Artwork: 7 Research: 5 LWB: 7 Ease of shuffling: 10
Use in face-to-face: 3 Use for self: 6 Meditation potential: 7 Background: 5
Overall: 7

Let me begin by saying that I bought this deck on the strength of the box and front card alone - it really is that striking. The artwork in this is quite unlike anything I have ever seen.

The deck is set in the kingdom of the crow - if anyone wants to tell me exactly what that is and where I can find it then talk to me later. Other animals feature on certain cards - tigers, owls, dragons, lizards, lions, foxes and unfortunately for someone who can't even look at pictures of the blasted things, spiders. This is not a photographic deck, and yet it has that feel because the graphics are so clean. I can't really explain the style this is produced in - it's just computer-generated heaven.

Each card has its corresponding astrological symbols on it, which I find extremely useful. They also have keywords on them, although they don't always make sense (10 of Cups - 'Blend, Meld' - what??). Beginners might find this practical, but it isn't by any means a beginners' deck so perhaps they are not totally necessary. If used in face-to-face readings I imagine the whole thing would be very confusing - the images are bizarre and the words misleading.

The accompanying booklet is fairly basic, and gives normal and reversed meanings. I didn't agree with a few of them but they're pretty standard, like the Majors and and the suits of Wands, Swords, Cups and Coins. The background is two crows in flight and epitomises the 'clean-ness' of the rest of the deck.

I honestly can't find words to describe the Crow's Magick Tarot, as it's completely out on its own from anything else I've seen. Some people will probably despise it. I like it because of its computer graphics, but that doesn't do much to recommend it to others. Lost for words. Yep, sorry.

Good Points: The Chariot, The Sun, The Moon, Ace of Wands, 4 of Cups.

Bad Points: Strange keywords, some completely abstract images, the spiders!