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What Does The Deck Say? March 5, 2020
Today’s cards: The Empress [III], Ace of Swords, & Judgement [XX].
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What Does The Deck Say? January 9, 2020
Today’s cards: 2 of Swords, Ace of Swords, & Judgement [XX].
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What Does The Deck Say? November 26, 2019
Today’s cards: Queen of Swords, Lust [XI], & The Aeon [XX].
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What Does The Deck Say? November 13, 2019
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…
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What Does The Deck Say? November 1, 2019
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. The Legacy of…
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What Does The Deck Say? October 15, 2019
The Bosch Tarot is a series of collages based on the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch. Using a unique set of meanings that doesn’t always aligns with Waite, it will sometimes read direct, and sometimes read like a koan. It is a good deck for introspection and examination of internal motives. The Bosch Tarot is presented…
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What Does The Deck Say? October 3, 2019
The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles. Today’s cards: The Chariot [VII], Princess of Swords, & The Age [XX].
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What Does The Deck Say? August 8, 2019
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.…
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What Does The Deck Say? August 5, 2019
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. The Universal Waite Tarot is ©US Games Systems, Inc. Today’s cards: Judgement [XX] (reversed), 4 of Pentacles (reversed), & Ace of Cups (reversed).
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What Does The Deck Say? July 29, 2019
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: 5 of…