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Elizabeth
Genco
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(4/5/05 3:40 pm)
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Tarot and fairy tales
Hi, everybody --
Here it comes -- my inevitable Tarot dorkout post. I did a Google
search of the archives and didn't find many Tarot mentions, so hopefully
no repeats, here. And hopefully this isn't too off-topic!
Whilst nosing through my collection of Tarot decks a few days ago,
I stumbled upon one that I'd forgotten about and that might interest
you all. The
Whimsical Tarot by Dorothy Morrison (a popular Wiccan author)
and Mary Hanson Roberts (a popular Tarot deck illustrator) uses
fairy tales as its main theme. Tales such as Puss n' Boots, The
Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast all
make appearances, along with loads more (there are 78 cards in the
deck, mind you!).
You can read
several
reviews
and see scans of some of the cards over at Tarot
Passages, Diane Wilkes' kick-ass Tarot site. Diane's review
lists most of the deck's correspondences.
Also, here's a Tarot Passages interview
with one of my favorite Tarot creators, Robert
M. Place. It veers off into some of the more esoteric aspects
of Tarot, which is off-topic for this board, but he also discusses
his influences, which include the Pre-Raphaelites (I know we've
got some fans around here!) and folklore. He also discusses how
his dreams have directly influenced his work -- rich, fun stuff.
And his artwork is fabulous.
Place's latest work-in-progress, a deck called Tarot of the Sevenfold Mystery, draws heavily on his interest in the Pre-Raphaelites, apparently. I don't think it has a publisher yet.
Enjoy!
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Lizzie
Registered User
(4/6/05 12:28 pm)
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So funny how life works out
I was just posting on Little, Big and I thought it might interest you. The Tarot cards in the story are passed down through the generations by the fair folk and influence the family's history.
Liz
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Elizabeth
Genco
Registered User
(4/6/05 9:18 pm)
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Re: So funny how life works out
As luck would have it, I'm in the middle of LITTLE, BIG right
now! For serious!
Lovely book, isn't it? I'll have to go check out your post.
Thank you!
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midori
snyder
Registered User
(4/10/05 9:40 am)
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Re: So funny how life works out
Elizabeth,
Have you read the Calvino novel about Tarot cards? It's called Castle
of Crossed Destinies and it's about various people who having
gotten lost in a woods all wind up at this enchanted inn. Once there
however, they discover they cannot speak--but in laying out a deck
of tarot cards, each creates a visual narrative of their story.
Or so it seems, since the narrative depends entirely on the interpretation
of the cards by the reader. It's gorgeous.
And since I am now a slave to your blog...I have on the Endicott Bulletin under Mythic Visual Arts added a thread for Tarot Cards and Decks art... I am goign to try and get Barth Anderson to post a little there, as he too throws a mean tarot and creates beautiful decks.
(ps...would mind horribly copying your above post with recommendations over to the Endicott board? That would be so great.)
Edited by: midori snyder at: 4/10/05 9:41 am
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rosyelf
Registered User
(4/10/05 12:50 pm)
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tarot cards and fairy tales
Many people passionate about fairy tales and the art thereof may be interested to know that another Fairy Tale Tarot is currently in the works. It is being produced by baba-studio, a design company (well, two people, really-Karen and Alex) based in Prague-they specialize in the fantastical and the surreal, and have already produced two superb Tarot decks and a superb book.
For the Fairy Tale Tarot they are collaborating with a local Czech artist -they themselves are Irish and Russian, respectively-the images I've been privileged to see so far are lovely, not just European fairy tales but some from farther afield, not all of them well-known by any means.
I don't know how to flag them up properly on here but baba-studio in the search engine should do it, and the wild coast of Bohemia for Karen's blog, ditto.
These people are a real class act. I believe many surlalune-ers will find their work fascinating, whether or not they are "into" Tarot.
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midori
snyder
Registered User
(4/10/05 2:10 pm)
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Tarot of Prague
Try this web
site which features the Tarot of Prague and then check out Bohemian
Cats Tarot and website --both by artists Karen Mahony and Alex
Ukolov.
These are beautiful decks!
Edited by: midori snyder at: 4/10/05 2:14 pm
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Elizabeth
Genco
Registered User
(4/11/05 7:40 pm)
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Re: Tarot of Prague
Oh my gosh -- guys, those decks by Karen and Alex are GORGEOUS. I just bought them recently. You guys are right on it -- I should have known to mention them the first time out!
The Bohemian Cats deck arrived first. 'Twas a little surreal looking at them the first time out, I have to admit. But they are so wonderfully charming.
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Elizabeth
Genco
Registered User
(4/11/05 7:45 pm)
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Re: Tarot of Prague
Midori --
I have indeed read THE CASTLE OF CROSSED DESTINIES. I've loved Calvino
since my 10th grade English teacher used ITALIAN FOLKTALES in the
classroom (this was almost 20 years ago now). Would you believe
that I actually stole the Italian folktales book from the school?
And yes, do feel free to copy the post over at the Endicott board if you haven't already!
OH! And! Found the Windling/Datlow fairy tale anthology with "Tattercoats" in at Powell's when Leland and I were in Oregon. Woo!
Lastly, so glad you're digging on my blog. I have plans up my sleeve for a new and improved blog later in the year, which will be a little better organized with categories and the like. Will keep y'alls posted.
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Lizzie
Registered User
(4/12/05 9:46 am)
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I haven't had the pleasure
Okay, we're both named Elizabeth and we both are reading Little, Big. That's.....odd.
Okay another great tarot influenced series. The Newford Tales by Charles de Lint. Technically only a book offered by a SciFi book club, but all his short story collections anyway. Or Mercedes Lackey's elemental series.
Liz
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