Tarot Review: The Buddha Tarot

I was only recently blessed with being able to purchase this Tarot deck from Amazon at a very decent price. Having spent many years longing for Asian-themed Tarot decks and not liking any of the ones still available on the market (alas, the Ukiyo-e Tarot!) I was happy to come upon the Buddha Tarot. Being of the Buddhist-Witchy persuasion I could not pass up the golden opportunity to own this deck.

I did read a review of this deck before I took the lead of purchasing it sight unseen, not that I cared really. I got a good feeling from the review, and I was even more pleased after I was able to see the entire deck in my own hands.
The artwork is lovely, crisp lines with bright but not harsh colours, and so much Buddhist symbolism in the cards themselves. I was more than impressed. Robert Place did an excellent job recreating the journey of the Tarot with the story of Siddartha Gautama (whom most of us know as the Buddha) and his own journey to Buddhahood.

The Major Arcana is in the same order as traditional decks, but the cards have been renamed to represent the stages of understanding that led Siddartha to becoming the Buddha.

I love this deck. I'm not sure if I would use it for regular readings; maybe on the odd occasion or for spiritually-oriented spreads this deck might be better than a traditional deck. They give a few examples of spreads with the deck, I may try those out and see how they feel with my reading style.

Isn't tarot fun? I think so.

Stay tuned for the companion book review! Blessed be.