I wanted to put out a hearty congratulations to Gabrielle West, creator of Bonefire Tarot, who has just announced that her deck will soon be published by Schiffer. Very much deserved, and I commend them on their good taste. Gabi is a true artist, creating original tarot art by hand. Each card was hand drawn […]
Thought you might like to see them together. Can you see the underlying geometry? They are all built on the same series of Golden Ratio related circles, increasing in size from bottom to top for the feminine aces (cups and disks) and increasing in size from top to bottom for the masculine aces (wands and swords).
Hé final of the Tetragrammaton; the Earth Ace. To know, to will, to dare…and, to keep silence. from Tao Te Ching 56: Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know. Keep your mouth closed. Guard your senses. Temper your sharpness. Simplify your problems. Mask your brightness. Be at one with the […]
My dad showed up here a few weeks ago with this in the backseat of his car: a Japanese slot machine with a 777 theme, and British lions and unicorns. I think a friend gave it to him. I just thought it was amusing, he has no clue why I am so tickled by […]
Hope those of you in the states are enjoying the aftermath of the Thanksgiving holiday, and hope all everywhere around the world are taking in this weekend’s good energy. Lots of planets are in air and fire! I for one like that, being a Sagittarius with lots of Aquarian influence. My birthday is coming up. December the 6th […]
Here is the formal review of Tabula Mundi tarot posted on Aeclectic Tarot. It has more information, not only about the art and symbolism, but about presentation and card stock. To read the informal review, see this post.
The Ace of Cups is the Root of the Powers of Water. Like all Aces, it is of Kether, but where the Ace of Wands was Force or the first motion, the Ace of Cups is the first Form. The Ace of Cups is the feminine counterpart to the Ace of Wands; the yoni […]
I thought you might like to read the first review of Tabula Mundi, written by Mozes Ashkenazi, who posts under the name “closrapexa” on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum. He has been a member since 2004 and has been reading Tarot for over 20 years. This review is one sent to me personally, but soon he will […]
I used up my hoard of fancy paper on the Tabula Mundi little white books, so went to the local art supply store for more. Lo and behold! They were having a “buy one get one half off” sale. I love love love nice paper, so Lust took over and I bought a ton. The […]
I’ve decided that the Ace prototypes seen previously are another tarot deck in the making entirely, and that I’ll redo the Aces “Tabula Mundi style”. I’ll post progress here as I go. I’ve got the Ace of Wands done in black and white. The other day, I was telling someone that I was about to […]
