The 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: 2 of Swords (reversed), 2 of Wands, & The Magician [I] (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? December 31, 2018The Bosch Tarot is a series of collages based on the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. Using a unique set of meanings that is not derived from Waite, it will sometimes read direct, and sometimes read like a koan. It is a good deck for introspection and examination of internal motives.
Today’s cards: 2 of Swords, The Emperor, & Ace of Swords. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 26, 2018
The 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.
Today’s cards: 10 of Wands, Knave of Wands, & 2 of Swords. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 05, 2018
The 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: 2 of Swords “Stalemate”, The Moon (reversed), & 6 of Swords “Escape” (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 11, 2018
The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Two of Swords, Seven of Cups, & The Universe [XXI]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 07, 2017
The 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.
Today’s cards: 2 of Pentacles, 2 of Swords, & The Fool. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 21 2017
The Universal Waite is Mary Hanson-Roberts’ recolored rendition of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck. Nearly identical lining is softened by gentle coloring. Some faces have been reworked to be more pleasing to the eye.
Today’s cards: 2 of Swords (reversed), 5 of Wands (reversed), & 5 of Cups (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? July 21 2017
The 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.
Today’s cards: 8 of Wands reversed, 2 of Swords reversed, & Page of Wands reversed. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 06 2017
The 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: 4 of Swords, King of Coins reversed, & 2 of Swords reversed. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 11 2017
The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: 2 of Swords, 5 of Swords, & The Fool. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 21 2017
