Bonfire Tarot Review

Fiery folk art, fierce intuition • 7 min read

Bonefire Tarot Cards

Browse 65 available Bonefire Tarot card images in a native TarotFans gallery. This partial gallery is live for review; tap any card to open a larger carousel view.

The FoolThe MagicianThe High PriestessThe EmpressThe EmperorThe HierophantThe ChariotStrengthThe HermitWheel of FortuneJusticeDeathTemperanceThe DevilThe TowerThe MoonThe SunJudgementThe WorldAce of WandsTwo of WandsFour of WandsFive of WandsSeven of WandsEight of WandsNine of WandsKnight of WandsQueen of WandsAce of CupsTwo of CupsThree of CupsFive of CupsSix of CupsEight of CupsNine of CupsTen of CupsPage of CupsKnight of CupsQueen of CupsKing of CupsAce of SwordsTwo of SwordsThree of SwordsFive of SwordsSix of SwordsEight of SwordsNine of SwordsPage of SwordsKnight of SwordsQueen of SwordsKing of SwordsAce of CoinsTwo of CoinsThree of CoinsFour of CoinsFive of CoinsSix of CoinsSeven of CoinsEight of CoinsTen of CoinsPage of CoinsKnight of CoinsQueen of CoinsQueen of CoinsKing of Coins

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Bonfire Tarot Review: fiery folk art with a wild reading voice

Bonfire Tarot, better known by many collectors as Bonefire Tarot, is a bright, loud, hand-painted deck by Gabi Angus-West. It feels like tarot seen through carnival lights, old tattoo flash, pine-cone fire, and a dream that refuses to sit still.

This is not a quiet study deck. It is a deck for readers who want color, attitude, and story. The 65-card gallery on this page is partial, but it gives enough of the deck’s personality to understand the mood: blazing Wands, moody Cups, lively Coins, sharp Swords, and Major Arcana that look ready to step out of the frame.

What the deck feels like in a reading

Bonefire Tarot reads with heat. The images often give you an emotional weather report before you even check the guidebook. A face, flower, flame, pine cone, skull, or moon can become the detail that unlocks the message.

I would use it when a reading needs honesty and movement. It is good for questions about change, desire, burnout, creative courage, relationship patterns, and the moment when a person already knows the truth but needs the cards to say it clearly.

Clear consequence

Justice: truth in bright color

Justice is not cold here. The card feels alive, almost theatrical, as if the truth has stepped into the room wearing flowers, symbols, and heat. In readings, I would treat it as a call to stop softening the facts. Something needs to be named cleanly, but the card also asks for fairness rather than punishment. It works beautifully for decisions, agreements, boundaries, and situations where everyone has a story but the next step still needs to be honest.

Artwork, color, and symbolism

The art is saturated and expressive. It mixes folk art, tattoo-like outlines, surreal faces, bright flowers, skulls, animals, moons, and carnival colors. This gives the deck a strong voice, which is exactly why some readers will love it and others may find it too busy.

The important thing is that the busyness usually has purpose. The cards are crowded with clues. You can read posture, direction, repeated objects, weather, eye contact, and color temperature. That makes the deck especially useful for intuitive readers who like to look closely.

Coins: everyday magic with teeth

The Coins cards keep practical matters colorful instead of boring. Money, work, body care, security, and skill all show up as living scenes, not flat keywords. This pack is useful when a reading asks what is real, what is growing, and what needs steady care.

How beginner-friendly is Bonefire Tarot?

Beginners can use it, but I would not call it the plainest beginner deck. It helps if you already know basic tarot meanings or if you are comfortable learning by image first and keywords second.

A simple method works well: pull one card, name the first three things your eye notices, then connect those details to the traditional meaning. With a deck this visual, that small routine teaches you the deck faster than trying to memorize everything at once.

Emotional ignition

Ace of Cups: feeling arrives like a flame

Ace of Cups keeps the softness of the suit, but it does not feel passive. The image has movement, heat, and a sense of emotional energy spilling into the world. In a reading, I would see it as a new feeling, invitation, creative opening, or spiritual refresh. It asks you to let the emotion be real before you rush to explain it away.

Best uses for this deck

Bonefire Tarot is strongest for creative spreads, relationship patterns, personal transformation, journaling, and shadow work. It is especially helpful when the querent needs to see the emotional charge behind a practical situation.

It can also work for career and money questions because the Coins suit has so much character. Instead of only asking, “Will this work?” you can ask, “What needs attention, what is overgrown, and what practical choice restores movement?”

Swords: pressure, pattern, and perspective

The Swords cards in this deck are intense, but they are not empty drama. They show how thoughts can trap, protect, cut, or clarify. This pack is helpful when a reading needs cleaner language, less panic, and a sharper look at what is actually true.

Love, conflict, and creative fire

For love readings, the deck is best at showing emotional temperature. Is the bond playful, defensive, hungry, exhausted, or ready to transform? The faces and gestures make those questions easier to feel.

For creative work, Bonefire Tarot is excellent. It has enough strangeness to break stale thinking and enough familiar tarot structure to keep the reading grounded. Use it when an idea needs fuel, not when you want a neutral office memo.

Honest temptation

The Devil: desire with a bright mask

The Devil is a perfect example of the deck style. It does not whisper. It shows attraction, grip, theatre, and the strange comfort of a pattern we know is not helping. In readings, I would use it to ask where desire has become a loop. The card is not just about danger; it is about noticing what has power over you so you can choose more consciously.

How the suits speak

Coins feel earthy and lush. Cups are dreamy, emotional, and sometimes theatrical. Swords carry pressure and mental intensity. Wands are full of flame, pine cones, performance, and desire. The Majors bring everything together with a mythic, almost carnival-stage feeling.

The deck uses Coins instead of Pentacles, but the practical meaning remains easy to follow. That small naming shift fits the artwork because the suit feels tactile and earthy rather than abstract.

Cups: emotion, memory, and dream logic

The Cups cards are tender, strange, and visually rich. They work well for relationships, longing, intuition, and creative feeling. This pack shows why the deck is good at emotional readings: the cards give you mood before they give you an answer.

Pros and cons

Wands: fire that wants to move

The Wands cards are where the deck heat becomes most obvious. Pine cones, flame, flowers, and bright figures make the suit feel alive. Use this pack for motivation, creative momentum, confidence, and the kind of change that needs courage.

Final thoughts on Bonfire Tarot

Bonfire Tarot is worth exploring if you like decks with heat, color, and attitude. It is not trying to be universal wallpaper. It wants to be a living object, a little wild, a little theatrical, and very sure of its own voice.

If several cards make you pause, smile, or feel slightly challenged, that is a good sign. This deck works best when you let the art talk first, then bring in the traditional meaning to shape the reading into something useful.

Major Arcana: mythic, loud, and memorable

The Major Arcana cards feel like stage lights on big life lessons. They are dramatic without losing their tarot roots. This pack is best for turning points, identity questions, and readings where the answer needs to feel bigger than everyday advice.

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