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: The Hermit [IX], 8 of Deniers, & Knave of Batons.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 22, 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: Temperance [XIV], 8 of Pentacles, & The Empress [III].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 14, 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. ©Lo Scarabeo
Today’s cards: 8 of Pentacles, The Hierophant [V], & 3 of Chalices.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 6, 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: Knight of Swords, Page of Swords, & 8 of Coins.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 27, 2019The Smith-Waite Centennial Edition Tarot is a reprint of Pamela Coleman Smith’s original deck that is true to the print process and original coloring. The deck appears muted compared with more recent and more popular derivations of the Smith-Waite deck, but the gentle colors are easier to look at. The Smith-Waite Centennial Edition Tarot is ©US Games Systems, Inc.
Today’s cards: The Star [XVII], 8 of Pentacles (reversed), & 7 of Wands.
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: The Moon [XVIII], 8 of Disks, & Prince of Disks.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 19, 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: 8 of Coins, Page of Cups, & The Sun [XIX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 5, 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: Page of Staves, 8 of Coins, & Ace of Cups.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 23, 2018Designed 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.
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Today’s cards: Five of Cups, Eight of Pentacles, & The Moon [XVIII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 9, 2018The 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 Wands, The Hermit, & 8 of Pentacles. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 12, 2018
