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My child is 6, and just beginning to learn her tarot. This is a perfect set. Make sure you get the book as well.
This book is just like it's title describes: for children and the young at heart. It really is easy to read and gives a gentler approach than what you may be used to, but it's still right on target. Love it.
Was disappointed, this is just the book about the deck, not the deck. The deck is out of print and is very hard to get, unless you want to pay lots of $$$$$. One would think the deck would still be in print if the book is. Now I have a book for a tarot deck that I'll probably never get, useless.
___________________________________________________________FIRST THOUGHTS.In-a-word, the 'Whimsical Tarot Book' is just great, as would be hoped-for, and expected, from Dorothy Morrison (the Designer of the deck and Author of the book), and Mary Hanson-Roberts (Artist-extraordinnaire).___________________________________________________________SYNOPSIS.The BOOK stands on its own as an instruction as to what all our beloved fairytales mean from an esoteric point-of-view. The deck, and ensuing book, being based on 'fairytales', is most appropriate to youngsters as it is completely NON-THREATENING.___________________________________________________________CARD DEPICTIONS.The SCARIEST cards in most Tarot decks are 'Death' (skeleton with scythe), 'The Devil' (well, use your imagination for this one, *lol*), and the '10 of Swords' (a person's body stabbed with 10 swords, yuk, *lol*).But, in the 'Whimsical' book, they are depicted as:'DEATH/SLEEPING BEAUTY' laying asleep, not dead, on her draped bed, awaiting the new phase in her life to come forth;'DEVIL/PINNOCHIO' with two hands pulling the strings and making Pinnochio dance 'seemingly' against his Will, showing us that the development of our Will to resist temptation is, in fact, the building of our Character;And 'Ten of SWORDS/HUMPTY-DUMPTY' falling off the wall, but not yet hitting the ground to be all cracked and broken, showing us, also, that we all fall down from time-to-time due to naivete and lack of experience.___________________________________________________________BOOK PAGES.What I especially admire is how Dorothy explains each card in terms of the actual fairytale used to depict it. These two pages are broken into two parts: the CARD DESCRIPTION and the ADVICE.The 'DESCRIPTION' part is a complete reference to the fairytale symbology utilized, and how it applies to the Tarot Card depiction. It is precisely the symbology of this 'Wisdom Unconsciously Imprinted' that Dorothy vividly explains. the very 'Wisdom' we try to instill in our children and which, by the way, many adults need to be reminded of as well, *wink*___________________________________________________________LAST THOUGHTS.There is no possible way to go wrong with this book. So, please, DO NOT make the mistake of thinking this is just a deck or book for children. It's very much well-worth the reading of it to gain insight as to why fairytales have so captured and imprinted upon us their everlasting 'Wisdom'. Each card has its own two pages devoted to it, which includes a black & white picture of the card itself.
The deck gives right-on, easily understood readings for adults, and the BOOK is so insightful as to make one wonder how they could have lived without Dorothy's explanations all these years, *lol*___________________________________________________________PARTICULARS.The BOOK is very well-bound, and incorporates the 'Pictures', 'Descriptions', and 'Advice' of all 78 cards of the full Whimsical Tarot Deck (both Major and Minor Arcana).The PICTURES in the book are all black & white.The DIMENSIONS of the book are: 4 1/2 inches Wide by 7 inches Tall, or, 11 1/2 centimeters Wide by 17 3/4 centimeters Tall.___________________________________________________________TAROT SPREADS and A WORD ABOUT CHILDREN.There are offered a variety of TAROT SPREADS and a nifty section on how to HELP YOUR CHILDREN understand Tarot. And why not. Dorothy did a really good job of this, as I referenced above.The 'ADVICE' part consists of Dorothy's very insightful explanations as to what the 'Wisdom of the Ages' is trying to tell us, thus, moving us in a direction to choose a course of action, or mode of perception, that is more aligned with the ethics and morals of our Divine nature. the 'Wisdom of the Ages' may be presented in a 'whimsical, fairytale' manner but, as I said, the 'Whimsical Book' stands on its own merit; the deck is not needed to glean the depth and richness of the lessons, and vibrancy, of life and living, *vbs*
A warning, I bought the book and deck separate, which was a mistake as it cost more. I really loved this deck and book. I would get the entire set together if I were to do it again. I teach english, so the concept of using fairy tales, nursery rhymes and folk tales to teach tarot is wonderful. It has been done before, but this deck and book really get into the concept and it is worth the money. I really love the cards, the images and the stories. I have made good use of this deck already.
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