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A note from Aurica
I feel a hush settle over the table when I open Influence of the Angels Tarot. The cream-and-gold frames resemble little devotional doorways, and the borrowed Renaissance faces bring weight, tenderness and human history into every draw. Yet the angels are not simply there to make difficult messages prettier. They watch, warn, steady and witness, giving each scene a spiritual presence without taking away its earthly truth.
The High Priestess draws me in with her quiet command of the wheel, while The Hermit holds his lantern low enough to light only the next honest step. Then the Ace of Cups opens like a blessing that still needs a vessel. Together they remind me that guidance can arrive in different voices: a knowing held close, a patient search through uncertainty, or a feeling finally ready to overflow.
In a reading, I begin with the human action before I look toward the angel. I notice who is reaching, retreating, carrying or waiting, then ask what the winged presence changes about that moment. Does it offer courage, restraint, protection or perspective? Testing that feeling against the neighbouring cards keeps the message grounded, so an angel becomes a particular kind of help rather than a vague promise that everything will be fine.
I reach for this deck when a question deserves ceremony and close attention, especially when the seeker wants reassurance without avoiding responsibility. Its large gilt-edged cards invite me to slow down, let one symbol speak at a time, and listen for the kindness inside a truthful answer. May these painted guardians help you recognise the quiet strength already beside you and carry it into your next brave choice.
Influence of the Angels Tarot review — Renaissance art with an angelic reading system
Influence of the Angels Tarot is not simply a familiar tarot with wings added around the edges. Jody Boginski Barbessi, working with Karen Boginski, builds a complete angelic framework around a 78-card tarot: the Major Arcana are associated with specific named angels and archangels, the Minor Arcana carry unnamed guardian angels, and the court cards use historical people chosen to embody their roles.
Aurica’s quick verdict: this is a generous, art-rich deck for readers who enjoy Renaissance and devotional imagery, substantial guidebook support, and cards that feel ceremonial in the hand. Its large format and dense symbolic references reward a slower pace; readers wanting a lightweight travel deck or contemporary scenes may find it more formal than intimate.
What makes this angel tarot different?
The deck draws from historic European paintings and visual motifs, then reshapes them into a consistent cream-and-gold tarot frame. Angels do not function as generic reassurance. They appear as witnesses, messengers, guardians, and interpreters of human experience. That distinction gives difficult cards room to remain difficult without losing the deck’s spiritual vocabulary.
The card faces follow a recognizable tarot structure, including VIII Strength and IX The Hermit. Yet the deck’s personality is its own: angelic figures may hover at the edge of a scene, dominate the centre, or quietly redirect attention toward the human action below.
The Magician — spiritual agency begins at the worktable
A winged woman in a red dress and blue-grey mantle stands behind a narrow table. A raised hand, cup, wand-like implement, blade, and pentacle place the familiar magical tools within a sober, devotional composition; a white dove crosses the pale space above her.
The card joins capability with accountability. Upright, it asks whether knowledge, intention, and material tools are working together. In shadow, the poised ritual can become performance—appearing spiritually prepared while avoiding the practical act that would make the intention real.
How the deck reads in practice
Start with the human action, then notice the angelic intervention. Who is looking, waiting, carrying, restraining, warning, or blessing? Is the angel close to the human figure or far above the scene? That distance often tells you whether support is being received, resisted, or only dimly recognised.
The historical collage style also rewards comparison. Repeated halos, vessels, animals, books, blades, and architectural thresholds build a visual grammar across the deck. Rather than reducing every angel to “help is coming,” ask what kind of help the image actually offers: courage, restraint, truth, shelter, perspective, or a necessary ending.
Four Aces, four forms of divine potential
Each Ace introduces its suit through a concentrated emblem while angelic movement enters from the margins.
Fire rises through the wand, the heart hovers above the cup, the sword points into open sky, and the pentacle hangs over a settled landscape. The shared gold frame keeps four very different beginnings inside one devotional visual language.
Is Influence of the Angels Tarot beginner-friendly?
The tarot numbering and suit structure are familiar enough for an attentive beginner, and the guidebook is unusually substantial. The challenge is not a lack of imagery but the opposite: art-historical faces, angelic roles, and layered symbols can make a quick keyword reading feel thin. Beginners who enjoy looking closely will get more from it than readers who want meanings printed directly on the cards.
Easy reading
What quality of support is available to me today?
Medium reading
Where am I being protected, and where am I being asked to act?
Deep reading
Which guidance have I mistaken for permission to avoid responsibility?
The Hermit — wisdom carried through the dark
A hooded, winged elder stands inside a glowing amber circle, holding a lantern low before him. The nearly monochrome robe and folded wings make the small light feel deliberate rather than decorative.
Upright, the image favours patient discernment: enough light for the next step, not the whole road. In shadow, withdrawal can harden into isolation, especially when the lantern is used only to confirm what the seeker already believes.
Classic art, gilded edges, and a ceremonial reading tone
The cream ornamental borders and gold-gilt edges make the deck feel closer to a devotional object than a casual illustrated pack. Portraits and scenes borrow the gravity of museum paintings, while occasional brighter cards—the Ace of Cups or The Sun—prevent the palette from becoming uniformly solemn.
The large three-by-five-inch cards give faces and small angelic details room to breathe. They also require more table space and may be awkward for small hands. Overhand shuffling or dividing the deck into packets can be more comfortable than trying to bridge the whole gilded stack.
Four queens, four historical faces of stewardship
The court cards use historical portraits to make elemental authority human, specific, and socially situated.
Wands sits with sunflower and cat, Cups offers a flower beside the vessel, Swords turns toward books and birds, and Pentacles holds harvested abundance. Their differences come through objects, posture, clothing, and setting—not interchangeable crowns.
Who will connect with this deck?
It suits readers drawn to angels without wanting every message softened, collectors who love Renaissance and religious art, journalers who enjoy researching historical symbols, and anyone who appreciates a full-size guidebook rather than a folded leaflet.
It may be less comfortable for secular readers who dislike explicitly angelic language, people who need compact cards, or those who prefer modern diversity and everyday settings. The historical source material carries the cultural limits of its period even when the deck arranges it thoughtfully.
The Moon — illumination that does not remove uncertainty
A white-robed angel stands beneath a full pale disc while darker animals and rocky forms gather below. The figure is luminous but the surrounding landscape remains shadowed and unsettled.
Upright, the card suggests guidance inside ambiguity rather than instant certainty. The angel gives orientation, not a floodlight. In shadow, the desire for a pure sign can become its own illusion—overriding bodily warning, context, or evidence because a message feels spiritually charged.
What comes with the boxed set?
The current U.S. Games presentation contains 78 tarot cards plus two reference cards for suit and numerological meanings. The linen-finish cards have gold-gilt edges, and the set includes a 184-page illustrated guidebook with symbolism, angelic messages, card descriptions, and two spreads. Everything arrives in a narrow deluxe box with gold-foil accents.
The card backs use a borderless slate-blue ornamental lattice seen in physical-deck walkthroughs. If you buy second-hand, confirm that the two reference cards and full guidebook are present, and check the gilding for edge wear. Current Amazon stock and seller condition can change, so review the listing photographs before ordering.
Strength, guidance, balance, mystery
Four Major Arcana show angels working through different kinds of presence: companionship, solitary light, measured integration, and illumination within uncertainty.
Aurica’s golden rule for Influence of the Angels Tarot
Name the guidance, then return to the human choice. Identify what the angel appears to offer—protection, courage, warning, perspective, or restraint—but finish by asking what the person in the scene must still do. The deck is clearest when spiritual support and human responsibility remain in the same reading.
Final Thoughts
Influence of the Angels Tarot succeeds because it treats its theme as a structure, not surface decoration. Named angels in the Majors, guardian presences in the Minors, and historical people in the courts create three related ways of thinking about guidance and agency.
Its large gilded cards and old-master atmosphere will not suit every reader, but the combination of a complete 78-card visual system, two reference cards, and a serious guidebook makes it unusually generous. For readers who want an angel deck with texture, shadow, and interpretive work to do, it has real staying power.
Influence of the Angels Tarot FAQ
Who created Influence of the Angels Tarot?
U.S. Games credits Jody Boginski Barbessi with Karen Boginski as authors, and Jody Boginski Barbessi as the artist.
How many cards are in the set?
The tarot itself has 78 cards. The boxed set contains 80 physical cards because it also includes two reference cards covering suit and numerological meanings.
How are angels used across the deck?
The Major Arcana feature specific named angels and archangels, the Minor Arcana include unnamed guardian angels, and the court cards portray historical people selected to embody each role.
Is Influence of the Angels Tarot good for beginners?
It can be, especially for beginners who enjoy studying images. The familiar tarot structure and extensive guidebook help, although the historical symbolism benefits from slower reading and research.
What is included with the deck?
The current presentation includes 78 linen-finish tarot cards, two reference cards, a 184-page illustrated guidebook, gold-gilt edges, and a deluxe gold-accented box.
Are the cards a standard size?
No. At about three by five inches, they are larger than many tarot cards. The scale shows the art beautifully but may suit overhand shuffling better than a full bridge shuffle.
