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: The Fool [0], Queen of Cups, & The Hanged Man [XII].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? June 7, 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: 9 of Coins (reversed), Queen of Cups (reversed), & Rebirth [XX].
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 17, 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: Six of Disks, The Hanged Man [XII], & Queen of Cups.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 21, 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.
Today’s cards: 2 of Chalices, Queen of Chalices, & 9 of Pentacles.
Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? October 26, 2018The 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: Queen of Cups (reversed), 3 of Coins (reversed), & Page of Coins. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 28, 2018
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: Queen of Chalices, The Devil, & The Empress. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? May 4, 2018
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: Queen of Wands “The Witch”, Queen of Cups “The Guardian”, & Ace of Wands “Invention”. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 22, 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: 6 of Wands (reversed), Queen of Cups (reversed), & The Fool. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 16, 2018
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: Lust [XI], Queen of Cups, & Three of Disks. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? January 09, 2018
The Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Queen of Cups, Ace of Disks, & Seven of Wands. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? September 26, 2017
