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: 3 Deniers, 6 Batons, & 4 Deniers.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? July 8, 2019The 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. The Bosch Tarot is ©Lo Scarabeo.
Today’s cards: 2 of Wands, 3 of Pentacles, & The Fool [0].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 31, 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: 3 of Coins, 9 of Swords, & The Hanged Man [XII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 29, 2019The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: The Empress [III], Seven of Disks, & Three of Disks.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 24, 2019The 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. ©Lo Scarabeo
Today’s cards: 3 Deniers, Queen of Swords, & The Hanged Man [XII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 15, 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: 3 of Coins, 8 of Cups, & 5 of Coins.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? December 06, 2018Bryan 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.
Today’s cards: Prince of Swords, Three of Disks, & Ace of Swords. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 13, 2018
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: Queen of Cups (reversed), 3 of Coins (reversed), & Page of Coins. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 28, 2018
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.
Today’s cards: 3 of Pentacles (reversed), Ace of Pentacles, & The Moon [XVIII]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 25, 2018
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 Cups (reversed), 3 of Coins (reversed), & 4 of Wands (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 23, 2018
