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: King of Swords (reversed), 2 of Coins (reversed), & Death [XIII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 28, 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: King of Wands, The Lovers [VI] (reversed), & Death [XIII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 29, 2019The 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. The Fey Tarot is ©Lo Scarabeo.
Today’s cards: 3 of Chalices, Strength [VIII], & Death [XIII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 30, 2019The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Two of Wands, Death [XIII], & Ace of Disks.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 11, 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: Death [XIII], Page of Staves, & The Tower [XVI]
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 1, 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: 2 of Wands (reversed), The Hanged Man [XII] (reversed), & Death [XIII] (reversed).
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 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.
Today’s cards: Death [XIII], 3 of Wands, & The Sun [XIX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 22, 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: Six of Disks, Death [XIII], & Knight of Swords.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 12, 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: 6 of Swords “Road”, “The Nameless Card” [XIII], & The World [XXI]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? September 13, 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: Justice [XI] (reversed), Death [XIII], & The Sun [XIX] (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 9, 2018
