Print Reviews

Elksinger’s Perfected Tarot is discussed in these books about Tarot . . .

Stuart R. Kaplan, Encyclopedia of Tarot, Vol. 2, United States Games Systems, 1988, ISBN 0913866369

Rachel Pollack, The New Tarot: Modern Variations of Ancient Images, Overlook Press, 1990, ISBN 0879513950

Pollack says, “Elksinger brings together many influences and sources in his Perfected Tarot. The influences include alchemy, Kabbalah, Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism, Robert Graves, Egyptian and North American religious traditions, and finally Neo-Paganism, with emphasis on the divine in nature . . . Elksinger does not simply display all of these as lists of symbols around the borders (though the tops of the cards do carry Hebrew letters, astrological signs, alchemical symbols, and, in the minor cards, the Latin names of plants and animals). He has synthesized his sources into the pictures themselves. The art is mysterious and evocative, with a fine sense of detail.”

Online Reviews

From a review by George Leake
“One of the best alternatives to classic Waite, Thoth, et al, to come out since the ’60s. Influences here are broad, and include Native American . . . Other influences include a kind of pan-cultural shamanistic flavor and very strong alchemical, Western astrological and kabbalistic elements. Every trump has been re-thought and transformed, though the influences back to Thoth, Waite, Marseilles and so on are present. The art is splendid, particularly the use of color.”

Copyright 1996 by George Leake. Full review at:
http://www.tarotpassages.com/perfecte.htm

From a review by Gina M. Pace
“I really liked this deck as soon as I opened it, but what is really neat is that the more I look at it the more I get out of it . . . I find that the meditations which accompany each card greatly increase one’s knowledge and understanding of the tarot in general, and each card in particular . . .

“The book is, in and of itself, a real gem since it offers comprehensive (and good!) meditations for each card, as well as divinatory meanings, sections on the Tree of Life and the differences between the Hermetic Tree and the Qabalistic Tree, numerological associations; the list goes on and on. It’s chock-filled with great information . . .

“Collectors will definitely want to get their hands on a copy . . .”

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