Review on Cthulhu's Vault Tarot Deck: Enhanced for SEO by Wayne Ohlrogge

Pros: Quality deck; thick, heavy cards. The back is textured with convex paint. Silver gilded edges. The facility is pretty good. Cons: The images on the cards are *not* the traditional tarot archetypes. Almost none of the drawings of the cards have anything to do with the name of the card. For example: Apart from the Ace of Coins card, none of the other cards have coins on them. And on cards with cups, there are no cups at all (the ace is a crystal ball, a closed vessel). Unless you are already very familiar with the meanings of suits, face cards, and major arcana, they will tell you almost nothing in terms of symbolism. I would even say they are useless to all but collectors, Lovecraft enthusiasts and professional/highly experienced tarot readers. That said, there are people who could, in a pinch, perform tarot readings with a stack of bicycles and twenty-two photographs representing the Major Arcana. However, this wouldn't be ideal, just as this deck isn't great for reading. The card's thickness, finish, and gilded edges make it difficult to shuffle. Would I buy this blanket again? Yes, but I'm a Lovecraft collector and fan. Will I use this deck for tarot fortune telling? Not if there was an affordable alternative.