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 Wands (reversed), The Hanged Man [XII] (reversed), & Death [XIII] (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 8, 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: 2 of Swords (reversed), 2 of Wands, & The Magician [I] (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? December 31, 2018The 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.
Today’s cards: Knight of Swords (reversed), 2 of Wands (reversed), & Temperance [XIV].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? December 05, 2018The 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.
Today’s cards: 5 of Cups, Page of Swords, & 2 of Wands.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 13, 2018The 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: King of Swords, 2 of Wands (reversed), & King of Cups. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 1, 2018
Bryan Lahr’s Wyzard of Odd tarot deck is constructed with literally images of smoke and mirrors, and has the margins lined with correspondences from other religious and esoteric practices. The oversize deck is also good for single card contemplation as the images fold onto themselves and the viewer.
![Wyzard of Odd: Two of Wands, Nine of Disks, & Fortune [X].](https://i2.wp.com/noxporium.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WDTDS20180928.jpg?resize=474%2C228&ssl=1)
Designed and illustrated by Megan Weber under the name of “Zaheroux“, this black and white deck features an animal for each card. Though there are bones in every image, don’t let this deck frighten you. There is wisdom for those who seek it.
![Animalis Os Fortuna: Two of Wands, Eight of Swords, & The Hierophant [V].](https://i1.wp.com/noxporium.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WDTDS20180926.jpg?resize=474%2C207&ssl=1)
The 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.
Today’s cards: 7 of Swords, 2 of Wands (reversed), & 6 of Cups. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 11, 2018
Tavaglione’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.
Today’s cards: 2 of Staves “Regret”, 3 of Staves “Undertaking”, & 2 of Coins “Embarrassment”. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 29, 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: The Wheel [X], 2 of Wands, & The Seer [II]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 19, 2018
