Tarot Deck Review #10 The Cosmic Tarot

The cards measure 4 3/4" tall and 2 3/4 " wide. The card stock is thin, and finished with a satin coating. The cards have a 3/16" white border on the front and back.

The cards are reversible; the backs have a very attractive design of celestial bodies, circles, a pentagram centered by a rose with a tiny unformed being in a spiral at the very center.

The artist, Norbert Losch, is self-taught, which is amazing. He started as a surveyor, and after several terms studying art history began painting according to the literature included with the cards.

The artwork is quite lovely, and appears to be pen and ink, colored with both watercolors and pencil in pastel shades.

The lettering used for the card titles is ornate, but not overly so in my opinion. The artwork is realistic. the court cards are close-up views, the pips farther away, full body poses.

Each suite has shades of a certain color as an underlying theme - Cups=blues and greens, Pentacles= greens and golds, Wands=red and gold, Swords = dark blues and yellows.

The majors are colored slightly more brightly than the suite cards.

This deck has been called the "movie-star" deck because many of the people resemble film stars from the silent to the modern era. The deck has a very 80's look, especially in the hair styles and accessories of the people, which is actually not unattractive (to me).

My personal favorites are the High Priestess, a card which has haunted me. Also the lovers, and of course, the Moon. The Aces are very well done also.

After using this deck for a week I found it a nice deck to work with. The cards were a little hard to shuffle because they are so slick. That was the only drawback I found - a very easy to read deck.

I would replace this deck if it strayed.

Recommended for beginners.

In Print.