The Wizards Tarot is the creation of Corrine Kenner and John J. Blumen and has just been published this year.

The Tarot deck is set in and around Mandrake Academy and features the Students of the School (most of the Minor Arcana), the Teachers and Professors (most of the Major Arcana) and the Royal Families (Court Cards).

The Wizards Tarot – Pros

The book is amazing (239 pages) and I would expect nothing less from Corrine who is a fantastic Tarot author. There is enough in the book to keep you busy for a very long time, especially when it comes to the Major Arcana. There are specifically designed Tarot Spreads or each one of the cards.

The cards are very nice and overall it is a great deck, the decoration around the border and the back is excellent. It invokes ancient mysteries, maps of the stars and alchemical equipment all used in spiritual work.

I like the theme of the deck even if it is a bit copied (see negatives below) but that is because I would have loved to have gone to a place like that and I think that the Tarot is a great tool and can really be a representation of the School of Spiritual and Life lessons.

The digital artwork is done very well and looks amazing in most of the cards. There is some fantastic blending in some of the cards, John did a wonderful job. 78 Cards is a LOT of work.

I love the court cards in this deck, using the Elementals for each suit was a really nice move. Although that won’t resonate with everyone. I really liked that they were given their own part of the book and the attention that they were.

The deck seems to have been very well thought out, there is a lot of symbology in it and it all has a purpose.

The Wizards Tarot – Cons

I really do feel like this is a Harry Potter world rip off in some respects (like calling The Devil card The Dark Lord for example) and I know that there is an amazing artist on Deviant Art who created a Harry Potter Tarot but can not get it published because of Warner Bros. So this feels like a cheap knock off. At least there are no sparkly vampires in the deck I would have lost all respect for Corrine if that were the case.

Like in a lot of decks and books the Minor Arcana is not given as much importance and there is not a lot of information in regards to their meanings. But the symbology is well explained at least.

Some of the Illustrations are a little off for me personally. The Four of Swords looks like it has not been printed very well (stupid printers) and some of the imagery is a little gaudy, I usually love The Moon card and it is my least favorite in this deck.

The card stock that Llewellyn is currently using is terrible but that is not the fault of the creators. Llewellyn are just cheap apparently.

Final Thoughts

I have been working with the deck since I got it in the mail about 3 weeks ago and it is easy to read being a Rider-Waite template deck. I think that anyone who loves Magic and also Teenagers will love this deck.