Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 27, 2012
We take a sneak peek at The Minoan Tarot, the latest deck by Ellen Lorenzi-Prince, also the creatrix of the Tarot of the Crone and Pandora’s Tarot… Each card of the Minoan Tarot is based upon an original work of the painters, sculptors, jewelers and potters who lived thousands of years ago. Unlike their contemporaries in Egypt […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 20, 2012
This is one Golden Oldie that you’ll return to time and time again… It’s not often one finds a collaborative deck being published. Many other collaborative Tarot decks that have been created have only manifested online, such as the various Aeclectic Community Tarots, the Eat Poo Tarot, and the two Mannini decks, although there are […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 16, 2012
Many decks today are what we might call “clonesâ€, usually of the Rider Waite Smith Tarot, simply copying the images in a different art style. I find decks such as these boring, and at times I find myself wondering if the creators were just out to make a quick buck, selling the integrity and ingenuity […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 13, 2012
Juno and Monica give us a sneak peek at the forthcoming Healing Tarot, a black and white Tarot due for publication in 2013. The Healing Tarot: 78 Ways to Wellness is a an entirely new Tarot deck in progress by Juno Lucina (The Kingdom Within Tarot deck and The Alchemy of Tarot book) and illustrated […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 13, 2012
Arrrgh – This Deck Blows! With the success of movies like “Pirates of the Caribbeanâ€, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that a Pirate Tarot (Schiffer Publishing 2009) ended up getting published. Created by Lucas Amodio and artist Liz Harper, the concept originally started out as a deck engraved on wood (you can get an […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 7, 2012
A sneak peek at the in-progress Tarot de St. Croix, and the artist’s journey to the creative process. My tarot journey began when I was a child. My mother visited a Portuguese tarot reader in Johannesburg who told her that within a year she would be divorced, marry a foreigner, move away from South Africa, […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 5, 2012
As a fan of more traditional and “magical” style Tarot decks such as the Waite-Smith and Thoth deck, this particular deck, Tarot in the Land of Mystereum by Jordan Hoggard (Schiffer Books, 2011) is a bit of a deviation for me. This deck and book boxset is very well presented in an attractive, long cigar-type […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 3, 2012
Celebration of Love Oracle Cards were my first exposure to Schiffer decks, and I was quite impressed with the quality of the packaging and presentation. The deck is encased in an illustrated, well-constructed, and sturdy box that can be re-used for storage and protection. The cards themselves are large enough, 5.3″ x 3.3″ x 1.5,” […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 3, 2012
A version of the Lenormand executed in the style of Pamela Colman-Smith? This creation of Edmund Zebrowski is a gift bestowed upon the reader, with the perfect synergy of Pamela Colman Smith (Pixie), A.E Waite and Mlle. Lenormand. This unique deck, so elegantly packaged in faux-vintage newspaper, captivates one’s imagination from the outset; the senses […]
Posted by: The Tarosophist on: March 1, 2012
When I started on my epic journey, the intention behind creating my own version of the almighty Tarot was to teach myself more about cross-cultural, archetypal story-building. I have been obsessed with mythology, fairy tales, movies and comic books since I was very young. I first began exploring the Tarot about fourteen years ago, and ever […]