I really love the Halloween Tarot deck by Kipling West. I got mine as a birthday gift from a friend.
It was the only “complete” deck I had for a while. I used it for many client readings until I had the money to splurged on the other decks.
My deck came in a tin. I like the size of tarot cards in a tin as they shuffle easily. But because of their size, they don’t photograph well.
Size comparison
Dissecting the Halloween Tarot
I like the deck for its cartoonish portrayal of the characters and objects from the Rider-Waite-based Tarot deck.
Most of the cards are the same, except they changed the minor arcana to be Halloween-themed.
- Cup – Ghosts
- Pentacle – Pumpkin
- Sword – Bat
- Wand – Imp
What I like about this deck is that the cartoons make everything look less threatening. Though people have told me that having ghosts in the cards is pretty scary.
A Past, Present, Future reading where the Strength was the extra card that slid out of the deck.
When I’m shuffling with this particular deck, a card very often pop out. (Strength, in the case of the reading above.) And it describes the situation very well.
The Queen of Wands/Imps. which I pick as a representation of myself. So I love this card very much.
I do recommend the Halloween Tarot deck as a secondary deck. The cheerful depictions make the tarot less scary for clients.
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