Without revealing too much about the enticing and shadowy twists Sasha has created based on the traditional RSW deck, (and because it would require a novel length article), I can honestly say, there wasn’t a single card in the deck that I didn’t love the design or explanation of.
DARK WOODS TAROT HOW TO
There are some suggestions on how to journal your personal notes and observations about the deck, and your connection with it, as well as brief but thorough explanations on the suits, a few tarot spreads, and other ideas to get you started. But with the Dark Wood Tarot, you start with an introduction from Sasha, in which you feel like you’re sitting next to her in some remote cottage in the mountains, a cup of something hot in your hand, a fire blazing in the background, just having a conversation between the two of you like you’re old friends.įrom there, you’re given another 30 pages of relatable written information and tips about how to read tarot, and are encouraged to do it in whatever way feels right to you, not in some formulaic, you must do this exactly as so and so did, or it won’t work, kinda way. And the lack of information on how to use a particular tarot deck, or what in the hell all the different symbols on each of the cards means, can be incredibly intimidating when you’re first starting out. We were all there once, complete tarot newbies, with no freakin’ clue what tarot is, other than something you’ve seen in the movies.
And unlike some other decks, they aren’t assuming that you already know certain things about tarot in general, which was refreshing AF to see.
DARK WOODS TAROT PLUS
If the quote from The Empire Strikes Back on the second page of the guidebook doesn’t put you at ease with it’s pop culture familiarity, the easy to follow guidebook that walks you step-by-step through things, will.Īs someone who has more than 60 plus books (yes, I actually counted up until that point LOL) on tarot and other various means of divination, and close to 20 individual tarot decks (runes were my first love, but never fear, I’m sure my tarot collection will catch up!) I must say that the order in which they put the guidebook together (I’m still swooning over the art and all the details), is incredibly user friendly. If you’re wondering if this is a tarot deck anyone can dive right in with, even if they’ve never touched a tarot card in their life, then let me assure you, yes, you can absolutely start with this one. Now that I’ve gotten to spend a good deal of time with this 78 card, Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) style set, (which is a thing fellow tarot lovers will understand… and if you’re side eying the screen like I’m a few cards short of a deck… just roll with it), and the full-colour, immersive guidebook, I feel like I can finally write a review that will do this work of tarot mastery justice. (Yes, my play on words was intentional, I couldn’t resist). I grabbed the last copy on the shelf and let the mysterious hooded woman with her lantern illuminating the shadowy forest behind her take me by the hand and lead me into the Dark Wood. So when I was walking down the main aisle at my local Books-A-Million and this deck banshee screeched to me that I must have it, I didn’t question it.
Written by the knowledgeable and experienced Sasha Graham, with art by the incredibly talented Abigail Larson, whether you are a tarot obsessed collector, are asking yourself “what is tarot?”, or just like pretty fantasy things, I can’t recommend this deck enough.Īs a baby witch, way way back, before I was too scared to openly declare that I am a witch… before I learned that it’s okay to be as eclectic and solitary (or not) as I’d like to be with my practice, the many forms of divination sucked me in, and for the past 15 or so years, I’ve let that impulse pull me wherever it wants me to go.
If you’ve ever walked down the aisle of a bookstore and suddenly stopped in your tracks when a cover catches your attention because of its gothic-fairytale, dark-academia-fantasy vibes, then you should have a copy of the Dark Wood Tarot on your shelf.
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