This is one of the decks I have which is not specifically a Tarot deck.  However it is meant to be used for divination purposes along a different system, that of the Druidic Ogham.  I received this set as a gift from a special friend.
 
Similarly to runic decks, there are 25 cards in this deck.  The Celtic system is divided into five sets of five cards which are related to a tree alphabet in use for both divination and for ritual writing itself.  The deck comes boxed in a neat wooden box with a liftoff lid and a label is pasted on it front and back.

Personally, while I love the artwork, I find the system used with the cards to be awkward and muddy.  There is a hardbound book contained with the set (you can't buy the deck without buying a set) which explains nicely about each card but the system itself is difficult to learn and use. The art, however, is beautiful beyond compare.
 
I found it was much easier to use the deck in terms of learning the Ogham alphabet for writing than for use in divination.  However, I feel this way about runes too, so it's not a big surprise.  Many people get a lot out of runes for divination, though, so this would also apply here.  If you like to use rune cards, you will find this deck a refreshing challenge.

The Druidic Ogham is a celtic system of alphabetic rune-like characters which correlate to trees and their significance.  I have seen better systems in use for divining with Oghams, using sticks or even rune-like coins, but many people like to use a card-based system.  This set is completely different from anything else on the market and so it will appeal to many collectors just for that reason alone.

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Review Copyright 1998 by Gina M. Pace