Anna. K Tarot Cards – 8 May 2013

I was looking for a deck to learn tarot..i'm a novice. I've had decks before and never been able to read them without looking up the meaning. The images have never spoken to me properly. This deck is awesome. It sticks to the original RW meanings which I wanted. The imagary is bright and full of symbolism you can connect with. There's loads to see in them without being too complicated. The use of the emotions in peoples faces makes a huge difference in reading the card intuitvely. I've got a beautiful set of The Wild unknown as well, but as a beginner I couldn't get enough from them, they are too abstract and difficult to read and I feel the aesthetics has been more important in the making than actually making them readable which is a shame and they made me feel frustrated. The Anna K set however, manage to get beautiful cards without ambiguity. Perfect!

I acquired this deck from the creator several years back (in German) and found the cards to be delightful in colour and image and easy to work with (my minimal German language skills helped with the booklet but really, it wasn't needed as the cards are so expressive and 'down to Earth'). Those familiar with the Rider-Waite will obviously 'recognise' the family resemblance(!) - although I obviously wouldn't recommend someone use them as a like for like substitute with a 'traditional Rider-Waite' Tarot book/text - and I think these cards are not only a lovely addition to an experienced Tarotist's collection but are also ideal for use by beginners to Tarot working with guide books that emphasise more of a 'say what you see/feel' approach, rather than a 'this card means XYZ' learn-by-rote approach (perhaps 'Heart of Tarot - An intuitive approach', one of my all-time favourite Tarot teaching books!). A lovely deck, an excellent guidebook and great sized, quality cards. Recommended.

These tarot cards are very cartoon like they do appear that some of them have been drawn almost with felt tip pens however the cards are very bright and full of pictures & Symbology, the cards so seem to have a winter theme to them as many of the cards mirror snowy backdrops etcVery nice feel, good quality cardI feel they are ideal from the novice to professional

This is the first deck of Tarot cards I've bought in a while that really got me excited. While the pictures (for the most part) are Waite-inspired, they are not in any way copies of the Waite designs. Facial expressions and details on each card are fabulous. If the card is about an angry person or a fearful one or a happy one, these emotions show in the characters' faces. This is the kind of deck you could probably interpret even if you had never done a Tarot reading in your life.I have a few slight issues, hence the 4-stars. The booklet is interesting, and has some good insights into layouts, and she explains her own view of the cards quite well—but she completely dismisses and ignores reversed meanings. She's one of those readers who turns all the cards right-side up when she reads. If you're the sort of reader who appreciates the nuances of a reversed meaning, you'll need to make them up yourself. Not necessarily a bad thing, but a niggle.Another niggle ...for some reason she has swapped the position of Strength and Justice. Justice now is card VIII, while Strength (Force) is card XI. This won't matter if you're new to this and this is your first deck, but if you're an experienced reader, this will be weird. I wouldn't mind if she'd explained why she did it, but she never mentioned the swap, at least not in the booklet.I also have an issue with one of the cards. It's the Chariot. The picture is of a man taking off into the sky, on the start of an inspirational journey. The normal meaning of the Chariot is exactly the opposite, really. It has to do with the kind of vehicle or method a person chooses to make their way in the world. It's normally a very 'grounded' card, but because her card design is so definitely an airbourne fellow heading towards the sun, it's difficult to do a normal interpretation of it.However, these objections are either personal or just niggles. In general, this is an excellent and exciting deck. I highly recommend it. It's definitely not just a rehash of Waite, but brings much more insight and humanity to the readings. I'd have given 5 stars if she'd included reversed meanings in the booklet and hadn't swapped Justice and Strength.

First and foremost a Tarot deck has to be appealing to you personally. As a reader of Tarot for over forty years, I am now extremely choosy about my cards. I came across the Anna K Tarot on YouTube quite by chance; but being an experienced Tarot reader, I never ignore a coincidence. From the word go, these cards appealed to me — they made me think. Although, an inexperienced reader could quite easily interpret these cards from the instruction booklet provided, I find my brain going into overtime with them. Recently, I was teaching a novice Tarot reader to open her mind to her cards and not just try to remember the meaning of each card, so I took away her Ryder Waite and showed her my Anna K deck. Apart from the fact she absolutely loved them, her reading was amazing, and she was totally excited.My personal favourite card in this pack is DEATH. So many novice readers get a little uncomfortable when interpreting this card, but with the Anna K Death card it is so easy to see that death can be beautiful and a new beginning. For me this deck is inspirational and thought provoking, which is what the Tarot should be all about.

I seen these cards being used online, in a way where you read the people, then told the story according to the question and they completely made sense. They're very nice cards to start with and are not only ideal for beginners, but also for the more experienced tarot reader.

Absolutely love these cards, they are beautifully illustrated. The packaging is sturdy and very good and the book that comes with it is very good quality and useful.

Nice feel to handle liked them a lot