Dalí. Tarot (Multilingual Edition)

beautiful book and tarot. great coffee table piece.

I came across this deck while searching for cheap $8-15 tarot cards to make some mismatched/chaos decks that I’m gifting out to friends. This one caught my eye even though it’s out of the price range. I browsed some of the reviews and thought it may be worth the splurge, as a unique addition into the mismatched decks I’m creating. The ONLY negative thing I have to say about this deck, is that it’s well above the standard 2.75/4.75” tarot size (I’ve added a few pictures with a standard size RWS card beside for reference) and it’s not annotated in the product description. I opted not to crop the cards as I’ve done with other decks for this project, and keep them as an intact set because of how unique these cards are to all my personal decks. The entire set is beyond gorgeous and extremely high-quality. I’ve seen artisan decks of a fraction of the quality and effort, printed in China, be hot sellers for double/triple the price. The author has taken tremendous care to narrate a story behind each card that aligns beautifully with universal tarot descriptions while simultaneously bringing Dali’s work to life. Although this deck may be used as a substitute for any other typical tarot reading, I’ve decided to refrain from reading them reversed and creating spreads like I would with a normal tarot deck, and use them purely for single-card oracle reading. This is partially due to the enormous size of the cards, but also because the author does such an excellent job at bringing Dali’s art to life. You could spend hours examining one card, with or without the accompanying guidebook. It’s as profound as walking through an art gallery in that respect.

This is so much more than I expected. I ordered it and then had buyers remorse and tried to cancel it, but amazon sent it anyway. The cards are beautiful and high quality, as is the box and book that come with it. The book is so detailed and having a multilingual edition helps a lot, living in a state that’s almost 50/50 in languages spoken by the citizens. It has English, Spanish, German, and French. The cards are very tall, taller than any other deck I own, so shuffling is difficult, especially with my small hands, but not impossible. Definitely will take some practice. Some of the imagery is a bit of a stretch and it’s a bit more abstract/composite style so it’s not all in Dalí style like you may be accustomed to. Overall, it was a great buy, even better since amazon helped me out with a refund since they couldn’t cancel my order.

I was not expecting it to be so huge! The box is gigantic and covered in velvet. The guidebook is just as big with tons of valuable information! The cards are beautiful. I’m so excited to start using this deck!

This is a great buy! I saw this at an art museum in Barcelona and didn't have any more room to bring it back. The interpretation is straight-foward useful advice!

I absolutely love this tarot deck, it is a must have for anyone’s collection. The artworks are gorgeous, and the sensation of the cards is a delight.

Some of these gripes are downright ridiculous, but some hold some merit, so heres my 2 cents. Over the course of a month I have ordered 3, YES THREE, of these decks. I have recieved exactly 0 complaints from 2 friends i have gifted these to and the cosmetic defects from production are something I will touch on in a moment. The quality of the deck is what I would expect from a deck of cards I have full intent of using as a tarot reader, but leaves a smidge to be desired for those who want a show piece as im sure many fans of Dali would appreciate. One friend pointed out he would have loved to see guilding on the deck and we have discussed whether or not he will choose to hand gild himself, but it's one thing that can add a nice touch for sure. Personally, I so very appreciate the artwork used and how it affects my interpretations and readings, that being said, this is not a beginner's deck by any means. It certainly does add beautiful depth to traditional meanings and allows for intuitive readers to step away from the mainstream artistry most often used. Regarding the packaging: for collectors this has SO MUCH POTENTIAL to be a beautiful piece but it's just missing the mark. The textiles used for both the book and box leave very little room for error as both show damage from production very easily. A velvet like material on the box shows blemishes that cant just be smoothed away, and a satiny-matte finish on the book shows oils....even from what appears to be the conveyor belt and ABSOLUTELY shows finger prints way too easily. Theres noticeable scratches on the book cover upon opening, but I'm not a collector type wanting this as a conversation piece, and these are items I expect will recieve wear and tear in my hands. Fortunately, one of the recipients recieved one with very little manufacturing damage to his and he is a huge Dali fan, but not a tarot reader. So I'm very satisfied that his came in a much better condition.

Comes in an oversized purple, velour like case (maybe 8 x 14, like a legal pad) with a recessed cutout for the deck of cards to sit in (housed in a flashy gold cardboard box) and space for the larger book to be seated on top. Each card collages a piece of classical art that Dali, acting as an art historian, then riffs on with surrealist elements. It's worth looking up the wikipedia entry for the paintings used in the collages. They're entertaining and sometimes give a wry twist to the card's interpretation-- The Renaissance artist Carvaggio is commissioned by the church to paint the Virgin Mary. He spends the money on prostitutes, has one pose as his "Virgin", and it's a scandal. He never saw the painting, "Death of the Virgin", on display because he killed a man in a sword fight following a heated tennis match and had to flee Rome. The painting is one of the last depictions of the Virgin Mary dying a human death in Catholic lore (not glowing or floating). Dali only clips part of the composition, a young woman in mourning, and his take seems to conflate the "Death of the Virgin" with the 'death of a virgin', i.e. losing virginity. Maybe Mary loses her virginity when we cease to think of her as divine?

excelente produto, bem embalado, chegou no prazo. Obra de arte!!

O kadar güzel bir şey ki. Çokkkkk askkkkkk.💖✨ Satıcı çok korunaklı bir şekilde kargolayıp gönderim sağlamış kesinlikle güvenerek alabilirsiniz.

スペインでダリ美術館に行った際に実物のスケッチを観た記憶があり、タロットカードをアイテムとして欲しくなったので、思わず買ってしまったのですが、大満足。素敵なカードです。ダリ好きとしては、必要以上に丁寧に扱っています。

Gorgeous set of tarot deck and book in a nice box. Buy it while its still available

Ik heb dit item ontvangen. Het zat in een plastiek folie, toen ik het open deed bleek de zeer mooie doos gescheurd aan de binnenkant, ter hoogte van de rechter bovenhoek. De kaarten zelf leken nogal donker geprint en de doos en het boek enorm groot. Maar desalniettemin zou ik het accepteren als natuurlijk de doos niet gescheurd zou zijn. Dus ik stuurde het pakket retour. Vandaag ontving ik de vervanging. Ik deed die nog voorzichtiger open dan anders.. Haalde de doos uit de folie. Nu bleek de doos opnieuw gescheurd, maar aan de linker boven hoek... Hoe dat kan, geen idee. De doos zat opnieuw in een folie verpakt.. Ik heb gemengde gevoelens bij dit deck. De doos is prachtig, maar het moest voor mij echt niet zo enorm groot zijn. Boek idem. Als er dan toch per se 3 talen in moeten, dan mag het voor mijn part eerder in aparte secties of in 3 afzonderlijke boekjes, want je leest toch maar één taal. En de kaarten op zich zijn interessant en mooi, maar de manier van drukken of de kleuren doen de hele expressie wat teniet.. Heel bijzonder dus 🙃 ik weet niet wat ik ervan moet denken of vinden... dus ik hoop dat ik deze tweede versie opnieuw retour kan sturen, en straks niet opnieuw de eerste gescheurde doos ontvang...! Ondertussen heb ik het vervang deck ontvangen... Hoe het mogelijk is, is mij een raadsel, maar ook deze doos in aan de binnenkant gescheurd in een hoekje. Voor de rest lijkt het intakt. Nu kan ik deze blijkbaar niet terug sturen.. feitelijk is dat bedrog. Wat ik vreemd vind, want dat ben ik anderzijds van Amazon niet gewoon.. er blijkt -weliswaar soms na lang zoeken- altijd een mogelijkheid om de dingen te regelen op een deftige manier, maar hier dus plots niet... Gelukkig kan ik 'plots' wel de review aanpassen... De dingen zijn als ze zijn. Maar de waarheid mag gezegd. Niemand koopt tenslotte iets graag wat kapot is, tenzij het zo vermeld is.