Simply
Beginner-oriented deck published with instruction book and DVD in affordable boxed set.
creator unknown · 2005
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The record
The Simply Tarot deck was first published in 2005. As part of a set, it comes in a large box with an instruction book and DVD. Depending on where you buy this pack, advertised as a set for beginners, in most places that I have seen it, the price has been very reasonable. The deck comprises 78 cards. It is a Rider Waite clone and follows Waites images very closely. However, rather than reproducing the drawings of Pamela Coleman-Smith through similar media, the artist commissioned to work on this deck, has used photography. These photographs look as though they have been digitally altered to replicate the images found in the Rider Waite deck. Amanda Hall, the author of the book and presenter of the accompanying DVD film, says that the deck was created by understanding the need to bring the Tarot message into the 21st century. With particular attention to detail and conveying all the right symbology and hidden imagery of the Rider Waite deck, many hours were spent perfecting each card. The Simply Tarot Deck blends the mystique of the original Rider Waite deck, using real imagery instead of drawings. She goes on to say Some tarot decks on the market have quite grotesque drawing
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