Gilded Reverie Lenormand Expanded Edition

The Gilded Reverie Lenormand Expanded Edition is honestly one of the most visually beautiful card decks I have owned. The artwork and overall presentation are extremely well done, and the aesthetic quality alone makes the deck enjoyable to work with and display. Compared to tarot, Lenormand systems feel much more open to personal interpretation through imagery and symbolism rather than heavily structured meanings and guide systems. Because of that, this deck felt more intuitive and image-driven to me, where a lot of the experience comes from how you personally perceive and connect the cards together. One thing buyers should know is that there is not a huge amount of guided instruction included, especially compared to many tarot products that provide more detailed explanations, spreads, and beginner structure. People completely new to Lenormand may need outside research or practice to fully understand the reading style and symbolism. That said, if you are specifically looking for an alternative to traditional tarot or simply appreciate beautifully designed divination-style decks, this set is excellent from an artistic and presentation standpoint. Overall, this is a gorgeous deck with strong aesthetic appeal and a unique reading style that can be very rewarding for people interested in symbolic interpretation and alternative card systems.

I won't let the one oversight I found (through the sharp eye of my husband) color my review of yet another amazing deck from artist Ciro Marchetti, so let's just get that out of the way now. Be aware, there is one error in the printing. The Dog card #18 has been partnered with the 10 of Spades (printed in the lower right-hand portion of the card). This is incorrect and should be the 10 of Hearts. There is no 10 of Hearts in this deck (at least the one I just purchased), but there is another 10 of Spades....the correct card #3, The Ship. So, essentially there are two cards associated with the 10 of Spades, and that is incorrect. I have heard that there may be an expansion set of cards published for this deck, if so, perhaps U.S. Games can include a revised printing of Card #18, the Dog card to correct this error. That out of the way, let me just echo what other reviewers have already said and perhaps encourage you further to check out this deck. If you have any of Marchetti's other decks (Legacy of the Divine Tarot, Gilded Tarot, etc) you will appreciate his artistic vision here in the Lenormand. He transforms this simple fortune-telling deck into one that will allow you to delve even deeper into what the cards are trying to impart to you. The artwork is absolutely stunning. I found I couldn't stop going through and looking at this deck. Marchetti and his co-authors encourage you to create stories with the cards you lay out. The artwork, the mood, and atmosphere present on the individual cards certainly makes it easy for you to do so. The packaging is supurb, a nice sturdy, beautiful box to store your cards and booklet in. Other Tarot publishers should take note of this. The deck is based on the 36-cards of the original Lenormand. The authors based their interpretations on a German predecessor of the game, The Game of Hope. Though the accompanying booklet is small, the interpretations are substantial enough to guide the reader into creating their own stories and conclusions from the card layouts. We are given three nicely crafted layouts to use with this deck. I particularly liked "The Fortune-telling Day Spread". You layout two rows of nine cards. Each pair of cards are read together and provide information on 9 aspects of your life that you may experience that day. If you do this early and write down the results, at the end of the day you can assess the results of your reading to see how accurate it was in reflecting your experiences that day. Nice! Though my primary medium these days is the Tarot, I grew up on Lenormand (and other) styles of divination being practiced by the five sisters in my Mother's family. I have a deep love and respect for this style of fortune-telling. So, if you enjoy down and dirty gypsy fortune-telling style decks (and I have quite a few), this one is one of the best interpretations I've seen to date and it takes this type of fortune-telling to new levels.

I got these and the kipper deck today. I have the romantic lenormand deck, which i absolutely love... but these have the pip nos on the card and extra cards with extended meanings. I felt like that adds more layer and deeper meaning. So i snatched them up. They are simply gorgeous... beautiful images with an elevated gilded edge. Bout the size of reg playing cards. Even the box is lovely, with a magnetized flap. I love that the size matches the kipper deck.... they pair together beautifully! Its almost like they were made to go together.

Cards are gorgeous, in Marchetti's unmistakable style. The symbols are easy to discern and it works well as a reading deck. It does include 8 new cards in the expanded version. The box it comes in is very nice and holds the small manual as well as the cards.

This is my first Lenormand deck and I'm blown away. This helped me to decipher a lot more info then just using tarot and oracle. I found out something really important with this deck and I'm seriously blown away. The imagery is gorgeous and easy to read without needing the guidebook so perfect for beginners. I was concerned about how I would like cards without words but you don't need it. Super easy. Love this deck! I immediately purchased another deck by the same author but this is still my favorite. Highly recommend!

This is a class act. The gold-gilded deck comes in a sturdy box with magnetic lid; prepared to stand up to heavy use. Ciro Marchetti's artwork is soft, colorful, and reflective. The card stock on these gold gilded gloss cards is sturdy and springs nicely when bent .I went through the instruction book thoroughly. The cards are interpreted by two people; Rana George and Tali Goodwin. The first explanation is poetic, whimsical, and from the card's point of view. The second explanation is more traditional but to the point and not repetitive. Often the original interpretation from the Game of Hope deck is brought in to keep things realistic and simple. Occasionally Ciro Marchetti trumps both authors by providing a description that connects with his symbolism. While this is a Lenormand deck, the author takes some liberties with the manner in which he presents the image. For example, the Rider (1) card is represented by a young woman carrying a messenger bag seated on a carousel horse; a metaphor for life's ups and downs, moving quickly, ane bearer of information at an increased pace of communications in our society. This replaces the traditional man on a horse. I don't mind Ciro's efforts to make this deck more relevant for the 21st century. I did purchase the optional companion file which is basically a book going into more background on each card, more history; presenting helpful tables for a brief synopsis on each card and well explained additional spreads. This was well worth the $3.00 charged. In my opinion this man has made a great and sincere effort to present the purchaser with an understanding and treatment of Lenormand from every angle he could imagine. He tries to make it non-threatening, visually appealing, and fun. The idea of neighboring cards affecting the meaning of each card was introduced by examples with every card's description. He brought in other experts to "test drive" and assist him in the Gilded Reverie's development as he was making it. These experienced Lenormand readers included the well known Caitlin Mathews and Morwenna from Germany. I could go on and on. This point here is that I find it difficult to not be totally impressed by the beauty of Ciro Marchetti's presentation and the thoroughness with which he enmeshed himself in this project. Ciro Marchetti "gave his all" in creating this deck. I guess I would have to say that in the realm of Lenormand decks, this is a work of art.

When I first hear of Lenormand, I was on the fence about it. I'm a tarot girl, and I have a few oracle cards that I use on a regular basis as well . . . but Lenormand? What was it's purpose? Was it meant to be a replacement for tarot? After several of my tarot friends began to tell me how much they loved the Lenormand deck, I decided to give it a try. To quote Harlan Ellison, “You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.” I figured it was time to outgrow my ignorance of the deck so many people loved. I initially started off with a different Lenormand deck and the pictures were a bit confusing. They were poorly drawn and there was to much going on in each picture for me to get a sense of what the cards were trying to say. The energy, the drawings and the meaning of each card seemed to clash with each other. It just wasn't a good deck. Instead of throwing out the baby with the bathwater, I decided to try one more deck. I saw a video review of this one and was immediately impressed with the beautiful artwork. I hesitantly made my purchase and I'm glad I did. When my cards arrived, I was very excited. I went through each card one by one and I could feel the energy of each card. This deck spoke to me immediately and it complimented the book I was going through to learn the Lenormand. (That book is "The Essential Lenormand: Your Guide To Precise and Practical Fortunetelling" by Rana George.) If you're new to Lenormand, you will love this deck. You will bond with it immediately and you will appreciate the beautiful golden edges along with the stunning artwork. (On a sidenote, I also enjoyed finding the designers initials in each card. It feels like a little game. Every good artist signs his or her artwork, and this artist made his signature a fun little quest on each card.) I may not be a Lenormand expert, but I'm pretty sure this is the only deck I will ever need. I just can't express how much I love this deck. You really need to hold it in your hands to feel it's energy to understand why it's so lovely.

This is my first contact with the Lenormand deck. I really love the directness of the oracle, itself, and this deck (true for all of the Marchetti products, I've found) is wonderfully rendered. The thick cards have a substantial feel in the hand (although they can "stick" together, due mainly to the way their cut edges slightly "cup" causing them to cling to each other--this may wane with use) and the box is sturdy with a magnetic side closure and has a beautiful matte finish that appears to resist wear. Overall a delightful collector's item. That said, I don't recommend the deck for daily use: it is difficult to shuffle, and after only a few uses shows "scuff marks" on the nice shiny art face as well as the gilded edges, and signs of dog-ear wear at the corners (from trying to merge two stacks of cards in a non-bridge shuffle). This is definitely a deck I will need to handle with more care than I am used to using with some of my tarot decks. Additionally, I noticed that the 18 Dog card and the 3 Ship card both show the 10 of Spades in the lower right corner and no card showing the 10 of Hearts. While this isn't enough for me to mark the deck down in stars or return it for replacement (as it may be for some), I would like to know which card should be which, so if anyone knows the answer, feel free to comment. UPDATE: I can only say "WOW!" I contacted the publisher about the typo and they sent me an entire replacement deck, free of charge; no shipping, no nothing (apparently they cannot replace just one card due to the irregularities of cutting cardstock). And their representative responded promptly and had the replacement in the mail virtually the next day. I got it within the week. Again, WOW! Can't say enough good about them!

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I must be honest and admit that I bought the cheaper deck of this beautiful set (2 months ago) and I was happy enough with them until I realized there were 8 new cards in the expanded deck, but no sign of the booklet that I thought would have been included. Sighssss... So I went online to try and find the information there, but it was not available on the creator's website. I was quite disappointed even though the cards were still beautiful and YTube did have a couple of vids about the deck but wasn't very detailed. Again, I sighed! Yesterday I ordered the proper set and today they arrived (yes I paid for the expedited delivery). Upon opening the package and unwrapping the cellophaned deck I found a couple of points of difference. The proper (newest) deck has: 1. a much brighter gilding on the edges. 2. a slightly darker edging around the pictures. 3. the colour (sorry I'm in Canada and that is how we spell it :D ) is a little brighter 4. the pictures are more vibrant and clearer to see regarding the details on each card. 5. the cards themselves are much higher quality in this new/proper deck (thicker and have a wonderful shine and feel- I bet they'll shuffle beautifully) 6. they are just slightly larger than the cheaper deck but not at all uncomfortable to hold. They really fit the hands well. 7. The little booklet is not very detailed but still easy to understand and it has some really great tips and techniques included. I doubt the booklet will last as long as the cards as I am still learning. 8. The deck and booklet do indeed fit nicely into the designated box, seems well made, and there is an audible 'click' when the closing flap closes due to the concealed magnets. Overall, I am so very happy to have this proper set! I am not less happy with the other deck other than the gilding is already wearing off, and the box is not going to last long as it is like any deck of playing cards box, and the cards are much less sturdy. This set is a wonderfully beautiful addition to my slowly growing collection of fortune-telling cards!

El mazo viene en un estuche de muy buena calidad con cierre magnetico y viene estampada la imagen de la dama en la portada de la caja y en la parte posterior viene una nota del editor que incluye la imagen del jinete y el anillo, en el interior viene un libro instructivo y las 47 cartas, una carta extra del caballero y otra para la dama, una extra para los pajaros llamada los buhos, y las llamadas el tiempo, los puentes, los dados, la mascara, el pozo, la brujula, el laberinto y la lupa para sumar un total de 47. La calidad del estuche y las cartas es excelente, los colores y los diseños son extraordinarios, vivos, elegantes y de muy buen gusto, las cartas vienen con los perfiles laminados en dorado y la contraportada es hermosa en mi opinion. Las cartas miden 10.5x7cm más de lo normal en el sistema Lenormand, y el mazo tiene un ancho de 1.8cm aprox. Para un usuario clasico de Lenormand pueden parecer demasiado grandes e incomodas, pero para un usuario del Tarot son perfectas y muy comodas y ademas se manejan con mucha facilidad. Yo soy usuaria del sistema RWS, y decidi complementar mis lecturas con el sistema Lenormand, lo cual me ha funcionado muy bien y me da la oportunidad de reconfirmar o aclarar un poco más la informacion obtenida por el Tarot. El plastificado de las cartas es tambien de excelente calidad. Para mi es un excelente producto que no debe faltar en el stock de ningun coleccionista. Es hermoso, elegante, practico y funcional.

I was absolutely blown away by this Lenormand deck! I’ve always loved Ciro’s Tarot art with his use of rich colors and interesting images parading through his decks so when I saw that U.S. Games had published a mass market version of his Lenormand deck, I just wanted it. The first thing I delighted in was the clever box that this Lenormand deck comes in. At first, it looked like it should slide out like a sleeve but to my amazement, it actually flips up and opens like a treasured book. The front of the flip lid is the beautiful picture of the Birds card and is beautifully accented with gilded scrolling and highlighted imagery. This was my first hint of the absolute treasure inside!The cards themselves number from ( 1. ) Rider, to (36.) Cross, a standard number for a Petit Lenormand and have breathtakingly shiny gilded edging! The backs are a lovely dual red and burgundy checks with decorative golden colored scrolling and border effects. This would be an awesome Lenormand introduction for beginners to start out with. The card stock is the same high quality that sets U.S. Games decks apart from the all others. The deck itself is a tad larger than traditional Lenormand decks at 2.75” x 4.125” and shuffles amazingly. I love this deck amd I would highly recommend it.

Bellissima e buona qualità! Consiglio da acquistare! Solo che volevo in italiano e mio e in inglese!