Monthly Archives: May 2011

Karnival Dead Eyes

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

I have recently been going back to playing cards which were, in effect, my first love. I have been smitten ever since I bought a Waddington’s patience deck as a child and learned to shuffle it. But times have changed … Continue reading →

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The Deviant Moon Tarot

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

I got one of the very first copies of The Deviant Moon Tarot to reach Europe when it was first released in summer 2008 (maybe the first!) I cannot remember when I had last been so excited about a new tarot release. … Continue reading →

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The Mountain Dream

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Astronomically, the Age of Aquarius is a wobble in the earth’s rotation every 2,160 years. Mystically, the Age of Aquarius is a “new age”, which started in the 19th Century, and has since seen mysticism slowly entering all aspects of … Continue reading →

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The Isis Marseilles by Tadahiro Onumas, (Ginza, Tokyo, 2010)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

I had a good feeling about this one when I first saw scans. It could so easily have passed me by but some chance reference cast across my path aroused my interest and I found some scans. The official name … Continue reading →

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Pamela B

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

I believe it was found in an antiquarian bookshop in Cheshire. That’s what I was told by the person who sold it to me. I always like to know the provenance of the things I love, and being given the … Continue reading →

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Sonet-Morin Jeu de Patience

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

The Dusserre Sonet-Morin “Jeu de Patience” deck intrigues me. It is a deck which it is virtually impossible to discover anything about, except the fact that it dates from 1850. Or 1860 (cerca, I should add). And has scenic Aces, with images … Continue reading →

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Let me count the ways

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

What is it that I love about cards? The touch, the feel, the comforting therapy of a quick shuffle, the breaking in of the cards as they bend to my use, the feel of the cardstock in the palm of my hand. I … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Card

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Card of the day. My favourite card ever. If not ever, at least for today.  The Moon from the Tarocchi del III Millennio (published by Lo Scarabeo, Turin). The Moon should be fabulous in any deck but here, Iassen Ghiuselev … Continue reading →

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