Arthurian

The record

I was pleased to acquire this Deck and Book set. I originally saw it in one of Rachael Pollack’s books during a spread example. It would be nearly 18 months before I found the set at a local bookshop, which I purchased without a second thought. The package was a rather nice setup, a small box, the deck itself, a 148 page book, and a second empty book to use as a journal. We’ll start with the deck, and discuss the book later on. The deck I felt was amazing to look at. The card stock is stiff and firm, which is something I personally look for. All cards have a black border, giving each card a window like appearance to the scene within. The card backs are not reversible, and you can easily tell if a card is reversed or not before you draw it. On each back you have four castle towers, a rainbow, and a woman sitting on a stone, a spear against her shoulder while holding both a grail and a downward pointing sword. Since the deck was designed around the King Arthur Theme, as well as his court, a fairly large number of cards have been renamed. First, the Matthews renamed the major and minor arcane to the Greater and Lesser powers. They then changed the suits to better reflect the Celtic tr

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