I have to admit that I'm one of the people who picked this up not for the tarot deck, but for the gorgeous artwork by Brian Froud. I had already seen many of the cards on his website, and could not have been more satisfied once I had them in my hands. One noticeable difference with this is that Froud is usually light and almost satirical, while Macbeth decided to take a much darker tone when it came to explainations of the cards and their meanings. I was okay with this, because his Faeries are much darker than the typical glowing pixies we see in children's books.

In the actual book, Macbeth stresses the power of the individual rather than the cards, and searching for your own meanings through the cards. While I am not much of a tarot person, it was fun to dive in with this deck and actually use the cards for what they were meant for. The cards themselves are a nice size but not unwieldy, and each seems to have its own unique feeling to it, as each faerie Froud depicts has a clear life and emotion to it. Since, as I said earlier, I am not usually one for Tarot, this was a surprisingly satisfying buy. I recommend it to all lovers of Froud's work, or just any faery lover in general. ( )

Another card divination system based on the mythology of fairies. Beware these are not of the tinkerbell variety. They remind me more of Albert Gorey's work. There seems to be a balance between good and harshness in this set. ( )

box set - book and cards. not traditional tarot but more complete than some oracle decks that are only geared towards certain emotions/states of mind, etc. have had this work really well for me. my friend who gave it to me couldn't get it to work for her for anything. decks are so individualistic. they either like you or they don't. froud's illustrations, as always, are exquisite. ( )

Gorgeous and fun cards from Brian Froud. One of the few decks that I believe has a life of it's (or their) own. The faeries jump off the cards and into your house to terrorize your cats and hide your jewelry. Buyer beware! :) ( )

A book listing the general description and meaning of the Faeries Oracle cards. ( )