Why are the Limperatrice’s (The Empress’) eyes a striking green in the Tarot de Marseille by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Philippe Camoin? Her eyes are unlike those of any of the Empress in any other Tarot de Marseille I have seen so far. Eyes are typically rendered in black only with no iris. The two pictures… Read More »
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The Rosenwald Tarot – A Reading
As background to this post please read the prior post “The Rosenwald Tarot – Sullivan Hismans” So, how does an Everyman’s tarot from the 15th century read? From my point of view that is always the root question. Is a deck useful and helpful? Can it provide you and your clients with insight and assistance?… Read More »
The Rosenwald Tarot – Sullivan Hismans – a Review
For a reading from this deck click here. This wonderful deck was created some time in the 1400s and prior to 1501 and is the Trumps portion of several sets of sheets. That’s likely around the time that Christopher Columbus was petitioning Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to fund a one… Read More »
Anger and Righteousness – Give me a Sword and I’ll Make it Right!
Background: Recently I saw a Facebook post that included a statement that a prominent publisher had fined a friend of a friend for using images from the Waite Coleman-Smith (WCS) deck on their website or social media page. The deck publisher had responded that this was not their policy except for commercial use of the… Read More »
Why Did I Dream of Snakes? A Nightmare and a Promise!
I dreamed of snakes last night – a feverish, unpleasant dream. I woke sweating and disturbed. I made a cup of coffee and laid out a spread asking about the dream. I used the Wild Unknown Tarot. My reading: While you dream, there is a battle occurring. When you wake it still goes on. The… Read More »