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: 9 of Coins (reversed), Queen of Cups (reversed), & Rebirth [XX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 17, 2019The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Three of Cups, The Fool [0], & The Age [XX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 10, 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.
Today’s cards: 3 of Swords, Judgement [XX}, & The Chariot [VII] (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 7, 2018
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.
Today’s cards: The Judgement [XX], Queen of Staves, & 5 of Staves. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 03, 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: Judgement [XX], The Sun [XIX], & 10 of Coins (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 21, 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.
Today’s cards: The Judgement, 8 of Coins, & 7 of Swords. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 10, 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: Judgement, The Sun, & The Lovers. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 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: Rebirth [XX] reversed, 2 of Wands, & Animal [XV] reversed. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 27 2017
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: The Chariot, 7 of Swords, & Judgement. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 11 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
