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African

Whimsical tarot celebrating vibrant artistry and accessibility across cultures.

by Denese Palm, Marina Romito · US Games Systems

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Tarot Canon's own assessment, written for this catalog.

The archive review, written by a Black reader, answers the title's question directly: the African Tarot's warmth is for everyone, and it might be the single cutest deck in existence. Denese Palm's art with Marina Romito's structure carries the RWS system in bright, rounded, joyous forms through U.S. Games, diverse figures and sunlit palette making it one of the tradition's most welcoming doors. Cute is a loaded word in tarot, where gravity signals seriousness, but the review's affection is the better guide: accessibility is a craft achievement, and a deck that makes the arcana feel friendly without falsifying them serves beginners the stern decks turn away. The African Tarot did inclusive representation years before the industry's recent wave, worth noting in its history. It suits beginners of every background, readers who want joy in their practice, families, and collectors of the inclusion tradition's early chapters. Readers requiring solemnity are directed to the catalog's ample supply of it.

From the archive

An excerpt from a review at the Aeclectic Tarot archive, in the original reviewer's voice.

This could very well be the single cutest tarot deck in existence. The title "African Tarot" is probably quite offputting to many people: are the art and descriptions specifically meant for Black people? Not at all. I am a black...

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