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. The Bosch Tarot is ©Lo Scarabeo.
Today’s cards: Knave of Chalices, 10 of Chalices, & 8 of Wands.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? July 15, 2019The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Princess of Cups, The Hierophant, & Ten of Swords.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 22, 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: Knave of Chalices, 2 of Chalices, & The Empress [III].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 2, 2019Designed 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.
Today’s cards: Page of Cups, The Lovers [VI], & Ace of Pentacles.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? February 26, 2019Designed 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.
Today’s cards: Page of Cups, The Hanged Man [XII], & Nine of Pentacles.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 16, 2019Bryan 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 slightly oversize deck is also good for single card contemplation as the images fold onto themselves and the viewer.
Today’s cards: Princess of Cups, Six of Swords, & The Hierophant.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? December 25, 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.
Today’s cards: King of Cups, Page of Cups, & Knight of Pentacles.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 27, 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: Knave of Chalices, The Fool [0], & The Lovers [VI].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 8, 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: Princess of Cups, Prince of Cups, & Art [XIV].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? November 6, 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, 2018
