Mystical Medleys

A Vintage Cartoon Tarot

First impressions:

Who it’s for: Vintage cartoon and tarot lovers, lovely pairing!

Strength: Huge feel good factor! Beautiful cartoons with imaginative interpretations of the RWS tarot.

Limitation: Too cute for more serious meditation or spiritual alignment, but still accurate in readings.

Creator: Gary Hall, an animator passionate about the tarot and the rubber hose cartoons of the 1920s and 1930s.

Quirk: Two bonus cards that add another dimension to the cards.

Artwork and aesthetic

Style: Vintage cartoon characters beautifully drawn and adapted to the tarot symbols.
Tone: Cute and playful, nostalgic.

You’ll like this deck if: You love vintage animation, cartoons and you are a tarot enthusiast.
You may not like this deck if: You are looking for a more serious, somber deck with traditional imagery.

Readability

Clarity: Mostly clear, easy to relate to the images and symbols.
Difficulty: medium as sometimes the meaning can be obscured by the cartoons

Short verdict: Lovely to read and they always bring a smile to my face when I use them. Great to use when you need something to cheer you up and soothe the child within.

Very usable booklet accompanying the deck, good quality and well written, with color imagery and original interpretations.

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System and structure

Rider–Waite-Smith based: Yes
Minor Arcana: Illustrated

Notes: Lovely, good natured imagery inspired in its rendering of the RWS imagery and symbols.

Physical feel

Size: Fairly standard 12 cm x 7 cm (≈ 4.7 × 2.75 inches)- Slightly taller than a standard tarot deck, but still comfortable to shuffle unless your hands are very small.
Card stock: Good, feels a bit rigid which I like.
Finish: Not shiny, but not fully matte either, a good middle option.

Short verdict: Good shuffle, stick slightly but not so much as to be bothersome. Fit nicely in the hand.

Come in a great, sturdy box to store them safely and a pleasure to see in your collection as it is beautifully decorated.

Scores

Artwork: 10/10
Readability: 8/10
Usability: 8/10
Depth: 8/10

One-line summary: Superb deck, to use on rainy days and when the sun needs a bit of help to shine!

My reading experience

Situation: What should I know about next month regarding career, love and money.
Cards drawn:

Interpretation:

Career: Five of Cups

Something at work may disappoint you next month, but the card warns against becoming emotionally trapped in what went wrong. Not all doors are closed, the important opportunities are the ones you still haven’t fully noticed yet.

Love: Three of Pentacles

Love next month grows through cooperation, communication, and mutual effort rather than dramatic passion. Someone may show affection not through grand words, but through consistency, presence, and practical support.

Money: Nine of Pentacles

Financially, this is a strong and reassuring card: it speaks about stability, self-reliance, and quietly enjoying what you’ve built. Next month may remind you that real abundance is not only having money, but also having peace around it.

Personality of the deck

If this deck were a person: Playful, supportive person, always looking on the bright side.

If this deck had a voice: It would be gently nudging you towards joy and advising to try a new perspective when things seem

If this deck had a mood: Nostalgic, positive, fun.

Longevity

First impression vs later use: I have been using them for a few good months now and every time I use them they give me joy.
Does it become repetitive: No
Does it deepen over time: No, not really, but the images are complex and often you find a new details.

Comparison

Similar to: RWS
Key difference: vintage cartoon imagery

Final personal verdict

Would I keep this deck: Yes for sure.
Would I recommend it: Yes, outstanding quality and great imagery.

Who should definitely buy it: If you love vintage cartoons and the tarot, this is for you.
Who should avoid it: If you cannot connect with the cards due to their playfulness, this deck might not be the one for you.

Closing thought: I enjoy the creativity and beautiful execution of the cards. The quality of the cards themselves, the imagery, the booklet and the box, all outstanding, so for sure a great addition to any tarot collection. And they will always bring a smile to your face, guaranteed.

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I have quite a few tarot decks, and some of them I adore, some I am in awe of, some are meh!, some are a waste of money, so, because I have them and I also have quite strong opinions about them, I decided to share the information with the tarot enthusiasts interested to read about decks.

AstroMatrix

—Tarot Deck Review—

First impression: Good quality and fun!

Who it’s for: Suitable for beginners and advanced users alike

Strength: Beautiful colors and great feel when shuffling

Limitation: Confusing mix of imagery between RWS and symbols from various cultures

Creators: The deck is produced under the AstroMatrix brand, not credited to a specific artist or occult author. It appears to have been released around 2021–2022 and it is a team-designed product.

Artwork and aesthetic

Style: sharp images, beautiful colors
Tone: passionate, energetic

You’ll like this deck if: You like bright colors and have an interest in astrology
You may not like this deck if: You like continuity of theme

Readability

Clarity: mixed - The imagery on some cards might be confusing or lacking context
Difficulty: medium

Short verdict: Good to read especially if you have a bit of background knowledge about the cards. The QR code on the back of the cards makes it very easy to access meanings quickly.

System and structure

Rider–Waite-Smith based: yes
Minor Arcana: illustrated

Notes:

Amazing colors and imagery

Inspiration from various cultures and spiritual beliefs

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Physical feel

Size: Standard 12.1 × 7 cm (≈ 4.76 × 2.75 inches)
Card stock: Regular good card stock, not too floppy, not too stiff
Finish: Matte

Short verdict: Very good to shuffle and a pleasure to work with. Nice feel in your hands when you work with them.

Scores

Artwork: 8/10
Readability: 8/10
Usability: 8/10
Depth: 8/10

One-line summary: Good deck, with beautiful imagery, strong colors and great to shuffle.

My reading experience

Situation: Career draw
Cards drawn:

What is hidden now and I need to know: Hanged one

What will be waiting in the future: Three of Swords

and as clarifier for the Three of Swords: High Priestess

Interpretation:

You are in a phase where pushing forward will not help. Step back and reassess monitoring the situation. (Hanged One)

If you act too quickly or based on incomplete info, you are likely to face disappointment or a setback. (3 of Swords)

There is something hidden: office dynamics, unspoken rules, or a gut feeling you are ignoring. (High Priestess)

Personality of the deck

If this deck were a person: I see it like a very flamboyant person, casually distracted but very knowledgeable. They would have that studied bohemian look, but actually they have a system.

If this deck had a voice: It would be a calm, encouraging voice.

If this deck had a mood: This is a difficult one because it mixes several systems I tend to see it as a bit of erratic, but it is positive, it does work to point you in a productive direction.

Longevity

First impression vs later use: At first you are wowed by the beautiful colors, but then the imagery starts to show the strange mix of cultures and maybe the characters seem too curated.
Does it become repetitive: I don’t think so, but I do find myself thinking about the RWS cards sometimes when drawing one so I can call to memory other symbols.
Does it deepen over time: Not really, no.

Comparison

Similar to: Rider Waite Smith in that it mostly follows the RWS symbolism and structure
Key difference: Elements from various religions, quite focused on astrology.

Final personal verdict

Would I keep this deck: Yes for sure. Good size, nice shuffling feel, great colors, positive vibe.
Would I recommend it: Yeah

Who should definitely buy it: People that want to break away from RWS but not fully.
Who should avoid it: People that do not like unusual cultural overlaps.

Closing thought: I like it a lot and I use it often.

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