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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Hannah
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"As the world spins slowly beneath a dying sun, the Dark Angels descend to walk the wounded earth again. Taking upon themselves the passions and desires of mankind, they witness the last, strange flowering of humanity as time itself spiral down into darkness"
"78 Arcana of bitter hope and dark solace, with instructions".
The Art is Gothic with deep, pale hues of colour. The characters are wanton, serious, sad and compelling and the scenery is reminiscent of vampires and graveyards. It's pleasantly scary, there aren't any horrible monsters in it. The Majors do not their names written on the cards, just their numbers, while the suits are distinguished by different simple, coloured borders. If you look for Rider-Waite symbolism, it's quite hard to find. Most probably because the Dark Angels are 'dark' and foreboding, whereas the Rider-Waite depicts light and sun in the majority of it's cards. The Ace of Wands for example, shows a skull placed upon wooden pole with hands reaching up to it, against a gloomy, stormy gray sky, The LWB says "Everything begins with the first movement towards the goal!", an insightful and original take on the Ace of Wands, even though the picture lacks the fiery, energetic depiction of the card. 'The Lovers' card simply shows two 'Dark Angels' stood behind a couple, against a misty floor and deep, dark blue cloudy skies, the LWB says "With spread wings, the angels protect that which they love. For pity and for desire they choose to join with them in their fate and cleave to love against the darkening of the eternal night".
This deck is intriguing, inspiring and compelling and has a lot to offer the reader whose looking for something powerful, original and insightful to read with, although you may need to refer to the LWB to understand the card's symbolism.
"78 Arcana of bitter hope and dark solace, with instructions".
The Art is Gothic with deep, pale hues of colour. The characters are wanton, serious, sad and compelling and the scenery is reminiscent of vampires and graveyards. It's pleasantly scary, there aren't any horrible monsters in it. The Majors do not their names written on the cards, just their numbers, while the suits are distinguished by different simple, coloured borders. If you look for Rider-Waite symbolism, it's quite hard to find. Most probably because the Dark Angels are 'dark' and foreboding, whereas the Rider-Waite depicts light and sun in the majority of it's cards. The Ace of Wands for example, shows a skull placed upon wooden pole with hands reaching up to it, against a gloomy, stormy gray sky, The LWB says "Everything begins with the first movement towards the goal!", an insightful and original take on the Ace of Wands, even though the picture lacks the fiery, energetic depiction of the card. 'The Lovers' card simply shows two 'Dark Angels' stood behind a couple, against a misty floor and deep, dark blue cloudy skies, the LWB says "With spread wings, the angels protect that which they love. For pity and for desire they choose to join with them in their fate and cleave to love against the darkening of the eternal night".
This deck is intriguing, inspiring and compelling and has a lot to offer the reader whose looking for something powerful, original and insightful to read with, although you may need to refer to the LWB to understand the card's symbolism.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
End of Times style deck
12 July 2010
By Tarot Girl
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"When the dance is done the last grain of sand in the glass will fall and time itself shall end." from the LWB
Lo Scarabeo has recently released, "the Dark Angels Tarot," created by Luca Russo. I found this deck to be very "gothic." Most of the angels portrayed in this deck are very risque. It is a very post apocalyptic tarot. The palette used is dark greys, deep purples, shades of black, midnight blues, and golds. The backs of the cards have a symbol of a partial mask, this does make it difficult for reading reversals because you are able to see from the back if the card is reversed or not. The majors are not labeled by name, but have roman numerals on the top and bottom of the card. The art is beautiful in a dark way, I only wish that the images were slightly larger.
The minors are labeled by symbols, for example; on the wands at the bottom of the card is a aymbol of a wand and at the top is the number. The court cards are also labeled with symbols. The Page has a horse head symbol, the knight has a helmet, the queen has a feminine crown, and the king has a masculine crown. The borders on the minors also differentiate by color. The Wands border is grey, the cups border is red, the swords border is blue, and the pentacles border is a muted gold. The minors are not another rider/waite clone, they very loosely follow some of the rider waite symolism, but I feel Luca created his own symbolism in this deck.
The LWB is in english, italian, spanish, french, and German. I did enjoy the, "Secret Heart Spread" created for this tarot. The interpretaions for the cards listed in the lwb, i found to be entertaining. They are dark but very contemplative. My favorite interpretaion was for the Page of Wands, "The angel brings messages from the dead, the future is the past to come."
Overall I really enjoyed this deck. I feel that this deck would be ideal for doing, "shadow" work. If you are someone who enjoy's, "gothic" style art or post apocalyptic themes, I believe you will enjoy this deck.
Lo Scarabeo has recently released, "the Dark Angels Tarot," created by Luca Russo. I found this deck to be very "gothic." Most of the angels portrayed in this deck are very risque. It is a very post apocalyptic tarot. The palette used is dark greys, deep purples, shades of black, midnight blues, and golds. The backs of the cards have a symbol of a partial mask, this does make it difficult for reading reversals because you are able to see from the back if the card is reversed or not. The majors are not labeled by name, but have roman numerals on the top and bottom of the card. The art is beautiful in a dark way, I only wish that the images were slightly larger.
The minors are labeled by symbols, for example; on the wands at the bottom of the card is a aymbol of a wand and at the top is the number. The court cards are also labeled with symbols. The Page has a horse head symbol, the knight has a helmet, the queen has a feminine crown, and the king has a masculine crown. The borders on the minors also differentiate by color. The Wands border is grey, the cups border is red, the swords border is blue, and the pentacles border is a muted gold. The minors are not another rider/waite clone, they very loosely follow some of the rider waite symolism, but I feel Luca created his own symbolism in this deck.
The LWB is in english, italian, spanish, french, and German. I did enjoy the, "Secret Heart Spread" created for this tarot. The interpretaions for the cards listed in the lwb, i found to be entertaining. They are dark but very contemplative. My favorite interpretaion was for the Page of Wands, "The angel brings messages from the dead, the future is the past to come."
Overall I really enjoyed this deck. I feel that this deck would be ideal for doing, "shadow" work. If you are someone who enjoy's, "gothic" style art or post apocalyptic themes, I believe you will enjoy this deck.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
great addition to any dark tarot collections
22 Dec 2010
By nursejuju
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Cards|Amazon Verified Purchase
this deck is a beautiful. if you need an a deck where the each card literally tells you its meaning then this isn't a deck for you, the deck utilizes your own interpretation of the card. the images on this deck are dark but not to the point where it would creep out you or the questioner. the images are honestly just sad and gloomy. each card as with many tarot deck almost depicts its own story. which forces the reader to narrate it in his or her own way. the only drawback to this deck is the back piece depicting half of a mask, which is a giveaway if you utilize reversal readings. but as a collector this a very artistic deck. another good thing to point out is the theme is not over done. compared to a lot of 'dark' decks where the images are overly dramatic showing how 'gothic' the deck is. the images are primarily dark angels in a dark post apocalyptic world. there are no cliche looking vampires cover in blood or muscular werewolves howling at the moon.
this deck emphasizes on the darker and sadder aspect of life but as always 'in the darkness comes light. this is a good addition to any tarot arsenal to explore the darker aspect of reading, without the need to see excess blood, gore or excessive demonic imagery.
a funny fact if your a fan of the musician 'emily autumn' shes on the 9 of cups.
this deck emphasizes on the darker and sadder aspect of life but as always 'in the darkness comes light. this is a good addition to any tarot arsenal to explore the darker aspect of reading, without the need to see excess blood, gore or excessive demonic imagery.
a funny fact if your a fan of the musician 'emily autumn' shes on the 9 of cups.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
tarot
8 Nov 2011
By Nick
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Cards|Amazon Verified Purchase
They were a good investment, even though the art is dark the story behind it is beautiful. I got good vibes from my deck and I'm going to use them for a verry long time. I love them
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