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Out of the myriad of decks I see daily on the net, this is the one I wish was published. The online Austin Powers Tarot,
created by the ingenious Maralee Fox-Heins, is a fans dream come true and is something you really have to see to be able
to appreciate. I'm telling you right now, if you love Austin Powers, you're going to love this deck. Maralee has made one
of the best, if not the best, movie theme decks I've ever seen. She completely captured the true spirit of fun and laughter
that made the Austin Powers movies so successful which couldn't have been an easy task. You'll find most of the characters
from the three movies are used such as Felicity Shagwell, Vanessa Kensington, Dr. Evil, Scott Evil, Number Two, Frau, Ivanna
Humpalot, Mini-Me, Fat Bastard, Goldmember, Foxxy Cleopatra, the Japanese Twins, Randam Task, Nigel Powers, and yes, even
Mr. Bigglesworth! Maralee has expertly made them come to life for us to enjoy in an online Tarot deck that has immortilized
her place in history. Even if she decided to never make another deck, she'll always be remembered throughout time as the remarkable
person who created the Austin Powers Tarot. Each card has a distinctive psychodelic look which must have been really difficult
to achieve, but as usual, Maralee has a way of making the difficult look easy and extremely fun. The majors have the easily
recognizable titles but the suits were cleverly changed to go with elements from the movies. Swords appropriately become the
beautiful but deadly Fembots, Cups become that magical magnetic essence known as Mojo, Pentacles become the memorable word
Meellion coined by Dr. Evil, and Wands become the wickedly impossible to forget penis-shaped Keys from Goldmember! Each card
is a noteworthy artistic achievement which adds yet another feather of honor in Maralee's already overflowing cap or to put
it in Austin speak, "If this deck were any cooler, it'd still be frozen, yeah baby!"
Copyright © 2004 StarWoman
UPDATE: Maralee's online Austin Powers Tarot has been updated with excellent card meanings and new images. If you thought
this deck had mojo before, you should see it now. The cards are even better than ever with more characters and scenes from
the movies plus the meanings are really fun, clever, and insightful all at the same time. The best news of all is being
able to get a free online tarot reading with it from Maralee's website. I tried it out using several different questions
and the deck was somehow spot on every single time . . . now that's what I call impressive. The Online Austin Powers
Tarot is truly a masterpiece among theme decks!
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