Monthly Archives: April 2012

Weirdly darkly; The Barbara Walker Tarot

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

I have been thinking about this deck quite a lot recently. I have been thinking about those perennially in-print decks (this one stretches back to 1986) that nobody talks about or seems to use on a regular basis.  The Barbara Walker Tarot was … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Tarot Shop

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

This is what I call a serious tarot shop. This is my favourite tarot shop of all. Maybe I dreamt it? Maybe I woke up this morning after some nocturnal journeying and found these blurred pictures on my camera and four new … Continue reading →

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An Unmentioned Lenormand

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

With the current flurry of interest in all things Lenormand I toss this little gem into the fray; The Wahrsagen à la Lenormand deck. It doesn’t even appear to have a name in English as the title would be translated as “Fortune … Continue reading →

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Daily Draw; 11/4/12

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

This deck – The Steampunk Tarot (Barbara Moore/Aly Fell, just published by Llewellyn) -  has taken me by surpise. I had a bit of a manufacturing hiccup which has thankfully now been sorted out by the suppliers, but I have to … Continue reading →

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Favourite Decks, Part IV

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

The deck I love is snubbed by many (if not most) historic deck buffs. At a tarot party, this would be the deck whose arrival would cause instant and awkward silences, badly disguised mutterings and discreet pointing. It’s not pure, you see. Not … Continue reading →

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Daily draw (4/4/12): Hunting

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

One of the great things about having so many decks is the wonders that occur when impulse gets the better of us and we take down a random deck, a deck we haven’t touched for a while, and read with it. Magic … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Flea Market; Card Bonanza

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

I just know when there is something there for me. Like a truffle pig led into the right part of the forest at exactly the right time.  I sense my nose transforming Pinocchio-style into a divining rod, my beating heart is like a pendulum … Continue reading →

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