Ever since I first laid eyes on the Rosenwald images in the first volume of Stuart Kaplan’s Encyclopedia of Tarot, I have been fascinated with their primitive, elegant simplicity; for me, they are “essential tarot,” preciously uncluttered with the occult trappings of the more modern cards. Even then, however, anyone could see from the images […]
Please note that these books were sent to me at no charge for the purposes of review. SPARKPRESS http://www.gosparkpress.com As involved with tarot as I am, I am embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of the Arcana Oracles Series by Susan Wands. When I was contacted by SPARKPRESS about reviewing the newest volume […]
Tarot decks available from artisantarot.com, Instagram: @artisantarot Socks available from footclothes.com, Instagram: @footclothesofficial I feel I should warn you: this post is not just some product review, it is also a tremendous “thank you” to those products’ creators: Artisan Tarot and FootClothes! Recently, these manufacturers ran a raffle of sorts, a giveaway, and I may […]
Writer/Artist: Tina GongWebsite: http://www.labyrinthos.co Recently, I reviewed another one of Tina Gong’s productions, her book Tarot: Connect with Yourself, Develop Your Intuition, Live Mindfully, of which I am a great admirer. Prior to the book, I had already purchased the Arcana Iris Sacra Tarot on a field trip from my Mississippi digs all the way […]
Artist/Writer: Tillie WaldenPublisher: Liminal 11/Sterling Ethos As always, I am a sucker for good packaging, and Liminal 11 does another fine job with Tillie Walden’s The Cosmic Slumber Tarot. Liminal 11 decks generally come in a very nicely made box with magnetic closures. The boxes protect the cards well and sit nicely on a shelf. […]
Book: Tarot: Connect with Yourself, Develop Your Intuition, Live Mindfully Author: Tina Gong Publisher: DK, Dorling Kindersley Limited, a division of Penguin Random House. Some months ago, I ran across a random, but pleasantly illustrated book on tarot. This is generally not my practice as “information” and “illustrations” do not generally go hand in hand. […]
Publisher: Patrick Valenza at Deviant Moon Inc. Website: http://www.deviantmoon.com Ever since I first laid eyes on images of an Edoardo Dotti Tarot, I have wanted a deck of those cards. In that first exposure, on page 160 of Stuart Kaplan’s Encyclopedia of Tarot, volume 1, I fell in love at first sight. I don’t know […]
A review and comparison of the following three decks: The Oswald Wirth Tarot by U.S. Games The Golden Wirth Tarot Grand Trumps by Lo Scarabeo/Llewellyn The Symbolic Tarot of Wirth by Lo Scarabeo/Llewellyn I feel confident in that fact that I am not the only tarot enthusiast who ever said, “Oh, if only someone else […]
I am a total sucker for a list of just about anything. List of top ten best episodes of Star Trek? Reading it. List of ten worst episodes of Star Trek? I’m there. A list of the books some YouTuber read this year? Watching. Video of Top Ten Rider-Waite-Smith decks currently in production? One of […]
Creator and Writer: Rachel True Artist: Stephanie Singleton Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020 Rachel True’s True Heart Intuitive Tarot has thrust me into an existential dilemma, a conflict of gross cultural proportion. We here in the Deep South value our politesse. Mississippi, for all its past flaws and indiscretions, is “The Hospitality State.” Throughout […]
The Tarot King of Mississippi