Quick Specs
- Brand: US Games Systems
- Author/Artist: MJ Cullinane (Margaux Jones)
- Cards: 78-card fully illustrated tarot deck
- Guidebook: 88-page companion booklet included
- Style: Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) based
- Best for: Beginners, experienced readers, crow enthusiasts
A Deck Born from Crow Wisdom
When MJ Cullinane first crowd-funded the Crow Tarot in 2018, it raised over $120,000 in what felt like a blink. That kind of response doesn’t happen by accident. Cullinane, a Seattle-based artist trained at Parsons School of Design, built the deck around her self-taught digital collage technique, weaving crow and raven imagery into every card with a cool, Pacific Northwest palette that feels both ancient and contemporary.
Crows and ravens carry centuries of symbolic weight across Celtic, Norse, and Native American traditions, appearing as messengers, tricksters, and guides between worlds. Cullinane channels that mythos into a fully illustrated 78-card deck that stays faithful to Rider-Waite-Smith conventions while giving each card its own sense of mystery. There are no people in this deck, only corvids, and that absence of human figures removes cultural bias while keeping the symbolism crisp and readable.
What You Get in the Box
The set includes 78 cards on solid, slightly flexible cardstock with a matte finish that shuffles smoothly without sticking. The card backs feature a seamless feather motif in off-white parchment tones that complement the face designs. The 88-page guidebook, written by Cullinane herself, covers keywords and elemental correspondences for the Majors, upright and reversed meanings throughout, and an original eight-card Crow Spread for deeper readings.
How to Use the Crow Tarot
A simple approach to getting started with the Crow Tarot for daily or in-depth readings.
- Cleanse and Connect
Shuffle the deck slowly while focusing on a question or intention. Crows are associated with liminal spaces, so working near dawn or dusk can deepen the connection. Hold the cards for a few minutes before drawing.
- Draw Your Cards
Pull one to three cards face-down and place them in a row. MJ Cullinane recommends a three-card pull as her preferred daily draw. Flip each card and sit with the crow imagery before consulting the guidebook.
- Record Your Reading
Write the card names, positions, and your first impressions in a dedicated journal after each session. Over time, patterns in the crow imagery will surface and sharpen your personal interpretation of this RWS-based deck.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock the Crow Tarot because it genuinely earns shelf space rather than resting on hype. The card quality is sturdy, the artwork rewards repeated study, and the guidebook is substantive enough to stand alone. It reads cleanly for beginners while offering enough layered symbolism to keep experienced practitioners engaged. If you’re drawn to crow imagery or want an RWS deck with a distinctly modern feel, browse my tarot deck collection to see everything I carry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The deck follows the Rider-Waite-Smith structure closely, so any beginner who has studied standard tarot imagery can read it right away. The 88-page guidebook includes upright and reversed meanings for all 78 cards.
MJ Cullinane, also known as Margaux Jones, is a Seattle-based artist and Parsons School of Design graduate. She created the Crow Tarot using a self-taught digital collage technique, crowd-funding over $120,000 before US Games published it.
The Crow Tarot contains 78 cards: 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana across the suits of Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Each card features crow and raven imagery rendered in digital collage with a Pacific Northwest color palette.
Yes. The set includes an 88-page guidebook written by MJ Cullinane with keywords, elemental correspondences, upright and reversed meanings for every card, and an eight-card Crow Spread similar in spirit to the Celtic Cross layout.
Good quality cards, the images appear AI generated which is fine just kind of underwhelming from what was expected
I’ve been using this deck a lot since I got it and have nothing but great things to say about it! I have a few other decks by MJ Cullinane and I’m glad i was able to add this one to my collection
they are amazing
Love the artwork!!!