Gilded Reverie: Expanded Edition

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.

A stunning deck by Ciro Marchetti, the Gilded Reverie Lenormand is an all time favourite of mine and the one deck I use for all my "Lenny" readings. The cards themselves are stunning with gorgeous color saturated images and gilt-edge trimming. The deck features the standard 36 Lenormand Cards with additional Man, Lady and Owls(Birds Cards). With this expanded edition also comes 8 extra cards which are Time, Bridges, Dice, Mask, Well, Compass, Labyrinth and Magnifying Glass. The Dog card has been modified and this seems to be the only visual change to the original 36 card deck. The deck comes enclosed in a sturdy magnetic case with an 80 page LBD ( Little White Book) featuring the cards and their meanings with some sample spreads. Not much information is available about the many different ways the extra cards can be read in relation to the rest, so there does appear to be a learning curve with this. All in all, a great deck to see and work with!

Very nice and really helpful

I absolutely adore this deck... it comes in a tiny box with a magnetic flap and a wonderful little book not the usual few paper bits and nothing needs to be said about the cards be it the images by Ciro Marchetti or the paper quality , the gilded edges... it's just wonderful even if you don't follow the Lenormand spread, it makes for Great clarifier deck

Was wondering whether to go for it or not..I m glad n happy I got it..really good n accurate n no fuss.even starters can go for it..grt card quality..thank u cloudtail..fast delivery as well

No complaints awesome deck...neat small packaging and before time delivery...got these cards to start learning lenormand system..and m happy with my choice... additional cards do make sense.... and being my first guilded deck...am really satisfied with the purchase

I loved it ! I think that more or less sums it up! Yes it’s different to read but it tells you everything with accuracy and depth if you are strong to catch the energies. The pictures are beautiful and having those extra cards is just a cherry on the ice cream.

Must have if you are a tarot enthusiast. The cards are beautiful and will probably end up being the most durable cards in your deck. They're sized perfectly and are gilded.

Superb cards of good quality and with a smooth gloss surface that are surprisingly smaller than most oracle cards. The edges are gilded in gold. They fit easily in the palm of the hand and I find them very comfortable. There is a book included that gives info on each card. Also there is a fantastic guidebook that explains exactly how to read them and set them up is produced by Gali Lucy.

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.

ist die erweitert version der Original LeNormand karte

Um es vorweg zu nehmen: ich mag die Lenorman Karten eigentlich nicht und bevorzuge das Tarot und andere Orakel. Dieses hier ist jedoch ein Meisterwerk dessen visuelle Kraft einen einfach berührt und sogar zur Meditation anregt. Die Karten strahlen eine Schönheit und Kraft aus, die in den Bann zieht und die der traditionellen Symbolik eine zusätzliche Tiefe verleiht, ohne die Tradition zu verändern. Marchetti hat ja bereits einige wunderbare Decks erschaffen ("Traumerbe Tarot", zum Beispiel), diese Interpretation des Lenormand jedoch zählt zu seinen Meisterwerken...

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!