The Crossed Destinies Tarot has been sitting on my desk since it arrived and the more I see it, the more I love the strangely alluring mix of aqua and orange. There is something about the colour palette that has been drawing me in to this deck to see more. An unusual journey of mysterious…
The Symbolic Tarot is an upcoming deck by UK-based author, Suki Ferguson, and artist, Ana Novaes. This is their second collaboration following the popular Nova Witch Tarot. Ana Novaes has illustrated many recent decks, including: Feminine Myths Oracle, The Tarot of Secrets, Soul Reflections Tarot, Soul Mirror Oracle, and others. I am a fan of…
Etteilla was famously known for his elaborate and confusing methods of reading cards, and that was among Paris contemporaries who at least spoke the same language. So imagine the daunting task undertaken by author Caitlín Matthews and artist Rebecca Birrell in presenting the first ever English translation of Etteilla’s classic 1773 tome, “The Only True…
The Celtic Spirit Tarot is a unique 92 card deck that blends the Rider-Waite-Smith tarot system with nature-based healing and Celtic folklore. The deck includes the additional suit of ‘Spirit’ which embodies the life force of all things – representing the fifth point of the pentagram. Nicola McIntosh is of Celtic ancestry, and practices a…
At First Glance: The artwork, to me, is if Fernando Botero dropped in to (Welcome to) Night Vale. You might have to look up one, or both, of these references and if so, wait until you have some rabbit-hole time. It’s a blend of surrealistic whimsy that exists on a parallel plane. What Works (for…
At first glance, I wondered what a yellow rubber duck had to do with Tarot. Bob’s (the yellow duck) backstory is that he was washed out to sea after being left behind at a beach outing. From there, Bob’s grand adventure journeys through the 78 cards of the tarot representing the ocean’s ecosystem. He is…