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.
Today’s cards: Six of Disks, Death [XIII], & Knight of Swords.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 12, 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: 5 of Swords “Defeat”, 9 of Coins “Simple Pleasures”, & 6 of Coins “Aid” (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 1, 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: 8 of Coins “Apprenticeship”, 6 of Coins “Aid”, & Knight of Wands “The Warrior”. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 04, 2018
Tavaglione’s Stairs of Gold Tarot is a richly decorated esoteric book in the form of 78 tarot cards. The deck can read as slim as necessary and as deep as the reader is willing to focus. Eschewing Golden Dawn attributions, this deck leads the reader and querent down a path where Waite does not exist.
Today’s cards: 6 of Coins, 2 of Staves, & 6 of Staves. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 11 2017
Sweeney: 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: 6 of Coins reversed, Ace of Swords reversed, & The Fool reversed. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 08 2017
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 Coins reversed, 6 of Coins reversed, & Death reversed. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 03 2017
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 Wands (reversed), 6 of Coins, & King of Wands. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 29 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: 6 of Pentacles, The Lovers, & Judgement Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 05 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: 3 of Swords, Queen of Pentacles, & 6 of Pentacles. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 02 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: The Magician, 6 of Coins, & 3 of Cups. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? December 29 2016
