The Universal Tarot of Marseille is primarily based on a Swiss deck created in 1751 by by Claude Burdel. The pips have color backgrounds to assist readers with distinguishing suite and the majors have had the lines refined and color backgrounds added to soften the overall look. The Universal Tarot of Marseille is ©Lo Scarabeo.
Today’s cards: 4 Deniers, 4 Batons, & Judgement [XX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 8, 2019The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Queen of Wands, The Empress [III], & Queen of Cups.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 7, 2019The Legacy of the Divine is a work of art by Ciro Marchetti. Warm images tell a fantastic story across rural, urban, and fantasy settings. A visually inviting deck, it has hints of esotericism for those that are seeking such things, but those hints do not interfere with those that do not. Deck artist: Ciro Marchetti.
Today’s cards: Page of Cups (reversed), The Sun [XIX], & 7 of Cups (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 6, 2019The Universal Waite is Mary Hanson-Roberts’ recolored rendition of the Waite-Smith deck. Nearly identical lining is softened by gentle coloring. Some faces have been reworked to be more pleasing to the eye. The Universal Waite Tarot is ©US Games Systems, Inc.
Today’s cards: Judgement [XX] (reversed), 4 of Pentacles (reversed), & Ace of Cups (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 5, 2019The Bosch Tarot is a series of collages based on the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. Using a unique set of meanings that doesn’t always aligns with Waite, it will sometimes read direct, and sometimes read like a koan. It is a good deck for introspection and examination of internal motives. The Bosch Tarot is ©Lo Scarabeo.
Today’s cards: The Star [XVII], Justice [VIII], & Knight of Pentacles.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 2, 2019The Fey Tarot is the work of Mara Aghem. While the card names mostly track conventional tarot naming, the scenes differ from Pamela Coleman Smith’s renditions. Not all minors display the full pip count of their number. Rather, the scenes are meant to evoke the intuition of the reader rather than depend on long lists of regurgitated meanings. The Fey Tarot is ©Lo Scarabeo.
Today’s cards: King of Pentacles, 5 of Chalices, & Strength [VIII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 1, 2019The Sweeney Tarot was designed to read with reversals. Having the expected 78 cards, one could use any system of meanings with it. However Lee Bradford has put deep thought into the meanings of the Sweeney Tarot, making sure it is approachable by all and without occult or religious concerns that would restrict its audience or use.
Today’s cards: Ace of Cups, The Lovers [VI] (reversed), & 6 of Cups (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? July 31, 2019Bryan Lahr’s Wyzard of Odd tarot deck is constructed with images of literally smoke and mirrors, and has the margins lined with correspondences from other religious and esoteric practices. The slightly oversize deck is also good for single card contemplation as the images fold onto themselves and the viewer.
Today’s cards: Princess of Disks, The Empress [III], & Queen of Cups.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? July 30, 2019Tavaglione’s Stairs of Gold Tarot is a richly decorated esoteric book in the form of 78 tarot cards. Sometimes wildly diverging from Waite’s road, the deck can read as slim as necessary and as deep as the reader is willing to focus. Tavaglione’s Stairs of Gold Tarot is ©US Games Systems.
Today’s cards: 5 of Cups, The World [XXI], & The Judgement [XX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? July 29, 2019Haze asks: “What can I begin (in limbo) that will provide necessary fulfilling ‘harvest’ now and later? (Thank you!)“
The Sweeney Tarot answers: 2 of Coins.
Continue reading Free Card Reading: Haze
