Radiant Rider-Waite Tarot Deck: 78 beautifully illustrated cards and instructional booklet

Such a lovely deck of cards, they're very vibrant and a lovely change the the vintage feel of the 'the orginal wider waite' tarot deck. Card stock is slightly thinner but does not bother me one bit. Good quality cards and no printing issues. Thank you

Read a few of the reviews on this particular Deck of Tarot, and a couple of the bad reviews in my view were unfounded. This is an excellent vibrant pack of cards good enough I have orderd more printed in Italy 🇮🇹 am happy with that had they been from China 🇨🇳 they would be making there way back to Amazon I only use cards from Spain 🇪🇸 italy 🇮🇹 or Belgium 🇧🇪 I have had Chinese decks and they just don't give me anything I had ordered a few things that day and 4 parcels all A5 size but I could feel which parcel had the Tarot deck in them and I was not wrong a beautiful vibrant deck so easy to shuffle and I am now seeing little sighns that I have missed in the original Rider waite this is an excellent deck well made and I am well happy 😊

A. E. Waite in 1909 designed the first published Tarot deck that had illustration to indicate the meaning of cards, on all cards; it was illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith and published by the Rider company; this become the standard Tarot deck.As most modern Tarot decks are based on this Rider Waite Smith (RWS) deck, the RWS decks are recommended as the deck to learn on. For the same reason most Tarot books are written around these deck.The original illustrations were limited by 1909 printing technology; the Radiant version uses modern printing technology to make the illusions more life like.This deck comes with a small pamphlet that most people feel does not give enough information, so most people buy a book to go with the deck.I have added here brief examples of three Tarot books, as the two purchases can’t be separated.A Complete Guide to the Tarot by Eden Grey, first published 1970 includes a concise description and meaning of each card. The small text size and being printed on ruff paper, it is a 1970 book, puts some people off.Tarot Plain and Simple by Anthony Louis first published in 2002, is a modern book that gives clear guide to the meanings of the cards. The cards illustrated are by Robin Wood, not the original RWS cards, but are close to the RWS ones. This is probably the best introductory book on Tarot.Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack is often considered the de facto book on Tarot, but the complex, wordy, detail it goes into means it is not recommended for beginners.

Ohh, this was an interesting experience connecting with this deck...I was so excited to receive it but my heart sank, when I saw it has been published by U.S Games. On the description of the product it clearly states “Rider” Publisher 2017, that’s why I went for it with this particular seller. I already have U.S Games Rider Waite Tarot and wanted to experience the quality of the product from another publisher, hence ordered a different (radiant) clone of the deck. It was too late to do anything about returning as I took the top plastic cover off the deck.Anyway, feeling a bit disappointed, I looked into first 11 cards and noticed the faces of some “people” look like they don’t know what they are doing 😂. I stopped myself and said: “Wait a minute, Tarot is reflecting back to me what I am feeling right now”...isn’t that already communication? That realisation just blew my mind away, because after a little while, I looked at the images again and they all came to life for me, in most beautiful and cohesive way. I actually love the art! The cards feel lighter, more joyful and fresh. And I love the colours and the card stock. So I am happy with this deck...but still, the seller should correct the description of the product. I am 65% annoyed by the copyright signature on the side of each card, but many card collectors I know won’t be happy about it at all...that’s why Rider Publisher is an alternative to get it without the signature.Hope you find my review helpful.

Love the messages on them

Everything good apart from the actual product box was not ceiled in cellophane which is extremely unusual as I have purchased this same product on other occasions. The problem being that the cards were forced out of the product box which meant the product box was slightly damaged and dog eared. Fortunately the cards were in good condition. Why was the product not in cellophane during manufacture?

These are honestly my only deck of tarot cards and I'm perfectly satisfied with that. I read that some people wouldn't recommend this deck to beginners, but I strongly concur! It has the classic design with a genuinely good help booklet which describes the picture, gives the upright AND reversed meanings. The cards are a little stiff for shuffling but will probably soften over time.If you're looking specifically for alternative and original designs for tarot cards, I wouldn't recommend this. But if you're like me and just want a classic, easy to understand whilst also aesthetic tarot deck, this is definitely the one for you. Especially if this is your first deck.

Great quality.