Monthly Archives: January 2012

Favourite Decks; Part I

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Another year has passed and with each turn of the seasons, each wheel of each year, I find the list of favourite decks consolidated. The molten gush of enthusiasm from a few years back has now solidified into a tighter list of dependable … Continue reading →

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Incomplete Decks and The Cult of The Ruin

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Recently, a 1900s Dondorf Lenormand deck came into my possession. I knew from the description that it was incomplete but I have bought incomplete decks in the past, convincing myself that – as part of my historical curiosity - I really only need … Continue reading →

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The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

I have been thinking recently about the use of decks which do not relate to our familiar universe. By that I mean decks which have as their content a world to which we do not strictly belong. How confidently buddhist does one … Continue reading →

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Oracolo dei Visi; a chance find

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

On the flea market today I came across a shrink-wrapped, boxless oracle which I had never in my life heard of before. It is called the Oracolo dei Visi which would translate inelegantly as the Oracle of Faces and I … Continue reading →

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Arthur Rackham Playing Cards

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

If asked “what is the tarot deck which you wish existed”, I would unhesitatingly say (and have unhesitatingly said) an Arthur Rackham Tarot. He was the English illustrator (1867-1939) who, with his infinite, intricate whimsy, illustrated a great many Edwardian and 1920/30s … Continue reading →

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