I’ve noticed that each deck creator has the challenge of taking their vision for a Tarot deck and fitting it (at least somewhat) to the existing structural tradition for the Tarot. We do have more than one tradition to work with (Thoth, Rider-Waite-Smith, Marseille, etc.), but to be a Tarot deck, we still need to […]
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A Wildwood Harvest Dinner: Mabon Tarot Blog Hop
PREVIOUS BLOG | MASTER LIST | NEXT BLOG Time to gather around the fire on a cold evening, with good food, good family and friends, and celebrate abundance and sharing. It is the harvest here in the northern hemisphere, and in the Wiccan nature calendar, it is Mabon. Let’s gather and eat! We have quite the lovely and creative community […]
The Mary-el Tarot Journey: Rising from the Depths
Seems like only yesterday that the Mary-el Tarot invaded my consciousness on social media. At first I was totally intimidated, in much the same way that I was by the original Thoth tarot (the Mary-el is based more in the Thoth tradition than the RWS). The imagery was so visceral, even shocking in some cards, […]
The Mary-el Tarot—An Encounter with the Deep
Nope, not a review, this one. I think the only thing you can do with the Mary-el Tarot from Schiffer Publishing is encounter it and then walk away with your mind blown (also your heart, your senses, your sensuality). I saw the launch of this deck several years ago…and was afraid. At first, the art work […]
Chrysalis Tarot—My Take
I’ve had some additional funds lately to indulge in my tarot deck interests, and my first acquisition in this series is Toney Brooks’ and Holly Sierra’s Chrysalis Tarot. I had been intrigued by the development of this deck on a Facebook deck creators’ group I belong to. I really liked both Holly’s art and Toney’s […]
The Fool—Cosmic Whispers Deck
Here’s the image I’m thinking of using for The Fool in my deck. I keep going back and forth about whether or not the outline of the fellow is obvious enough for doing readings. Here’s the text that will go with it. Let me know what you think in comments, please. Many thanks! (Image Credit: […]
Rebirth—Cosmic Whispers Deck
Busy, busy, but finding some time to add cards to my deck. Here’s a new one that I thought really illustrated the Judgment/Angel/Rebirth card. Here’s the info that’ll be in the companion book (all the Major Arcana cards will have a poem): Keywords rebirth, judgment, inner calling, absolution, forgiveness, second chances The Physics The Snowflake […]
Princess of Cups—Cosmic Whispers Deck
I’ve been working on the images for my deck and thought I’d profile the Princess of Cups today. These NASA images will be a bit abstract, but our Princess has a pink billowy cape flowing out over the waves of space, and she’s holding a shining bowl filled with new stars at her middle. I’m […]
