i have bought the mini version, It's a nice little deck the only downside I find is that because of the standard size of the mini cards, they had made the cards wider and all coins are oval, the figures of people are shorter and fatter. 😞
@@wolfofcoins I bought the mini Visconti-Sforza, without looking at it on line and i was really disappointed. They didn't adjusted the image fortunately. But they put on the side the title of the cards (In English) in big capitale letters. (I am a French speaker) It is not the language that bother me: it's the choice of the titles. Pope is Hierophant, Popess is high priestess, coins are pentacles etc. What a shame to disfigured an historic deck with the wrong titles.
Thank you for the review! It looks pretty much like CBD with minor Jodorowskian additions. I think I'm going to wait for the vintage version that comes out in October - the photos in their catalogue looks really nice, I like the creamy backgrounds they'll have.
This video persuaded me to order this deck despite recently buying 2 TdM decks in the last week! They look great, but more to the point, i totally agree with you about the card stock from La Scarebo. I wonder if those who complain about it are mainly those who buy just to collect. I have a couple of their decks and I love their card stock because it's easier to shuffle and handle which encourages me to actually use them for reading. Thank you. Loving your videos.
@@wolfofcoins The deck has totally lived up to expectations and surpassed in some ways. The first thing to say is that yes, the Lo Scarabeo card stock is excellent as ever. Secondly it is a very good reference deck because it is very close to the original Conver style. In fact it's basically a Pierre Madenie deck and therefore very close to the CBD, without the small extra interpretations added by Ben Dov. Lastly, the little white book is possibly the best one I have ever come across. Normally I take a quick look, think what a poor effort that's full of mistakes or confusions and never open it again. This one is a model of clarity and gives just enough information that you could easily get started without any book and probably keep going for a long time with just the LWB. If only all decks had one just as good. The writer would be a fantastic teacher.
@@Aceofwands688 I'm glad you're enjoying your deck! :) I think the author of the LWB has actually written some books on reading TdM, check out Anna Maria Morsucci's titles.
Hi! I have a video on that topic here: th-cam.com/video/xn-K__8VnuU/w-d-xo.html You can also check out my Tarot de Marseille playlist, I made some videos about reading TdM.
@wolfofcoins hi...thanks for the review. I ended up getting this deck. I really like it. I prefer the colors to the cbd. They're not as bright and loud. I also really like the texture of the cards. I appreciate your thorough review. Have a beautiful day. 🤍🌹
The Camoin Jodorowsky deck appears to have disappeared from the marketplace - it may be out of print - so this Lo Scarabeo deck may be the closest we get to a Jodorowsky deck these days. I think I'll stick with the CBD TdM and the Hadar Veritable TdM but this new deck is a fine modern edition.
I think Jodorowsky added a lot of his own " devices " into his deck, so it's better that subsequent decks from other manufacturers don't blindly follow it and instead look more to the original.
Josephine the wife of Napoleon knew how to read the Marseille tarot and it's been said that she was very good at it. She told him to don't go to Russia because she was seen rivers of blood under a red sky and a disastrous defeat. Literally that happened. If he would had listened. But I guess at the end it was for the better. They got rid of him.
I have the mini in a solid telescopic box. I figured it was cheap enough to throw in my bag. I like it more than I expected, it has some nice little quirks. The LWB is very RWS and I've seen reviews of her book that say the same, even down to them both using wands and pentacles rather batons and deniers (that may be down to translation rather than the creator, a real shame though).
I wonder if this isn't indeed the translation problem. The English "default" suits seem to be Pentacles and Wands and I've seen people use these terms even when talking about a deck where there are obviously coins, no pentacles as such. But as you say, it is a shame :(
i have bought the mini version, It's a nice little deck the only downside I find is that because of the standard size of the mini cards, they had made the cards wider and all coins are oval, the figures of people are shorter and fatter. 😞
Yeah, that's a pity, they should've done it in a different proportion :(
@@wolfofcoins I bought the mini Visconti-Sforza, without looking at it on line and i was really disappointed. They didn't adjusted the image fortunately. But they put on the side the title of the cards (In English) in big capitale letters. (I am a French speaker) It is not the language that bother me: it's the choice of the titles. Pope is Hierophant, Popess is high priestess, coins are pentacles etc. What a shame to disfigured an historic deck with the wrong titles.
The faces are really soft ad beautiful, full of character ...lovely to see 💚
Beautiful deck. Thank you for sharing. The pips are so pretty!
Yes, they are very charming ^__^
Wonderful review Magdalena. Thank you LS and Llewellyn too!
Exactly! You guessed it: the bull is present in the coat of arms of the city of Turin 👏
Oh, thank you! That makes a lot of sense then that the bull is on the crest!
Thank you for the review! It looks pretty much like CBD with minor Jodorowskian additions. I think I'm going to wait for the vintage version that comes out in October - the photos in their catalogue looks really nice, I like the creamy backgrounds they'll have.
Oh yes, the vintage version will look great!
This video persuaded me to order this deck despite recently buying 2 TdM decks in the last week! They look great, but more to the point, i totally agree with you about the card stock from La Scarebo. I wonder if those who complain about it are mainly those who buy just to collect. I have a couple of their decks and I love their card stock because it's easier to shuffle and handle which encourages me to actually use them for reading.
Thank you. Loving your videos.
Thank you! Yes, I think that Lo Scarabeo know what they are doing with this cardstock, it is very practical and I love it about it!
@@wolfofcoins The deck has totally lived up to expectations and surpassed in some ways. The first thing to say is that yes, the Lo Scarabeo card stock is excellent as ever. Secondly it is a very good reference deck because it is very close to the original Conver style. In fact it's basically a Pierre Madenie deck and therefore very close to the CBD, without the small extra interpretations added by Ben Dov. Lastly, the little white book is possibly the best one I have ever come across. Normally I take a quick look, think what a poor effort that's full of mistakes or confusions and never open it again. This one is a model of clarity and gives just enough information that you could easily get started without any book and probably keep going for a long time with just the LWB. If only all decks had one just as good. The writer would be a fantastic teacher.
@@Aceofwands688 I'm glad you're enjoying your deck! :) I think the author of the LWB has actually written some books on reading TdM, check out Anna Maria Morsucci's titles.
I love Lo Scarabeo decks so much.
What's your book advice for interpreting Marseille deck (not Rider-Waite)? Thanks.
Hi! I have a video on that topic here: th-cam.com/video/xn-K__8VnuU/w-d-xo.html
You can also check out my Tarot de Marseille playlist, I made some videos about reading TdM.
@@wolfofcoins Thank you, I just watched it. God speed Poland 🇵🇱
I wonder if the vintage version has the same artwork just muted colours?
I don't have the vintage version, so I can't tell :o
What is your favorite Marseilles deck that you own? Thanks!
I think it's the Robledo Tarot and Claude Burdel 1751 restored by Yves Reynaud :)
Great video, I was following along comparing with my Jean Dodal.
😃👍💯
Thank you! Which edition of Jean Dodal? :)
@@wolfofcoins The Jean-Claude Flornoy 😀
@@nicholas-rochester.77 Oh, nice! :D
Is the thickness of this deck as thin as the vintage marseille tarot? I'm trying to decide between the two.
Hi! I don't have the vintage so I cannot compare :(
@wolfofcoins hi...thanks for the review. I ended up getting this deck. I really like it. I prefer the colors to the cbd. They're not as bright and loud. I also really like the texture of the cards. I appreciate your thorough review. Have a beautiful day. 🤍🌹
@@Ty_The_Bonsai_Guy Thank you, have a lovely day too!
The Camoin Jodorowsky deck appears to have disappeared from the marketplace - it may be out of print - so this Lo Scarabeo deck may be the closest we get to a Jodorowsky deck these days.
I think I'll stick with the CBD TdM and the Hadar Veritable TdM but this new deck is a fine modern edition.
Oh, I didn't know it's out of print! Maybe there will be a new edition 🤞🤞🤞
Question: Are the cards very glossy? The large giant edition of this deck is quite glossy. (Sorry if I missed that in your presentation.) THX
No, they are not very glossy, it's a regular Lo Scarabeo finish.
@@wolfofcoins Good! Cause the larger deck is pretty glossy.
I think Jodorowsky added a lot of his own " devices " into his deck, so it's better that subsequent decks from other manufacturers don't blindly follow it and instead look more to the original.
Is your reading Marseille Tarot online course still available? Sent an email but didn't hear, would love to do if so
Hi! I'm very sorry to have missed your email :( I have just sent a reply. Sorry again!
Josephine the wife of Napoleon knew how to read the Marseille tarot and it's been said that she was very good at it. She told him to don't go to Russia because she was seen rivers of blood under a red sky and a disastrous defeat. Literally that happened. If he would had listened. But I guess at the end it was for the better. They got rid of him.
Nice presentation.
Thank you, Constantinos!
Torino means 'little bull" in Italian!
Oh, indeed! That makes sense, it's a little Taurus then :))
@@wolfofcoins Yes, like you! I think you said once you were a Taurus.
@@annerobinson2288 Yes, that's right! :D
Torino is a city in the northern part of Italy.
I have the mini in a solid telescopic box. I figured it was cheap enough to throw in my bag. I like it more than I expected, it has some nice little quirks. The LWB is very RWS and I've seen reviews of her book that say the same, even down to them both using wands and pentacles rather batons and deniers (that may be down to translation rather than the creator, a real shame though).
I wonder if this isn't indeed the translation problem. The English "default" suits seem to be Pentacles and Wands and I've seen people use these terms even when talking about a deck where there are obviously coins, no pentacles as such. But as you say, it is a shame :(