The Sirian Starseed Tarot Cards – 25 Sept. 2012

I have only recently become acquainted with Patricia Cori's work, after reading her book Where Pharoh's dwell. I spotted these cards shortly after during a trip to Glastonbury, and after enjoying her book I thought I would try them out. I have many sets of tarot and oracle cards, but these are definitely among my most beautiful. The cards feature stunning art work, some of which comes from scenes of Glastonbury including the Tor and one of the beautiful gift shops. I have found the cards to be quite intuitive, and have had some very accurate readings with them. Because they are so beautiful it would be easy to use them as meditation tools as well, and their quality is impecable nice thickness of card and a lovely finish reflecting their higher price.My only slight criticism's of the cards is that personally I find the card size too big too shuffle easy, which I think is an important aspect when trying to connect your energy to the cards. My other niggle is the explanations for the people key cards. Each of the four suits comes with a seeker card, an adept card, a sage card and a master card, but the explanations in the book only offer one for each type of card and not tor he individual suit. I don't really understand why Patricia has chosen to do this as the explanations for the rest of the deck are very good. You are simply left to your own devices to decipher the meanings of how each of the above cards relates to the indiviual suit, I know tarot readings is intuitive to a certain extent but I still would have liked more guidance on these cards.

Ever since I first came across this deck I have been hooked! I have used tarot on and off before but never felt compelled to have my own deck until I found this. As soon as I used Sirian Starseed tarot I knew I had to have it.I find it extremely easy to read intuitively. I am still getting used to the deck so do read the meanings, which are great - but the pictures are so detailed, beautiful and intuitive that I find it easy to read into it. I can find the story easily and interpret incredibly powerful and useful meanings.Importantly and amazingly it is updated to a truer version of who we are (I believe, as the creators say too). It is in line with spiritual development much more so than any other deck I have seen. Of course it isn't just about that - it simply feels more in depth and more real to life. The suits are updated and move on from the past to a modern version that is extremely insightful and sweet. I absolutely love this deck and highly recommend it to everyone who is interested in personal development, love, truth and intuition.It is beautiful. Hands down, it is incredibly beautiful and SUPER HIGH QUALITY. It is made to last. Kudos to the creators, it is amazing and I am so glad I bought it. I would definitely buy this as a gift for friends interested in tarot as well.

The cards arrived fast. They had stuck together but this wasn't an issue as they didn't get spoiled when split. I liked the flames suit best- there are suits of orbs, crystals and flames which I liked- different! Cards larger than most packs. Good sturdy box.

As a professional Tarot reader, I have gone through a LOT of decks. This deck makes my top five and is one of the ones I reach for, not only when doing readings for clients but for my own daily meditations.The artwork is stunning and in this case, I would say bigger is better, even though I'm aware that some of my colleagues struggle with shuffling this deck because of the larger size.The images are beautiful, uplifting and clearly created for the New Age (no Christian devil but a rather more Jungian 'Shadow' as one example). The companion book provides food for thought and blends classical interpretations with fifth dimensional wisdom very well.You can find a 'deck interview' (with card images) I did with the Sirian on my Tarotize blog.Alysa Bartha and Patricia Cori have done inspired work here in creating a deck that serves as both a great divination tool and wonderful tool for ascension. Thank you, ladies!

What an amazing tarot deck I was new to tarot when I purchased these but I wanted to stay away from the horrific images that the more traditional decks display. This is a deck like no other the energy from these cards is so intense not for everyone but if you want to try them even for the artwork they are accurate. The cards are big, bigger than say the Doreen Virtue cards so you may have to split the deck and shuffle them that way or hold the cards in a different way if you have small hands as I do. But they are really beautiful and I would say if you are collecting decks this is a must.

Ever been given images but didnt know why? I was so exited to find this pack..and knew instantly they were for me. Id recognized two of the cards, which felt seriously comforting and familiar like a lost friend id been waiting for..So for myself i rate them off the scale!Many thanks with abundant love to the light beings! to Patricia Cori for bringing forth, and Alysa Bartha for the Artwork! Sx

I'm a little disappointed... The cards themself are absolutely beautiful. But there isn't very much info in the book and the book is really thin..the messages just don't resonate with me there is no real meaning to the messages The messages lack inspiration and knowledge there is no spark to the meanings of the cards.. I've got many decks of cards and this is my first I haven't felt a connection due to the messages ... Such beautiful spiritual cards but so sad about the note book... I'm going to try and keep working with them and see how things go...

What an amazing and beautiful deck. I absolutely love it. I check all of the decks before i buy on utube and it is not a disappointement at all. Dont recommend it for people who are starting tarot but it is a very beautiful deck. Its really big in size and very sturdy. Not flimsy at all. Brilliant

O tarot é lindo, as cartas são muito grandes. Belo trabalho.

Was für ein wundervolles Sirian Tarot.Ich liebe es. Ganz schön gestaltete grosse Karten.Mit Begleitbuch. Wer keine XL Karten mag, sollte es nicht bestellen.

A diferencia de otras personas a mi me a encantado el tamaño grande y exagerado de las cartas! El material de las cartas es excelente y la caja es dura, muy bien para conservar el mazo protegido. Por otro lado no me parece que el precio sea el adecuado ya que muchas cartas son un montaje de foto, que parece hecho con un programa del móvil! Fatal! No conecté con ellas, de todo el mazo a mi parecer solo hay unas 5 cartas que merecen la pena y el resto no merecen la pena... lo voy a probar una vez o dos y si no conecto con el lo devolveré, por que me parece que es un Tarot de un precio excesivo para el Art Work, algunas cartas son un insulto a mi humilde parecer, pero os lo dejo a su criterio la compra, creo que es cuestión de conectar con el arte y los significados... mucha Suerte! Dejo fotos ;D

Ce tarot est vraiment très beau, il est dans une grande boite avec son livret ce qui est très pratique, les cartes sont très grandes et de belle qualité. Je trouve juste dommage qu'il y ait des bordures blanches ça ne sert à rien ç'aurait été plus beau sans. Les illustrations sont juste sublimes, très oniriques et cosmiques, j'adore.Un beau tarot qui permet de travailler sur différents points et peut servir de support de méditation.

I collect decks and have over one hundred. I like to purchase decks that are unusual in some way. Unfortunately, many of those are unusable because they stray too far from the original meanings of the cards without calling themselves an "oracle" rather than a tarot deck. So the question for me when purchasing a deck becomes; is the art work worth having regardless of its value as a tarot and does it pull off that rare combination of unusual beauty and insightful readability? I'm happy to say that Starseed does both with an added bonus.With many improvements geared to a more spiritual take on worldly events, the deck is still recognizable for those used to the traditional Rider Waite. The suits are changed as follows: Orbs=Swords, Chalices=Cups, Crystals=Pentacles and Fire=Wands but most of the cards retain the essential elements of their original imagery. This means it is accessible to fairly new readers and even beginners. One issue with the Rider Waite that can limit new reader's interpretations is its reference throughout the minor arcana to strictly mundane rather than spiritual events. If you want to know the basic who, what, and where of a situation, the minor cards and people cards will usually give you a fairly accurate description of an event. While this pleases and even wows most people who want a reading, those seeking to solve personal issues with a spiritual base will be less served. The non-material value of that event is usually lost unless the reader is astute enough to ask the right questions or intuitive enough to see deeply into the person's life philosophy.In most decks, while the traditional meanings of the Ace through ten cards focus on their value as external events, it is left to the major arcana to inject spirituality, and to the reader to figure out just what that relationship is. Experienced readers who have done their own inner work can usually bridge the gap, but new readers run the risk of adhering too literally to the card images and missing the "big picture." This disconnect is well bridged both by the cards and the booklet that Cori provides.A good example of the differences in Cori's cards and interpretations is the infamous Seven or Swords. It normally depicts a sly looking person running off with a bunch of swords. Its traditional meaning is duplicity, a thief in your midst who works behind the scenes to steal the swords, or means of victory. As morning dawns the opponent has no weapons with which to fight. Scenarios come to mind of everything from a lying boyfriend to the corporate espionage of Wall Street. It is easy to point fingers when this card comes up. We have a rogue in our midst! He needs to be discovered or something of value will be taken. What is left out of the discussion is the whole idea of grasping as a way of life.Cori's interpretation for the seven of Orbs (Swords) focuses on the weight of things being taken rather than just the taker. In the Starseed we see a man in a balloon trying to grab all the orbs in the sky. He does not realize that this will surely crash his balloon and make him a prisoner of his own greed. So the meaning of the card is shifted slightly. Instead of arousing our need to punish a bad guy, we are asked to contemplate the spiritual weight of his greed. In this way we are both warned about the proclivities of the person in question and asked to consider the real cost to ourselves of hanging on to the thing we risk losing. Many of the minor cards in the Starseed have been given a similar twist from material to spiritual consideration.Changes to the major arcana are many and will delight readers who find traditional images like the Hierophant being depicted as a Pope limiting. Cori starts with a replacement for the Fool in the form of a ball of energy that looks like a meteor descending toward a group of crystals. I like this image better than the hapless, medieval image of a cosmic clown because it suggests the descent of an informed spiritual intention entering the world of matter (remember Crystals=Pentacles the traditional earth suit). It also transforms the Fool from a card of choice of paths to one of remembrance and reuniting with one's soul mission.The Magician is also transformed. Traditionally his raised arm channels universal forces to do his bidding in the world. Here he becomes an Indigo child with images of the earth for eyes. The Magician's dominion over all the suits has changed slightly. He has become the force the Magician conjured and is no longer beholding to rituals and manipulation of forces. There is no need to reach outside him, only to wisely use that which has been given. Other major arcana cards which have undergone name changes are Temperance=Alchemy, Judgment=Karma, Death=Transition, Devil=Shadow, World=Ascension, Emperor=Reason, Empress=Abundance. And then there is my personal favorite Hierophant=Guidance; the idea that we do not need human intermediaries between ourselves and the creator, nor a King-like god to rule over us is a concept whose time has definitely come.The main drawback to these cards, especially when being used to do readings for others is finding a space large enough to spread them out and having hands big enough to shuffle them. Cori has stated that she wanted them to be large enough to use for meditation. They are that and printed on quality stock with a very nice slick finish. They also come in a very sturdy box all at a bargain price given the quality. However, I do hope that at some point this deck is offered in two sizes, one being a pocket edition, like the Thoth Tarot.