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. Tavaglione’s Stairs of Gold Tarot is ©US Games Systems.
Today’s cards: Queen of Swords, 4 of Cups, & Fortitude [XI].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 12, 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: Ace of Cups (reversed), 4 of Cups (reversed), & The Lovers.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 21, 2019Bryan 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 slightly oversize deck is also good for single card contemplation as the images fold onto themselves and the viewer.
Today’s cards: Four of Cups, Prince of Wands, & Eight of Wands.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 15, 2019Designed 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.
Today’s cards: The Hermit [IX], The Moon [XVIII], & Four of Cups.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 13, 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: Page of Coins, 4 of Cups (reversed), & The Wheel of Fortune [X].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 11, 2018Tavaglione’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: The Emperor [IV], 4 of Cups “Ennui”, & Temperance [XIV]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 6, 2018
The 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: 9 of Pentacles, 4 of Chalices, & Knight of Wands. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 11, 2018
The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Four of Cups, The Universe, & Prince of Disks. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 20, 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: 4 of Cups (reversed), Queen of Pentacles (reversed), & 2 of Pentacles. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 6, 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 Fool [0], 8 of Pentacles, & 4 of Chalices. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 5, 2018
