Mass Market edition. A popular, bubbly deck. Acquired 2020

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Overall: 7/10 There’s a reason everyone and their mother has this deck. It’s bright, it’s lighthearted, it’s RWS, it’s not very esoteric, it does an okay job at representing various people, and it is probably the least offensive deck I own. If you want a deck that you can safely use with anyone, this is that deck.

This deck is a nice deck. I do like it, it’s a Steady Eddie deck that I can bring with me anywhere and use to give anyone a Tarot reading. But, its not my favorite.

I won’t lie, it took me a while to warm up to these cards. Personally, I feel this deck is a bit too nice and fluffy (and crunchy), but I’ve come to appreciate the soft mood the Light Seer’s has to offer. This deck has a rich sense of emotions, and they are much more accessible than some of my other “big feelings” decks. The colors really scream “summer” vibes, but I find that I tend to reach for this deck in the cold dark winter when I’m in desperate need for a sweet, flowery feeling reading. It’s funny how that works.

The fact is, it is too much of a happy deck and that prevents me from reaching for TLST more often for my personal use. While there is difficult emotions and pain here (the three of swords is pretty strong!), and introspection there, it is vastly overshadowed by all the joy and “good vibes” and some of the cards really fall flat for me . I do feel like this is an unbalanced Tarot in that regard, but hey, some days you need all the happy you can get.

Card Quality: 4.5/5 These are thick and good! Very impressive for the price. Wish the mass market came green gilded, I for sure would have paid extra.

The challenging cards I think are done well in this deck–much emotion! So pensive, very wow!

Imo, some of the challenging cards that fall a little flat for me.

Readability: 4.5/5 I could see this being an absolute beginner’s deck. I have to say, while I like the light/shadow concept the LWB provides, I don’t necessarily always agree with the author’s interpretations, and I very rarely reach for the booklet. But, I don’t struggle to have my own intuitive meanings of the cards either. There’s such a playful, whimsical attitude that makes it easy to want to work with this deck.

Because it’s so light feeling, it doesn’t necessarily provide the opportunity to delve into more difficult subject manner. While the three of swords definitely is the hardest hitting card of the deck, even then it has a connotation of healing and mending the pain and heartache (which honestly is great compared to the standard three of swords). The ten of swords and the tower on the other hand totally numb the harsh pain the cards typically display.

Art: 4.5/5 This is by far my happiest deck I have. It’s very modern, bright, pretty, and feel-good. I’m a total sucker for the rich jewel tone colors here, and I wish I had more decks that were really committed to color like this deck. I will say that in regards to representation of various people, ages, and body types, I feel like The Unfolding Path did it better, but there are still many people present in this deck, though they all do feel rather “classically” beautiful.

Favorite Card: I really like the 6 of Cups! Right in the feels. I also really enjoy the Justice Card and the action in the Knight of Swords, the playfulness of the 4 of Wands, and the clever interpretation of the Page of Swords.

Least Favorite Card: The Tower. This is a people focused deck, and I feel it was a cop-out to portray a cute squirrel rather than a stressed out human. This is a gentle deck; too gentle with The Tower.

Card I Identify As: I have to admit, while there’s a lot of cards I really enjoy in this deck, I haven’t found a “me” card yet.

The deck Identifies me as: The Chariot

Season: Summer or Winter when you desperately need some summery feelings!

Boxes it Checks: Bright, Positive, People-Centric, Happy, Modern, Diverse, Personal, Watery, Colorful

Similar Decks: I think the Superlunaris Tarot is a true sister deck. There’s an onslaught of modern feeling tarot decks and I don’t have the space to list them all here but some notable similar modern decks: The Sasuraibito Tarot, This Might Hurt Tarot, The Slow Tarot, The Numinous Tarot, The Unfolding Path Tarot