Tattoo Tarot: Ink & Intuition

This is one of the most beautiful tarot decks I’ve ever owned. The images are handsome and the tattoo artwork is superb. The deck is sturdy and quite thick, but you get used to them the more you practice with them.

I'll admit I pre-ordered these in part because the price was so low (around $12). I also wanted another "edgier" deck option for querants to choose from and had recently purchased the 8 Coins Tattoo tarot, which many adore, but to me seemed less "tattoo parlour" and more "16 year old girl's random sketchbook with cutesy doodles and 12 or soEd Hardy throwback tributes." I am no tattoo afficianado but "Ink & Intuition" hit that nail square on the head that "8 Coins" only dinged. Among the Majors The Fool, The Magician, a fantastic lovers, The chariot (which actually has an element of speed and movement - a welcome change from the sense og static immobility many artists bafflingly attribute), Death and a tattoo covered Star. The devil is a near generic copy of the Marsielles original and feels like a missed opportunity. This is the only real "bad card" of the deck. The Court is the stabdiut here with a bit of edge that gives this very classic feeling dack a bit of modern sass. The Queen of Swords is a badass, arms raised holding her sword ready to attack at a moment's notice while the Queen of Cups is complete glam while showing off her back and arm tattoos. The King of Cups rocks a high face haircut to show off his skull tat and looks like Adam Levine's long lost twin brother. The Knave of Wands scowls while both the Knave of Cups and of Pentacles blur refreshingly blurring genderlines in their apoearance. Having a court that has a bit of personality and flair tha at extends beyond the Queen of Wands makes all the difference in a deck. This is a Marsielles deck with means the minors are "pips" and are depictions of the object of the suit and with the numeric equivalent of that object presented. The minors are not fully illustrated. For example the 6 of Wands does not depict a man on horseback in a victory parade being cheered on by the crowd, but rather just 6 wands arraanged in a visually aesthetic patteen. Look closely, though, and you'll see a green leaf victory laurel behind the wands symbolizing the aspects of recognition, appreciation and victory associated with this card. There are symbolic subtleties to the card interpretations on the minors much in the same vein as to what the Pagan Otherworlds deck did with its minors albeit not quite as clever. The card back is a fully reversible red line design on a white background that echoes your standard playing cards. The card stock is thick and of quality so hopefully the usual handwringing that accompanies the release of any mass market deck will not be be necessary by those to who this is a primary concern. The box the deck comes in makes doubles as a nicer quality 2 piece storage box which goild foil accents decorating the top and sides of the box and a built in recess with a lifting Ravenna allowing the cards to stay secured when not in use and be easily removed from the box by lifting the ribbon. I do hope that somebody over at Llewellyn publishing is gifted a copy of this deck so they can see the proper way to make a product box that doubles as a storage box as they never make their recesses deep enough to hold the entire deck making their boxes all but useless. Llewellyn may want to take note of the cardstock too just in case if they have forgotten would actual quality card stock looks like. There is a full color leaflet in lieu of a LWB that offers a instructions for use, a few basic spreads, brief explanations for both the Major and Minor arcana but strangely does not address each court as an individual but each rank as a whole while not addressing the suit. This omission of the court explanation and that the minors are essentially pips, despite their visual cues, as they still would benefit from some memorization and/or familiarity, make this a deck just slightly out of reach for beginners. This would make a wonderful second or third deck. And for those RWS enthusiasts who immediately turn their nose up and eschew any deck that uses pips, may I remind you your beloved The Wild Unknown is pretty much a pip deck. This is a fantastic deck that will make an interesting addition to any tarot collection.

I remember seeing these on Amazon months ago and was so excited to order them, but had a while to wait until they were released. Fast forward to recently, I entirely forgot about them, saw them on my recommended products and immediately ordered. Needless to say, I am SO glad I did! They are BEAUTIFUL, as are all drawings by MEGAMUNDEN (we have all their coloring books at our tattoo shop & we love all their illustrations - especially their attention to detail & holding true to tattoo art). ANYHOW, as a person very into tarot cards, I was thrilled to see these when they first were shown on Amazon when looking to see if MEGAMUNDEN had released any other illustration books. Seriously, if you’re debating buying them, this is your sign to commit and purchase. I can’t say enough good things. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, each card has the traditional elements of that card, but with a tattoo art twist - and even better, they came in this beautiful box with a wonderfully written book explaining all the meanings of the cards, definitely a useful and well executed addition for any newbies to tarot looking to use these to practice. 10/10 sooo happy & absolutely recommend! Thank you so much for yet another amazing art product MEGAMUNDEN!

The Tattoo tarot deck is very beautiful. The cards are well drawn. To compare, I choose the 9 of Swords from the Rider-Waite deck (on left), Tattoo tarot (center) and Morgan-Greer (on right). For beginners of tarot, I suggest you start with a standard deck. As you can see, the image of the 9 of Swords on both the Rider-Waite and Morgan-Greer deck is quite powerful and different vs the Tattoo tarot deck. Unless you are familar with the original designs of tarot, you won’t be able to read tarot correctly. The Tattoo tarot deck is designed differently. The tattoo tarot deck is beautiful. Buy a deck for yourself if you are an experienced tarot card reader. And to beginners, but this deck and a standard deck too.

I love this deck and have truly connected with it. Whether reading for myself or another person, it gives me super accurate readings every time, which come to me quickly and intuitively. I wasn’t expecting this deck to be so immediately readable to me, but it is indeed. It has a kind of sassy personality and is a no-nonsense/no-BS deck, which I appreciate. It is one of the main decks in my rotation, and it loves to be worked with. I agree with the other reviewers who say that this deck would be difficult to read with if you don’t already have a fluency in the tarot, as it’s a pip deck and the symbolism is barebones. A pip deck means that the minor arcana are all simply illustrations of the number of items in that suit: so the seven of cups will just have seven cups on it, the nine of wands will just show nine wands, etc. This shouldn’t be your first tarot deck but would be fantastic for, say, your third or fourth. If you can already read pips, you’ll be fine. The cardstock is quite thick (by far my thickest deck), and the finish is matte, with a little less “slip” and more grip than some of my other decks. The cards are also slightly larger than the average tarot, making this deck one that takes up quite a bit of space, both in readings and when put away. I sometimes find shuffling with this deck challenging because of its size, but — silver lining? — this does make it easier for Spirit to eject cards out of the deck while I’m shuffling, which is my favorite way to “pull” cards. ;) The box it comes in is really nice quality and excellent for storage. If this deck calls to you, definitely get it. Super accurate and easy to read with — really a fantastic deck.

Il est arrivé en retard, je ne connais pas les cartes, j'ai las donné de cadeau, ressemble que sont bonnes

Este tarot no tiene escenificadas las cartas de los arcanos menores, tan sólo los arcanos mayores y las cartas de la corte. Es decir, los arcanos menores son estilo tarot de Marsella. La calidad de las cartas me parece muy buena. El acabado es mate, y tienes la sensación de que no se dañarán fácilmente. Los dibujos son bonitos. Diría que tiene un efecto tattoo retro, de la vieja escuela, como se suele decir. Las cartas son color hueso o vainilla, no es blanco, lo que enfatiza el estilo. La caja es resistente y tiene efectos dorados en el diseño exterior. El libro explicativo es muy escueto. Con definición corta y palabras claves. Aún así es a color. Trae tres tipos de 3 tiradas. (Todo está en inglés). Me costó 9'73€, así que una ganga en mi opinión.

Las cartas son hermosas y de buen grosor, son un poco mate y todo llegó en perfecto estado Me encantaron 😍 Si las volvería a comprar

Very nice deck, the drawings are amazing new traditional tattoo style. The booklet inside explain the meaning of the cards. The box is stunning, the only thing is that I thought the cards were bigger, but in fack they're much smaller than the box would suggest, and they're also quite thin, more like playing cards that tarot cards... Anyway, I'm very satisfied with the purchase and I really recommend it, more for those who likes the tattoo style and they're interested in the drawings (as I am) more than the actual use of the tarots.

Fabulous deck for imagery, symbolism and card quality. My first pips deck and I’m loving being able to read with numbers, suits and symbols without all of the extra imagery in the minors. Also to note that one review says the deck is printed wrongly - with justice and strength in the wrong positions. However, tarot decks originally had justice as 8 and strength as 11 in the majors and this is a Marseilles style deck which is why they’re in this order. It’s only once you hit the Golden Dawn years that they get switched. So they are correct, but they’re not the same as the order in RWS decks/clones.