Atesswy 3rd Eye Tarot

This review is for the Tin Box edition.The cards are somewhat smaller than full Tarot sized (but they remain fairly tall and still slightly wider than traditional Poker-sized cards). This feature combined with the metal tin box makes this an EXCELLENT travel deck. Wrap it up in a scarf (to protect the cards when you shuffle and deal them) and put it in a backpack or satchel. The gold foil is excellent and seems durable when treated with care (after around 2 weeks of use, and dozens of relatively-careful shuffles... note that I would not riffle-shuffle this deck or perhaps any nice Tarot deck).However, two minor caveats: First the deck does not include a printed interpretation guide (as many decks do). The QR code leads to a website from which you can download PDFs, but I recommend just snagging a substitute interpretation guide from another beginner deck.Secondly, as others have stated the art is of course gorgeous, and in general I found the Minor Arcana and much of the Major Arcana to be exceptional for practical readings: the vast majority of the art is both vibrant, colorful, and captures a great deal of the symbolic meaning to aid in interpretation. But a few of the Major Arcana in this deck (thinking specifically of The Tower, The Sun, The Hierophant, The Magician...) are a little fixated on a single aspect of the card they represent, and don't utilize the full symbology of the Major Arcana as most Ryder-Waite decks do. For example, the Magician art does not feature any representation of the 'mastery of the 4 suit/elements' aspect of that card, and the Tower does not include any symbology around "Masks" or even a calamitous Tower at all: it is just a very singular representation of a distraught woman hiding her face. Much has to be remembered and inferred when you are looking at these particular Major Arcana on the table, unless you're willing to reference a guide or other source material. I don't think that's a huge strike against the deck, and it in fact somewhat forced me to get more familiar with the Major Arcana's nuances... which I should do as I learn anyway. These are very important and very multi-faceted cards with a long history of interpretation behind them, and there aren't so many that it is hard to keep some facts about them in mind for readings. It's just unfortunate that I sometimes have to explain to people a representational aspect of a Major Arcana card that ISN'T visible on the card in the spread in front of them!Overall an excellent deck even for beginners, so long as you are willing to do research on Major Arcana meanings and have as your goal learning the aspects of these very important cards even without easy symbology clues (which honestly is probably good to do anyway).

El mazo es un poco pequeño, a mí no me gustaron tanto las imágenes se ven como descoloridas

This is definitely one of my favorite decks (and I own many!). It's on quality card stock with beautiful gold trim. The art is super adorable and it comes in a nice little tin.

This is a really cute deck! If you are looking for a beginner deck, I want to forewarn that it doesn’t come with a booklet explaining the meanings of each card. The only thing I would complain about is the delivery method of this product. It got damaged on the way here and the tin can it comes in has several dents that I tried to repair to no avail. The cards were fine, but the cute container came damaged. I even requested a replacement and it STILL came damaged!! Despite me explaining in detail during my replacement request why I believe it came damaged, they still packaged it the same way. Both orders came in those flimsy plastic envelopes with no padding, and should probably come in a small box with bubble wrap. So not happy with the damaged delivery but the cards are very cute!

I originally went for this deck because I have small hands and regular decks are too clunky for me to maneuver. I love the size of this, because even though they are small - they are still sturdy cards. They are easy to shuffle, fit well within my hands, and are easy to use during readings. The imagery is cute, and easy to interpret and I love that. This has become a staple within my collection.