I bought this deck because I wanted a traditional Tarot deck since Tarot books usually talk about the classic deck. ?I am pleased with the art work and card stock. ?I don't actually use the deck much for readings because I find the symbolism more opaque than icn some more modern decks. ?Since I am fairly new to Tarot and still learning, I find it useful to study the same card from several decks: this traditional deck and two modern decks. ?Light Seers Tarot and Angel Wisdom Tarot. I find the symbolism much easier to grasp in the more modern decks, but I do find that by comparing the same card from all three decks and reading the booklets from all three as well as the Tarot books I am learning from that I get a deeper understanding of the card regardless of the deck it is from. In that sense, I find the Original Tarot Deck useful and valuable for me.