Category Archives: Tarot Imagery
The Light Grey Tarot
I stopped by the Light Grey Art Lab today to pick up a copy of the Light Grey Tarot deck. It’s one of the most exciting decks I’ve ever seen. … Continue reading
Prince Castracani Fibbia
Today’s image comes from Wikimedia: It’s a late 1860s painting of Prince Castracani Fibbia (1360-1419) with a deck of Tarot cards – tarocco bolognese – scanned from Andrea Vitali’s Il Tarocchino di Bologna. The … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday and the Five of Pentacles
Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent: forty days of penance, reflection, and fasting. A lot of Christians will be walking around with smudges of ash on … Continue reading
A Snapshot of Tarot History
Here’s a snapshot of tarot times gone by – a style and beauty cover from a 1940 copy of McCall’s magazine, by photographer Nickolas Muray. As a photographer, he was acclaimed … Continue reading
Have You Seen this Card? UPDATED with the Answer
Do you recognize this image? It might look rare, antique, and obscure, but it’s a detail of an actual tarot card, from a commonly available deck that you can still … Continue reading
The Deck of a Lifetime
Last night, I dreamed about running into an old friend — a woman I knew 25 years ago. In the dream, she told me she was dying, but she needed … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary, Neptune!
Today marks the 165th anniversary of Neptune’s discovery in 1846. The beautiful blue planet was mathematically predicted long before it was spotted visually. These days, Neptune has a prominent position in … Continue reading
Waite’s “Second Tarot”
Here’s an exciting find from Marcus Katz and Tali Goodwin — a rare and undiscovered tarot collaboration from A.E. Waite and John B. Trinick — along with information about how … Continue reading
Tarot and Astrology Reviews
Reviews are starting to come in for my latest book, Tarot and Astrology — and people seem to love it! Here are the first three reviews from Amazon.com.
Aesop’s Fable: The Old Man and Death
AN OLD MAN was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in carrying the faggots to the city for sale one day, became very wearied with his long journey. … Continue reading
Drawn from Fashion
My sister Claudine pointed out this stylish draw! pilgrim artwork that was inspired by tarot and fashion: my ‘drawn from fashion’ artwork as i mentioned on friday, i was part of … Continue reading
The Gypsy Fortuneteller
On her Flickr page, artist Enzie Shahmiri has posted a copy of her painting, “The Gypsy Fortune Teller” — and she asks, “Who can guess what the tarot cards in front … Continue reading
