Each Tarot deck has something different to offer, whether the change is in the imagery, the colors used, the theme … there are many ways to make a deck stand out. One of my favorite decks is the Sakki Sakki Tarot (http://www.sakki-sakki.com/tarot/tarot.html ). This is an independently produced deck from artist Monicka Clio Sakki.

Formatted along the traditional Rider-Waite-Smith format, this deck is meant to be “for the artist in all of us”. It is also a playful deck – literally! Along the long side of the top of the deck box when it is opened are the words “Come On, Let’s Play …”.

There is an extra card with this deck, entitled “The Artist”, that can be used as a significator (the card that represents the Seeker in a reading), or as basically anything that the reader wants it to be. Comprised of pieces from all of the Major Arcana, the Artist serves to awaken the Artist (creative) point of view in the Seeker.

This is a colorful deck, but the tone is more watercolor – flat, and not intense. The style of art is a very loose cartoon type, and includes the glyphs for the planets and signs. (The background for this deck is an amalgam of “archetypes, numerology, astrology, the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and personal symbolism”.) The cards are presented in the box with a paper band around them reading “Good Karma”.

Some of the figures appear headless (but not in a scary way – they look somewhat like mannequins), some appear with a blue skin tone, and they often appear floating or dancing in the air.

This is a very joyful deck, allowing the inner child (or inner Artist!) to come out and play. Monicka has created a specific spread – the “Artists Path Spread” to be used with these cards. This is a deck that will bring out information without pushing any boundaries, allowing the Seeker to look at themselves, and their situation, without fear.