Tap into your inner powers and explore your psychic potential with this palm-sized, 78-card deck and guidebook set from popular wife and husband duo Amy Zerner and Monte Farber. The Zerner/Farber Tarot helps you understand the present, predict the future, and manifest your goals.
There’s nothing for you to memorize, since each of the 78 cards are interpreted for you in both the upright and reversed positions, and includes:
A “Quick Read” if you’re pressed for time
“Keywords” that trigger intuitive associations
The “Secret” of each card that sums up what you need to know right now.
You’ll learn how to ask the right questions, so you receive clear answers, while 12 Master Spread layouts show you how to answer any question.
No matter what your skill level, you can use this deck and guidebook to become aware of unseen influences, patterns of behavior, obstacles, and strengths to achieve success and expand your mind to new possibilities. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it works.
Card dimensions: 2 1/4″ x 4 1/4″
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lazyShopaholic –
I don’t know which I love the best… the cards or the guide book! The size of the cards surprised me but my hands simply loved them… perfect for jumpers. I consider this whole package a treasure. Very well done and just beautiful.
Joyce –
Em geral prefiro tarôs com imagens mais “limpas”, em que se percebe a simbologia com mais rapidez e que proporcionam uma visão geral da tiragem com mais facilidade. No entanto, não resisti a este tarô que traz imagens de painéis criados um a um por uma artista de mixed media. É um trabalho único e valioso!
Fisicamente, gostei muito do tamanho e da sensação deste baralho: acho as cartas menores mais fáceis de manusear e ocupam menos espaço na mesa. Elas também são mais grossas do que o padrão, como mostra uma das fotos que estou compartilhando (o baralho vermelho ao lado é o Old English Tarot da US Games). O toque das cartas é fosco, semelhante por exemplo ao pocket Wild Unknown ou ao Weiser Tarot, porém elas me parecem mais firmes. Achei muito gostoso de manusear e embaralhar. O gilding é um dos melhores que já vi: dourado no ponto certo, sem parecer artificialmente alaranjado ou exagerado.
O livro é um primor: papel e impressão de boa qualidade, imagens coloridas e descrições que me agradaram muito: o texto consegue ser sucinto sem perder em conteúdo. Depois de um tempo lendo sobre tarô fica cansativo ler descrições e mais descrições de um novo autor, mas neste caso achei que vale a pena. Ainda não li sobre todas as cartas, mas o que li até agora acrescentou ao que eu já sabia.
Fiz uma primeira leitura para mim mesma e o resultado foi impressionante. Boa energia, boa conexão.
Pontos negativos (mas não o bastante para prejudicar minha avaliação): há realmente algumas cartas ligeiramente descentralizadas; e a impressão, embora boa e nítida, não é das melhores que já vi. Diversas imagens podiam ser um pouco mais claras. Mas vale lembrar que este deck não utiliza artes feitas em computador ou desenhadas/pintadas: são fotografias de painéis artísticos. Nunca vai ser a mesma coisa que um Light Seer’s ou os desenhos da Pamela Colman Smith.
Eu amei e estou feliz com a compra! Especialmente porque paguei 180 reais e no momento ele está custando 350. Uma dica: Salve os decks que deseja ter na sua wishlist e seja paciente: os preços flutuam MUITO (verifique todo dia), e uma hora você consegue comprá-los por preços super vantajosos.
Anastasiya Christiansen –
I love the art and the cards rock quality but I wish the card size was slightly bigger so we could see the beautiful details. But the gilding and the purple backs are gorgeous. Great deck! Now I want to invest in more art by Amy Zerner.
Rota do autoconhecimento –
Love this deck! It was my first tarot deck and still my favourite after over 20 years. Bought it for my daughter and happy to keep this deck as a family legacy spiritual tool. So happy it continues to be in production
A. McMichael –
I am not being paid at all for this review, though I will say I love Amy and Monte! I have followed their work for decades now, and have NEVER been disappointed. But the way I was SUPER delighted by the size and the GOLD?! I don’t know what I was expecting outside of the description, but it was like they over delivered on my expectations and I am so friggin’ pleased right now. I have been needing a smaller deck for a while, so when I saw they were publishing one, I jumped on it. I didn’t even check the description until later, because that’s how much I love Amy’s artwork.
It shuffles well, it lands well. I can’t get over how perfect each card is. Please get this deck!
Jaya F. –
Though it is difficult to see the art, it is still beautiful and a favorite go-to deck in my collection! I appreciate the book of meanings and like the card-stock!!
nun –
One of my best art decks which ALSO has incredible card stock ina dimunitive size and the guidebook is VERY good. I’m a reader and I’ve been doing Tarot for years. I will find only maybe 1 in 10 guidebooks helpful and this is one of them
Every single one of these cards is a joy to look at. Feels like a little treasure
Regey –
Everything in this set is of poor quality. Yes, the cards are slightly thicker than, for instance, “The Instant Tarot Reader” set, and slightly taller…the width is the same. “Instant…” is published by St. Martins Press; this newer version, simply called “The Zerner Farber Tarot, Guidebook and Cards Set” is published by REDfeather Publishing, although the name of the publisher is nowhere to be found on the box, either front, side, or back, or underneath. There is a redfeather symbol in yellow on the side of the box, which looks like a small “fire”, sitting atop of an “infinity” symbol (on its side) as a “log”. Other than that symbol, there is nothing…no publisher’s name. There’s a photo of an ISBN tag on the bottom with the retail (full) price, and “Printed in China” under that. Nothing on the back at all, other than photos and info about what is inside the box. The box is mat paper covered cardboard, with a magnetic closure, but no kind of coating on it to make it heavier and more resistant to wear or banging corners.
Inside the box, there’s a 239 page guidebook, with a color print on the left side of the page for each card, keywords directly under the title. On the right side of the page is an upright quick read, which consists of two short paragraphs, and a “secret”, which consists of 3 lines. Then, under this, is a reversed quick read, 2 paragraphs, and a “secret” of 3 lines. There is no other card description given for those who don’t want a “quick read”….a “quick read” is all you get, whether you wanted it to be quick or not! This is the format for all cards: an upper half page for upright meaning and a lower half page (the same page as upright) for reversed, with the color print of the card, along with keywords to the left.
There is a contents page with intro, as well as 12 different suggested layouts (each with a sample reading) in the back, along with a brief “about the authors” page (3 paragraphs), and an author’s printed color photo to the left of that.
The book is a paperback and has a mat finish.
The cards are very light cardboard paper, and are mat and easy to bend and possibly damage. The cards already had a slight bend to them, which I attempted to bend back….they have a dull yellowish gold “guilding” around the outside of the deck. The guilding is very thin and mat: so much so that I wasn’t completely sure the deck was guilded at all and had to look very carefully. The cards are slightly thicker than the previous “Instant Tarot Reader” deck that Zerner and Farber put out earlier by St. Martin’s Press, and, as mentioned, slightly taller. Yes, the backs of these cards are purple, rather than the more magenta color of the St. Martin’s set, but both decks are the same width, which makes these cards rather odd sized, imo. The cards came with a clear plastic band around the center, but like the St. Martin’s set, are only held in place by a cheap piece of raised cardboard with a hole in the center (where you drop in the cards). The cards can slip through the underside, and they definitely do not fit deep enough into the space, so are slightly taller than the cardboard holder, which means they can and do slide around inside the box. The book does sit on top of the cards, but the weight of the book is not enough to keep the cards in place….a really poor and inadequate holder for the cards.
All of the materials used for this set are cheap, compared to Llewelyn card sets, which have much higher quality outside boxes and cardstock, and are much nicer and better done. There is also no ribbon inside either the card compartment or the box itself, to allow for easier lifting of the cards or the book.
Truly, the overall quality of this boxed set is not good, and nowhere near as good, as the Llewelyn sets, and the price of this boxed set is still $25, which is not inexpensive.
I am very disappointed with this set, overall. The color saturation of the cards is not that good either, even as compared to the prints of each card in the book, and definitely not even close to the saturation of the card prints on the outside of the box! The holder for the cards is abysmal and inadequate. There is no excuse for allowing the cards to slide around inside the box/underneath the book. The cards aren’t even made well enough to do so, nor should they ever do so.
I don’t know what to do about this set, as there are currently not many options for this particular Zerner/Farber deck or sets: just a deck with a small booklet from 1999 which is ridiculously priced (cheapest at $120), and the “30th Anniversary Set”, which actually says “25th Anniversary Set” on the box from 2017 which has poor quality card stock, huge cards, and is around $25 (the best thing about this set is the velvet bag), and this one.
Seriously, I wish Zerner and Farber would make a good quality deck (nice saturated colors) set from a better publisher (like Llewelyn), with a better box and holder for the cards that actually holds them. A satin ribbon and nice velvet bag would also be nice. This deck is such a beautiful deck. It deserves to be made from much better quality materials, have a good quality card holder, and be sold with a nice, color guidebook in a nicer and better protective box. I wish they would stop taking the cheapest available option(s). It really stinks, and it’s annoying as all get out to me, and I’m sure, lots of other people as well, so just “stop it!”, already!
Rota do autoconhecimento –
Perrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect in everyway…I’m a Virgo & I cannot fault in anyway…not a mark or scratch on the box, the book is magnifico…the cards are beautiful (not checked for marks yet) do it in day light tomorrow!!
This is Amy’s & Monty’s best deck ever…
Update…Have now checked the cards, Bought 2 decks from 2 different sources…both have on the back of “Ace of Wands” the same horrible marks (see photo) Noticed the cards are not as wide as usual…my 10 Taiwanese students have very tiny hands & shuffled the cards with ease & said they felt comfortable with this width, So as all 10 said this…one can only give 10 out of 10 for small handed readers.
lazyShopaholic –
This has easily become one of my favorite tarot decks to use, I use it now for my daily card pulls. Not only is it a very beautiful deck to look at, it feels great in my hands. Amy Zerner’s collage art always has a dreamy, ethereal vibe to it & this deck is no exception. The art is a great interpretation of the traditional RWS deck with Amy’s twist on it. Monte’s words pair exceptionally well with her art, & I love that there are short interpretations, long interpretations, & reversals. The size of the cards are smaller than a traditional deck, so it may not be comfortable to hold or shuffle for some people. For those with small hands like me, it’s perfect! Highly recommend this deck for tarot readers of all levels.
Christine Soto –
とても綺麗な状態で届きました。ありがとうございました。
Red Featherのタロットにして箱が大きくて驚きました。But, Llewellynのカードの箱とどっこいどっこいのサイズです。ガイドブック（英語）も心配していたほど大きくなく（これもLlewellynサイズ）書かれている説明は、著者に話しかけられてる感じの本で怖い意味は書かれていません。カード自体は、スタンダードのタロットカードより小さく、マットな金エッジングが施されていて、最初は気を付けながら一枚ずつ剥がしていった方がいいかもしれません（2枚ずつ位に引っ付いている感じ）。バッキングは紫ですが、カードを剥がしていく際にほんの少し傷がついて白くなりがちですので、勢い良く”エイヤ！”と剥がさないほうがいいと思います。カードストックは薄い方ですが、riffle shuffuleするには硬い感じで、オーバーハンドでした方がいいかもしれません。長い間、購入するか否か迷っていましたが、買ってよかったです。
Amazonカスタマー –
Have been waiting for this to be released, only to be disappointed. It wouldn’t have been an issue for me if it was only a card or two but a handful of them raised the question of no proper screening or quality control? For the price point not worth it. I only took four pictures & that’s not it.🫠
A. McMichael –
Love the nostalgic, a bit whimsical collage designs of the cards. The cards are slightly narrowed and smaller than those of standard RWS. But they shuffle well in my opinion. The guide book is adequately informative, and a storage box with magnetic closure is always welcomed. I’d happily use it for self-reflection on relationships.
The general quality of the whole package was a bit disappointing though, as seen in the photos.
On arrival, the package has shrink plastic wrap allover, so I assumed the set that I received was brand new. However, the cardstock bumper inside the box was found torn when opened, as shown in the photo.
The cards have a plastic sleeve for holding them in a pile. After unboxing, some of the cards were found to have creases, as shown in the other photo. There were minor color bleed around the card edges. As the cards had a plastic sleeve protecting them inside the box, I think the creases and color bleeding were from production errors rather than shipping damages.
There were duplicated cards from the suite of pentacles. But the overall number of cards was right and made a complete set.
I am keeping this purchase only because of the card designs and the guide book. But I have to say the whole set was poorly made indeed. I hope the publisher would improve in future production.