The Hello, Tarot deck
is styled after the Rider-Waite deck and for the most part looks like your
basic clone of the traditional deck, only with Hello-Kitty characters acting
out the parts of each card. You don't need to know who any of the
characters are to see how the cards relate to the meanings, since they
stick with all the traditional symbolism. The deck is rendered in
black and white and is suitable for coloring.
The Major Arcana in this
deck are titled and ordered according to the Rider-Waite tradition.
Strength is 8 and Justice 11. None of the titles have been altered.
Roman numerals appear in the top center of the image area, and a text box
under the image has the title in English.
The Minor Arcana is traditional
also. Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles are the suits. Courts
are King, Queen, Knight and Page. As with the Rider-Waite, only the
Aces and Courts have titles, otherwise it's images of the suit scene and
the number at the top. Numbered cards are full scenes and, often,
incorporate imaginative versions of the suit icons. For example,
one of the Wands cards shows hockey sticks as wands. In a lot of
ways, these are even better than the Major Arcana.
The cards themselves
are about standard in size, you have to handle them delicately because
they are printed on paper not card stock. This is ideal for laminating
your cards after you color them in, or if you prefer to leave them black
and white, you can laminate them as is. However, until then, they
are fairly fragile and bend easily. The back design is a little repeated
Hello-Kitty design and the title Hello, Tarot. The deck did not come
in a box, which cuts down on production costs (since it is self-produced)
and there is no instruction booklet with it. The intro card recommends
A Complete Guide to the Tarot by Eden Gray.
This deck would be ideal
for collectors. It can be a fun exercise for beginners as well, since
coloring in decks is a good learning exercise and this will be a lot more
fun to color in than other black and white decks. Frankly if that
were the intended use, I would recommend buying two and keeping one pristine.
They're inexpensive enough. For more information on buying a copy
of this deck, email Wicce.
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Review Copyright 1999
by Gina M. Pace