low-quality. It's much higher quality than other Radleigh Valentine decks I've seen, and most other decks in general. The card stock is thicker, easy to shuffle, and beautifully printed. The imagery is rich, symbolic, high vibration, often modern, and beautiful. It resonates with the true meaning of the card. Some of the pip cards have a major arcana association ("wisdom card") which is great for advice or understanding the deeper meaning in a reading. This is by far my favorite tarot deck that I own. I'm so happy to see a deck that represents people of multiple races in a way that doesn't tokenize them. I only wish there was a mini version since my hands are quite small and I have to shuffle in batches.

One of my favorite decks