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 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, 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, 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 Red Magician Tarot is a collage deck created by Jay LeRoy based on Hermetic principles.
Today’s cards: Queen of Swords, The Sun [XIX], & The Hanged Man [XII]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? September 12, 2018
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: 6 of Swords, The Hanged Man, & 9 of Pentacles. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? April 09, 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: 8 of Wands “Swiftness” (reversed), 10 of Coins “Wealth” (reversed), & The Hanged Man. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? March 08, 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. Each card has a surface meaning that is easy to memorize, and layers of depth that can be as esoteric as desired.
Today’s cards: 7 of Swords “Hope”, The Chariot [VII], & The Hanging Man [XII]. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? September 29, 2017
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: The Hanging Man [XII] (reversed), The Moon [XVIII], & Queen of Wands (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? September 27, 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: The Sun, 3 of Chalices, & The Hanged Man. Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? September 18, 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: The Hanged Man (reversed), 5 of Cups “Disillusionment”, & 9 of Swords “Despair” (reversed). Continue reading What Does The Deck Say? August 24 2017
