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The International Language of Tarot [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whbYmurQdHM] Thanks, Andalusia, for pointing out this Phillipines' TV report on tarot cards. The report seems to focus on a horror movie called "Tarot" -- which I need to investigate. Most of it's in a language I don't recognize -- but there are plenty snippets in English. Even if there weren't any English, though, the visuals alone would tell the whole story. I have to say that the clip of a guy reading Mystic Faerie tarot cards -- in his underwear, on his bed -- made me laugh out loud. He's almost TOO authentic!

Contest: Win an uncut sheet of Fairy Tale Tarot artwork!

This is from Lisa Hunt, creator of the enchanting Fairy Tale Tarot:

Llewellyn is generously giving away 9 uncut press sheets suitable for framing. Having personally signed these beauties, I can attest to the outstanding reproductive quality of these unique “galleries” showcasing The Fairy Tale Tarot artwork. I am happily the owner of one of these sheets and recently had it framed to hang in my home. What can I say? They’re really cool and collectible!

You can find full details here: Dynamic Dreamer ~ Art Weaver » I love contests~here’s a unique one from Llewellyn

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Eau de Tarot [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U00iCwMRZ6Q] Supermodels go bare in a commercial for Dolce & Gabbana's new tarot-inspired perfumes. The fragrances are named after Tarot cards: 1. Le Bateleur (The Juggler or The Magician), 3. L’Imperatrice (The Empress), 6. L’Amoureux (The Lovers), 10. La Roue de la Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune), 18. La Lune (The Moon).

This Week ' s Tarot Meetups

At tonight's Twin Cities Tarot Meetup in Minneapolis, we'll revisit the "Three Card Draw" -- Mary K. Greer's innovative technique for combining the symbols and significance of three separate cards into a single image. (That's my version of Temperance, Judgment, and the Four of Pentacles, above.) When we last played with this exercise a couple of years ago, we all had a ridiculous amount of fun! We meet at the Eye of Horus bookstore on Lyndale Avenue. Bring colored pencils, crayons, or markers, if you have them. The Tarot for Writers group meets online each Saturday. This week, we're going to play with images from a unique tarot deck -- the Tarot of the New Vision, which shows old, familiar tarot scenes from an entirely new perspective. You can stand behind the Fool, and see what he sees. Ride behind the Charioteer, and find out who's following him. Peek behind the High Priestess's curtain, and peer through the clouds in the Seven of Cups. If you've been meaning to try your hand at creative writing with the cards, please join us! Of course, excitement continues to grow for the Minnesota Area Tarot Symposium next month. You can find all the details here.

" Gipsies Fortune-telling "

I like this image from the sixteenth century!

Tarot apps for the iPhone

Congratulations to Barbara Moore, who helped create two great tarot decks that are now available for the iPhone! Llewellyn Publications just released this news:

http://www.llewellyn.com/ Llewellyn Worldwide now has two applications available for Apple’s iPhone, based off of two of our best-selling tarot decks, the Mystic Faerie Tarot and the Mystic Dreamer Tarot. For more information on Llewellyn’s iPhone apps, visit the iPhone App Store at http://www.apple.com/iphone/appstore/ and enter “Llewellyn” into the “Title/Description” field in the search function of the App Store.

A Sneak Preview of The Wizards Tarot Minor Arcana

Illustrator John Blumen has finished all the Minor Arcana cards for the Wizards Tarot. I saw them for the first time about two hours ago -- and they're amazing! Here's a sneak preview of four of the cards: the Four of Wands, Five of Cups, Seven of Swords, and Two of Pentacles. You might remember from my earlier posts that this deck is based on a fictional school of magic, in which the Major Arcana cards depict teachers, and the Minor Arcana cards show students. (You can see a sideshow of the Majors over at wizardstarot.com.) The Majors are based on myth and legend, while the Minors are based on traditional Rider-Waite-Smith imagery with a magical twist. Each suit represents a different form of elemental magic -- fire, water, air, and earth -- and the Minor Arcana cards show students practicing their lessons through the course of the four seasons. I designed the cards, but John has definitely gone above and beyond anything I could have imagined in my written descriptions. I almost feel intimidated! I hope I can do them justice in the guidebook. The book is going to be pretty neat, though. The Major Arcana section, which focuses on the professors, will include magic lessons that correspond to each card. The Star card, for example, depicts the professor of astrology, so I'm writing brief course on basic astrology. Meanwhile, the Minor Arcana portion of the book will read like a grimoire of magic spells, which also correspond to the imagery and the significance each card. I could ramble on ... but I shouldn't, because now that I have all of the cards in my hot little hands, I have to finish the book! While I work, feel free to leave admiring remarks for John in the comments section.

Tarot in the Great White North

My sister -- a landed immigrant who lives slightly north of the 49th parallel -- just sent me a link to this ad, which ran on the back page of Canada's Macleans magazine.

It's not a real tarot deck, but the artist seems to have based the work on the Robin Wood Tarot. The beams of light on the third card and the title bars look like the cards from that deck, don't you think?

Thanks, Claudine!

A Voyage into the New Year

James Wanless: 2009, The Year of the Priestess [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqoit6mLcbI] I found this via http://tarot-hopesanddreams.blogspot.com. It took me a while to get used to James Wanless' use of numerology with the cards, but he's become one of my favorite tarot writers and teachers. I'm really looking forward to hearing his presentation at the Readers Studio in April.

The Fairy Tale Tarot

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Today is Lisa Hunt's birthday, but she's given the rest of us a gift! Check out her latest work, the Fairy Tale Tarot.