Monthly Archives: March 2012

Michelangelo Tarot

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Many are the times I have stopped by my local esoteric shop – a mere ten minutes’ walk from my house – and feared that it may well be the last time I see the door open. Stock has been dwindling … Continue reading →

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Lilac Twilight Lenormand; the heavenly glow of kitschdom

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Lenormand decks; they’re compact, relatively inexpensive (still), user- friendly, esoterically uncluttered and they’re taking over the cartomantic universe. They bring with them that irresistable allure of after-dinner readings in the parlour on windy, mid-19th Century nights. I can never resist a new Lenormand … Continue reading →

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The Mary-El Tarot; Immediate Impressions

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

This is not a review, but this week I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the newly-released 78-card Mary-El Tarot and have been dying all week to write a few impressions here, but work demands have kept me … Continue reading →

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Favourite Decks; Part III

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

If I could have lived in any historical city at any given time, I would unhesitatingly choose Vienna in the last years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Anytime between 1900 and the outbreak of the First World War to be precise. … Continue reading →

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