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Antonella Castelli, Lo Scarabeo, Pietro Alligo

Tarot Art Nouveau Deck

These cards are alive with movement--the delicate curves, the sweeping lines, the bright yet gentle color--all serve to draw the mind around and into the pictures. Taken together in a reading, these cards almost effortlessly weave a story. Taken individually, there is plenty for the eye to feast on. This deck, a work of art in itself, will also serve as a powerful divinatory tool. The companion booklets for most Lo Scarabeo decks are in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.

Lo Scarabeo, Hsu Chin Chun

Tarot of the Magical Forest

Throughout human history and across every culture, there have been legends, myths, and tales of talking animals. This delightful Tarot takes advantage of this by using animals on all of the cards, adding to the Rider-Waite-Smith symbolism that was already there. The Major Arcana cleverly features sheep, lions, bears, pigs, hedgehogs, and kangaroos, adding a wonderful feel to the cards that is happy and basic. The Strength card, which shows a lamb and a lion nuzzling each other, has to be the sweetest version of this card ever. The Sun card shows a baby kangaroo in his mother's pouch in a field of sunflowers under a huge sun happily waving a little red flag with innocent, blissful joy. The Minor Arcana suits, while traditionally named, each feature a specific animal: Cups have bunnies, Pentacles have foxes, Wands have frogs, and Swords have cats. These choices brilliantly represent the suit qualities. Bunnies bring forth feelings of warmth and sweetness. Foxes are thought to be clever. Cats can be seen as intelligent and emotionally distant. Frogs, well, they like games (leap frog, anyone?). So the Four of Cups shows a bunny under a tree with three cups in the foreground and one ...

Courtney Cooke

Conversation Starters: 52 Personal Questions to Help You Get to Know Each Other

Break-the-ice and prevent awkward moments with Conversation Starters. Another great title from Meadowbrook Press's successful card deck line, the deck features 52 personal questions designed to start conversations that are both interesting and entertaining. Great for dates or a group of friends.