MerryDay Tarot
I really love the artwork in this deck. Unfortunately, I never really warmed up to the system. There is no little white booklet to aid in deciphering the system, nor have I found a book for the deck. Keywords printed at the bottom of the cards do help in getting their meanings, but I never was one who liked keywords.
The deck appears to loosely follow Rider Waite style, although very loosely. The fool is titles Fool, Wizard and is numbered both 0 and XXII. The cards of the major arcana, in order, are Fool(Wizard), Apprentice, Oracle, Empress, Emperor, Mentor, Lovers, Student, Strength, Teacher, Lady Destiny, Justice, Journeyman, Metomorphosis, Time Lord, Tempter, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgement, World, Wizard(Fool). Numbers at the bottom of the cards reveal the order of the deck, an order I don't quite get. After the majors, the minor's order is swords, wands, cups and pentalces. Each suit is ordered King, Queen, Warrior and Elemental, then Dragon (ace) through ten. Definate associations are also given: Swords are air, Spring, Pegasus; wands are fire, Summer, Unicorn; cups are Autumn, water, Mermaid; and pentacles are Winter, earth, Centaur/Satyr. The kings and warriors switch midway through the deck. Swords and wands have kings associated with their element (air and fire, respectively) and warriors associated with their season (Spring and Summer, respectively). Cups and pentacles have the kings associated with seasons (Autumn and Winter, repsectively) and warriors associated with elements (water and earth, respectively). I have no clue as to why the associations are not uniform throughout the deck, and find it a bit annoying to this compulsive (borderline neurotic) Virgo.
The cards measure about 3 by 4.5 inches and handle well. I find the cards to be on the thin side and wonder about their durability. I suspect they may not hold up to regular use very well. Also, I'm annoyed by the cut of the cards. My deck (which I received new) has notches/indentations at the top and bottom of the cards where sheets were seperated into cards. Unsmooth edges, such as theese, are generally a sign of poor quality. That being said, I still really love the artwork in this deck, and am glad to have it in my collection.
I recommend this deck for collectors and those inspired by wonderful artwork. Beginners may use the deck as well, but may have a hard time switching between systems when they move on to another deck. The artwork alone makes this a worthwhile deck to own.
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