The Tarot of the Orishas (Tarot of the Orishas, 1) Cards – December 8, 2013

Very impressive the material and information in this book, I read several types of Tarot but this is wonderful, I am so glad the author made accessible all the information about qualities and characteristics of the Orishas not often available, I have been trying to learn about this religion for the practical purpose of learning this Tarot and use it with my clients as a variation to the conventional Rider deck.I did my research in Spanish books but for some reason people involve in the Santeria religion and divination think they have to be a high ranking "priest" to read Tarot and shells, all the information in this book is not available in Cuba, Mexico or South America, the bottom line is: they protect the income coming from readings and spells .The good news for us is that any person with this deck can perform an accurate reading even if you are not a High ranking priest in Santeria as some members of that religion wanted me to believe, they even tell you the Orishas punish any person out of their religion who perform readings using Orishas, so far my readings are accurate, and believe it or not "with the help of the Orishas" :)

In developing my relationship with Creator, my Higher Self and my entire Spirit Tribe, this Tarot of the Orishas is such a beautiful addition to my soul family. As always, God's timing is always perfect and I was able to ritually charge my deck on the exact day, time, hour, minute! of a very important event in my life which enriched my relationship with the deck right from the beginning. I see and feel the difference, my aché in doing my own readings.

This is my first Tarot card deck. As a Orisha devotee this deck spoke to me. It has helped me to connect the dots after divine consultation with my Babalawo Godfather and when asking questions with my warriors and Ifa. It has helped me tremendously with being concise about my intuition. I should say this deck doesn't speak for Orisha, only Orisha can speak for Orisha to a devotee or patron. However, it helps to understand the characteristics of the orisha in the same it would for a regular major arcana part of a tarot deck. It was intimidating at first because the card explanations are honest but they help tremendously for introspection, which in this life is always the best place to start before applying the root of problems toward external forces situations. I'm going to purchase an orthodox deck for more education on the use of this kind divination tool. I would recommend (although still a beginner) to start with self-readings first.

Loving the book and detailed design of the cards, I am enjoying working with them and would highly urge others to purchase. It makes it easier to interpete when one is involved i a spiritual trip of inner wisdom. I have searched for years to find this item I could relate to and it brings me closer understanding that I can now share with others. To me this product is the greatest and all who venture to purchase will be amazed.

The absolutely love it

The cards were not up to my expectations as they were not visually appealing to me at all. With that said I was able to use them as a study guide to learn about the Orishas. I utilized them in my own unique way and for the most part I am pleased.

I felt led to buy these cards. And so far, I can see why. They are beautifully made. The imagery and the profound knowledge I've received is incredible. Thank you.

Word to Mean Girls because I really thought that a tarot of the ORISHAS—West African Gods—would be Black in the illustrations, but apparently not. It is truly sick of Zolrak to spend the intro of the book talking about slavery, which had a big effect on the evolution of these Ifa-related religions, only to completely whitewash all the female deities except for one.Why is Shango Black but Yemaya, the mother of all Orishas (who are, again *Black* Africans), white? It's giving erasure. It's giving red lips, white face paint, blue eyeshadow and a round, red nose. CLOWNERY.It boggles the mind but you cannot make sense out of colonizer nonsense. I got such bad vibes from this deck. It is an insult to our Black ancestors and the beautiful practices they refined for us to connect to the spirit world. Practices Zolrak refers to as "primitive" at one point, by the way.All this book and deck showed me is that once again, Black people, we need to gatekeep our religions. The ease and zeal with which Zolrak and his caucasian cohort completely erased the Blackness of all the female deities save for Oshun is beyond insulting.I get that religions like Santeria had to hide their deities behind the white saints, but baby it is 2021! Get it together! These traditions are Black and that should be reflected in the cards.Zolrak claims to be an initiate. With this disrespectful deck, I can tell the man wields no true power. He needs to stay in his lane and stick with Wicca or whatever the girlies were doing at Stonehenge because this is truly grotesque. I mean he even made Esu white? Seriously — Esu is giving black Irish (no shade to my black Irish cousins, of course) when he should be giving Black MAN.Such a disgusting shame, but a blessing in disguise because I instead bought a tarot deck from Jessi Jumanji, who is a Black artist and includes *actual* Africans in the artwork of her cards. I suggest y'all look elsewhere for decks bc this one is colonized to bbc.