If you are a Harry Potter fan, you will love the Wizards Tarot deck with its Hogwarts flavor. For Wizards Tarot presents as a magic school themed deck. Although this deck isn’t officially associated with Harry Potter or Hogwarts school, much of its imagery is strongly reminiscent of both. But deck author, Barbara Moore explains the deck also nods to book and TV versions of the All Souls Trilogy, Magicians Trilogy, Hollows, and Dresden Files.
Nonetheless, due to illustrator, Mieke Janssens’ magic school themed imagery, Wizards Tarot will attract Harry Potter fans young and old. Moreover, its imagery’s lack of nudity and gore makes it appropriate for reading in family settings. For decks have long traditionally included some nudes and some fear producing images in a few cards.
The Wizards Tarot Boxed Kit
The Wizards Tarot kit, comes with publisher Llewelyn’s current standard large magnetic close box, with its cards nestled in an inner compartment. Additionally, the package includes a good sized full-color companion book, also authored by Barbara Moore. As I always say; the bigger the box, the bigger the companion book.
The Wizards Tarot Magic School Themed Cards
Wizards Tarot’s cards’ jewel tone colors are a feast for the eyes, beyond beautiful. Here, Janssens’ settings depicting students and teachers within a majestic institution of learning dominate the images. Furthermore, I think this deck could be titled “Wizards and Witches Tarot” since there are as many Witch as Wizard images among the cards.
I must say, the Knights, Queens, and Kings, are especially beautiful in this deck.
I love that the cards are borderless, as are many of the modern published decks. Personally, I love borderless cards so much, I now resist purchasing decks with borders.
Moreover, the Wizards Tarot cards are standard sized and printed on the now popular plastic like card stock. And their glossy finish make them not only beautiful, but also easy to shuffle, gliding freely over one another.
However, I do have just one negative comment regarding the labeling on the cards. Specifically, the print is too small for my Querent (reading requester) and I to easily read. When I give a reading, I need to be able to identify each card with a quick glance. But with these cards I often need to pick them up to read their label. Nonetheless, the cards are so beautifully whimsical that I use them anyway. But I do hope the publisher will remedy this issue in a future deck update.
The Wizards Tarot Companion Book
The Wizards Tarot Companion book is gorgeous. For it’s colorful and glossy and large enough for older eyes to read. And not only are the images of the cards full-color, they are also full-page sized!
Rather than suit order, the Minor Arcana cards are presented in card number order, which is a bit unusual for companion books. As in all four suit cards of the same number are grouped together. And similarly, the Court Cards are rank ordered with all four suit cards of the same rank grouped together. Although surprising to see, I think this is a helpful way to learn a new deck.
The Wizards Tarot’s Spreads
Among modern Tarot deck companion books, authors tend to include spreads, some traditional and some deck theme specific. As is her tendency, Barbara Moore has included quite a few spreads in this companion book.
- Single Card Spread
- Three Card Spread
- Celtic Cross Spread
- Your Best Self Spread
- True Magic Spread
- The Alchemical Spread
Summary for Wizards Tarot – A Magic School Themed Deck
I hope you will give the Wizards Tarot deck a try, for I know you will love this magical deck as much as I do. As always, thank you for reading and Happy Taroting!
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