The Fountain Tarot: Illustrated Deck and Guidebook

Amazing artwork, the feel is the perfect mix of eclectic modern art which stays true to the traditional Rider-Waite, yet adds layers of meaning by imagery. It is one of those things you'll be glad you went ahead and got because it is one of a kind and the messages flow much more fluid.. Cardstock is pretty robust with silver gilding which has stayed - it's been three months now. The booklet of card meanings has been thought about too, to really contribute and not just be for the sake of being.

Superb

TBH if you are buying this from India, It's expensive but also they're absolutely amazing! One of the finest modern tarot decks out there! The artworks are beautiful and the if pastel is your thing you will love these. They come in beautiful holographic magnetic box great for storage and Also, it comes with a extra card "the fountain" in major arcana which is a card that really spoke to me! You can also check it out on their official website and some reviews on YouTube that will help you make a good decision.

The cards printing is too light. You can't get clarity of messages. The box came broken from side.

this fountain deck is like a magazine

First deck and it has a very calming energy

“The Fountain Tarot” has become a go to deck for readings befitting a contemporary mood. Solidly ensconced in the Rider-Waite tradition it, like the “Linestrider’s” deck, takes a gentle, clever artistic style and mixes it with a graphical vision that leaves a true thinking experience on its readers—one that definitely fuels intuition. Oh this deck, with its focus on contemporary dress styles and wabi-sabi settings, is gorgeous. Unlike “Lindestrider’s” though, “The Fountain Tarot” is almost a completely human-focused—and geometric—art package replacing the former’s stunning white space with pictorial background ooze. It definitely encompasses the author’s interpretation of the Rider-Waite story and offers just enough curiosity to lead readers neither one way or the other in determining a meaning at hand. Manufacturing-wise, the deck uses a robust matt cardboard stock with silver edging. Now, his did result in a concave rim forming around the circumferences of my cards sufficient to hamper table fanning and an easy hand shuffle. Yet, a tumbled rose quartz crystal run over these rims flattened them out—and while being a great way to spend time with the deck, it’s now fully responsive to touch! The only downside for me, is the deck box. Merely large enough to house the cards themselves and their instructional booklet, it too is built of a very sturdy card stock. But being high gloss and silver/black toned, it glaringly shows up any imperfections—and my box had a bumpy ride from Amazon. I’d strongly recommend a box-in-box manufacture were the publishers to ever arrange a reprint. That said, I’m absolutely enamoured with the artist’s vision in these cards (my cards arrived un-dinted by the way) making reading with them, both a pleasure and a breeze. Highly recommended for experienced readers, fans of Rider-Waite, and those new to Tarot with a flair for imagination.

Stunning artwork with beautiful reflective and informative guide book.

I absolutely love the ethereal artwork! The silver gilded edges are very pretty to look at. The Strength (XI) and Justice (VIII) card are reversed for those who need to know. It's tricky to riffle shuffle due to gilded edges that are sturdy. Decent cardstock and standard size. Pentacles are "Coins" instead. Follows the Rider-Waite system!

As ilustrações são perfeitas! Houve atraso na entrega, mas valeu a pena esperar.

Dieses Deck hat sich innerhalb kürzester Zeit zu meinem Lieblingsdeck entwickelt. Wenn ich nur ein Deck besitzen dürfte, mich entscheiden müsste, wäre es wohl dieses hier. Hier die Begründung: 1. Die Bilder folgen dem Rider Waite, lassen aber auch noch Raum für eigene Interpretationen. 2. Die Macher dieses Decks haben die ursprüngliche Reihenfolge (Tarot de Marseille, Thoth Tarot) beibehalten (Justice VIII und Strength XI). Dies begrüße ich persönlich sehr. 3. Die Abbildungen sind „entstaubt“, ein sehr modernes klares Deck, passend zur heutigen Welt. Dabei kommt es ohne jeglichen Kitsch daher, wirkt strukturiert, eher kühl, ist dabei aber voller Licht. Ein sehr luftiges Deck. Kühl und klar wie die Luft eines ersten schönen Herbsttages. 4. In meinen Legungen zeigt sich dieser luftige Charakter des Decks, durch sehr klare Aussagen die schnell auf den Kern des Themas kommen. Energetisch würde ich es als sachlich, ruhig, klar, kühl und trotzdem Tief beschreiben. Geistig und emotional sehr Kräfte schonend. Wahrscheinlich ist gerade dies der ausschlaggebende Punkt, warum dieses Deck zu meiner Nummer eins geworden ist. 5. Die Kartenqualität ist sehr gut, das Aussehen fast schon edel. Das englisch sprachige, kleine Booklet ist kurz gehalten, kommt aber direkt zur Kernaussage der jeweiligen Karte. Kurz, knackig, auf den Punkt, also qualitativ genauso luftig wie die Karten. Die Karten haben ihre eigene stabile Box mit Magnetverschluss. Fazit: Rundum gelungen. Meine anderen Favoriten: Druid Craft Tarot, Thoth Tarot, The wild Unknown Tarot, und ganz neu das herzerfrischende Tarot De Maria Celia (Marseille Deck) teilen sich den zweiten Platz. Aber auch diese Decks sind richtige „Arbeitsmaschinen“. Natürlich habe ich auch noch Decks die ich einfach optisch wundervoll finde, aber mit denen ich selten arbeite. Gefolgt von ein paar Fehlkäufen und Decks die irgendwie uninteressant geworden sind, trotz präziser Aussagekraft (z.B. Smith Waite). Trotz meiner Begeisterung für dieses Deck der Hinweis an den blutigen Anfänger mit dem Rider Waite zu beginnen. Auch müssen Tarot Decks dem persönlichen Geschmack entsprechen, um gut zu arbeiten und Aussagekraft zu haben. Ich kann hier YouTube empfehlen um sich alle Karten des gesamten Decks anzusehen. Die Beste Methode um seine persönlichen Decks zu finden.