One World Tarot

One World Tarot

The design is ultra-modern and computer-generated in the One World Tarot deck. It focuses on the astrological aspects of tarot, but also touches on numerology, color theory and other esoteric symbolism.


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One World Tarot Review by Bonnie Cehovet

What initially attracted me to this deck was the cover picture for the deck/book set - a Stonehenge-like graphic that gives a feeling of ancient mysteries. I was also intrigued by the promo for this deck - that Love was using the connection between Astrology, Tarot and the New Age to, in essence, bring the Tarot forward in time. I think that it promotes personal growth to step outside of our own safe places and experience other people's perceptions.

I think that Crystal Love put a great deal of herself into this deck and the accompanying book. She has a love for the Tarot, for Astrology and for oracular work in general. I believe that she also shows a respect for the tone of the work being done - the archetypal energies being accessed, the levels of understanding involved and the personal spiritual growth that can be achieved. However, IMHO, this deck, built upon astrological and numerological esoterica, missed by a mile.

From the book, in discussing the origins of the Tarot:

"No one, however, seems any wiser as to the actual origins of the tarot. For my part, I intuitively believe that the tarot originated in Atlantis, where it was a means of preserving vital and intricate astrological information that would have been lost when tidal waves of the last Ice Age finally buried this primal civilization under the sea." *

The information provided in this book is very uneven - some of it is backed up, some of it is not. The style of writing is very meandering - like wandering through a sea of information and stopping here for a second and there for a second - sometimes with no connection at all between stops.

From the book, in the introduction:

"At some unrecorded moment in history, the basic astrological energies which are said to orchestrate life on earth, the planets, the signs and the three sub-divisions of each individual sign, were symbolized in pictorial form, and the tarot cards that we know today were first born." **

There are some well done sections - charts relating astrological connotations to each Tarot card, a short synopsis of the metaphysical meanings for the numbers, and a short section on how to interpret the cards in the individual astrological houses.

The cards themselves are a nice size for handling in a reading - 3 " by 4 1/4 ". They are of high quality, glossy card stock. The backs of the cards are quite interesting - a blue background with white line drawings in a mandalla type effect, with black, lotus-like line drawings superimposed over it.

The Major Arcana are presented with a 1/4 " white border surrounding each card. At the top of the card is the astrological symbol, at the bottom of the card is the title. The symbolism is very non-traditional, and in many cases does not bring out, for me at least, the inherent energy traditional for the card.

Some of the more favorable presentations were the Fool, which is shown as white, star-like energy; the High Priestess, which is shown as a human form with arms outstretched and the seven major chakra's in a double helix formation and the Chariot, which is shown as the Tree of Life.

Cards that missed by a mile, for me, anyway, were the Magician, which is shown as a red/green yin/yang symbol; the Empress, which is shown as a pyramid with two palm trees behind it and a full sun above it and the Lovers, shown as two coiled snakes that you really have to look at to identify. For some reason, unknown to me, Strength and the Hanging Man are the same graphic, which is simply inverted on ne card.

Several of the cards have been renamed. The Hierophant is The High Priest, the Hanged Man is the Hanging Man, Death becomes The Rebirth and the Devil becomes Deliverance.

The card faces have a a 1/4 " white border framing a color coded background for each suit - red for the Batons (Wands), green for the Cups, blue for Swords and orange for Coins (Pentacles). The Batons carry the imagery of a yellow flower on a red background; the Cups carry the imagery of a greenish/yellow starfish on a green background; the Swords carry the imagery of clouds on a blue background and the Pentacles carry the imagery of a green leaf on an orange background. The astrological symbol and the elemental name are at the top of each card, with the number and suit at the bottom of the card.

The symbols in themselves are annoying - I don't really connect a yellow flower to the power of the fiery Batons; it is a definite stretch to connect a starfish to the Cups; gentle puffy clouds representing the penetrating, cutting energy of the Swords lost me in the transition. The green leaf for Coins made sense - but became very repetitious.

It is very annoying in that the same symbolism is used for the same number in the different suits. The Aces show the symbol for the suit in the middle of the card. The Deuces show the symbols for the suit twice, one over the other, contained within a circle. The three's show a triangle with the symbol for the suit at each of the respective corners. The four's show a square with the symbol of the suit at each respective corner. The five's show a five pointed star with the suit symbol on each point. The six's show a six pointed star with the symbols on each point. The seven's show a triangle within a square, with the suit symbols at each corner. The eight's show an octahedron with the suit symbols on each side. The nine's show three interlocking triangles with the suit symbols on each corner. The ten's show the Tree of Life, with the suit symbols at each corner.

The court cards do not get any better. They are simply faces in the middle of a card. The elemental attribute is at the top of the card, but no astrological attribution, with the title and suit on the bottom of the card.

It would be very hard to read with this deck unless you already knew the Tarot well. It is not a deck for beginners. For someone who has studied the Tarot and understands its basic symbolism, and can get past the repetition in the cards, this could be an interesting deck to read with. I advise seeing the cards "in person" before making the choice to purchase them.

References:

* Love, Crystal. "The One World Tarot: Astrology, Tarot and the New Age". U.S. Games Inc. 2002. page 27.

** Love, Crystal. "The One WOrld Tarot: Astrology, Tarot and The New Age". U.S. Games Inc. 2002. page 4.

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Complete Details of One World Tarot

Creators: Crystal Love, Michael Hobbs
Publisher: AGM Müller 2002
Deck Type: Tarot Deck
Cards: 78
Major Arcana: 22
Minor Arcana: 56
Deck Tradition: Astrological
Minor Arcana Style: Unique pips
Suits: Cups, Coins, Swords, Batons
Court Cards: Princess, Prince, Queen, King
The Fool is 0
Strength is 11
Justice is 8
Card Size: 3.15 x 4.13 in. = 8.00cm x 10.50cm
Card Language: English
Card Back: Unknown

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