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Tarot of the Master Interview

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The Tarot of the Master tarot deck is a recreation of a work Giovanni Vacchetta created around 1893. It is one of the few pre-Rider Waite Smith tarot decks that has “story images” for the numbered pip cards.

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Tarot Decks

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While I started with an RWS deck, my primary reading deck these days is a TdM, and especially the Flornoy Noblet.  The Noblet was originally published in 1650.  In 2007 the lovingly restored version was published by Jean-Claude Flornoy.

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Interview with the Illuminated Tarot

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This entry is part 7 of 32 in the series Tarot DecksRecently I was delighted to find in the mailbox a hand-made Illuminated Tarot from Carol Herzer. This is a a very special deck. Though my primary focus these days is working with the Marseille, and especially the Flornoy Noblet tarot deck, this Illuminated Tarot [...]

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Interview with International Icon Tarot

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This entry is part 27 of 32 in the series Tarot DecksThe International Icon Tarot is a creation of Robin Ator, who also designed the whimsical Ator tarot. It’s a Rider Waite Smith (RWS) deck with a twist – all of the card images are made in the style of universally understood signs. The following [...]

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