FACTS
Traditional deck of 78 cards
Major Arcana
- The cards have traditional tarot titles
- Three cards have two titles (Death/Rebirth, Art/Temperance, Aeons/Judgment)
Each card:
- is linked to a symbol from the 22-character Hebrew alphabet / an astrological sign
- displays the Roman numeral at the top of the card / the title on the bottom of the card
Pip Cards
- The cards have beautiful scenic illustrations which includes the suit symbols
Each card
- displays elemental symbol for each suit / a key word at the top of the card / the number
and suit on the bottom of the card
Court Cards
- Princess, Prince, Queen and King
- displays the title and suit on bottom of card
Suits
- Wands – Fire/Spiritual, Cups – Water/Emotional, Swords – Air/Rational, Pentacles –
Earth/Material
Each suit:
- is linked with astrological signs and is colour coded
Moon and Sun Tarot comes with an instruction booklet which also includes the Ying/Yang spread.
Samples of entries from the instruction booklet:
XII The Hanged Man
Linked with Neptune. Associated with breaking away from old habits or reversal. You can flip the values of society or break through them. Hold on to something that is larger than your personal power, namely a higher belief or a new point of view. The tree symbolizes the kabalistic tree of life, or the Sephirot in Judaic mysticism. The ankh is the Egyptian symbol of infinite vitality. The yoga pose, shown upside down, is the Tree. The Hebrew character Mem represents water.
Three of Pentacles: Works
Mars in Capricorn. The artist at work. Technical knowledge and mastery.
Recognition and success achieved through persistence and focus.
Queen of Wands
Water of fire. Self knowledge, self fulfillment and transformation. The dark spots on the leopard reveal the dark sides of the self. The strong stance denotes power and self assurance.
I would recommend this deck to readers who have knowledge of a more classic deck and readers who would like to gain more diverse insight into tarot through multi-cultural images and symbolism.
The Sun and Moon Tarot is also a gentle lead into the more complex Thoth Crowley whose strong influence can be seen in this deck. The two decks compliment each other well, if both are used together in a spread.
Review by abatha deborah
© 2011 abatha deborah
Illustrations from SUN AND MOON TAROT used with permission of U. S. Games Systems, Inc., Stamford, CT USA. Copyright 2010 by U.S. Games Systems, Inc. Further reproduction prohibited. ISBN: 978-1-57281-659-6
