You may already be familiar with The Esotoracle (UK-based) and The Cartomancer (US-based) magazines but there is a new Tarot mag kid in town, Total Tarot. What sets Total Tarot apart from the other two marvellous magazines is that it has exclusive links with the well-known publishing house, Lo Scarabeo. Read more…
I am getting to grips with my imovie, although not quite confident enough yet to hit you with the full effect of my Glasgow accent. But maybe one day 😀 Anyhoo – here is my latest offering, based on the court cards of Lo Scarabeo’s Tarot of The Master. A Read more…
It’s that time of the month again, when the moon becomes full and we turn our attentions to the Court Card that bathes in its glorious light! Yes, on 5 March, our Full Moon rides again! This month, the sun sign is Pisces and so our full moon lands in Read more…
As the moon trundles around its orbit, we find her passing through Leo for February’s full moon tonight (3 February). This means that we shall find ourselves acquainted with the energies of that most magnetic of the Tarot court personalities, the King of Wands. Someone who is working their King Read more…
Another Renaissance deck for you to drool over! The majority of cards in this deck have been lost and the surviving cards – 16 Major Arcana cards and a Page of Swords – can be found in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. There they are attributed to Jacquemin Gringonneur as Read more…
I recently bought a handful of Marseilles-type Tarot decks and the Ancient Tarots of Lombardy is one of them. This design dates from 1810, according to the box. It is published by Lo Scarabeo and comes with the LWB details (written by Giordano Berti) on cards, rather than a leaflet. Read more…
I don’t know about you, but I’m increasingly drawn to antique Tarot decks and this Ancient Italian Tarot from Lo Scarabeo is currently one of my favourites. I believe that the original engravings for this deck were made by a prominent Milanese engraver named Carlo Dellarocca. This is the 1880 Read more…
It seems only a few days ago that I posted my Queen of Pentacles card. I blame the school holidays – days either drag their heels or fly out of the window, depending on how busy my son is! I really enjoyed my Queen of Pentacles moment – I busied Read more…
The Fey Tarot published by Lo Scarabeo is one of my favourites, even though it’s jam-packed with fairies, I confess. I find that it’s a great deck to read with, especially if you’re a RWS devotee. Today I’m presenting the King and Queen of Swords to you *sweeps a long, Read more…
Thought I would start a regular meme where we can look at the Courts of various decks – especially decks that are a bit different to the RWS style. Have you ever taken a look at the Minchiate Tarot? It’s massive! Not only are there your standard Major Arcana cards Read more…