2012: Tarot of Ascension
New Age deck exploring 2012 consciousness shift and spiritual transformation themes.
creator unknown · Lo Scarabeo · 2012
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The record
It has long been one of the beliefs of the new age movement that the year 2012 will bring great changes, be they an apocalyptic end to the physical world or a global shift toward a higher conciousness. 2012: Tarot of Ascension by Lo Scarabeo takes this date and these beliefs as a symbol for the individuals spiritual growth and is created as a tool to aid the querent on the path toward their own ascension into the transcendent world beyond this one. Structurally 2012 is designed as a normal tarot deck, 22 trumps bear the usual names apart from XIII which remains unnumbered. Justice is VIII and Strength XI, the minors are divided into the usual suits and the courts carry the expected names. The faces of the cards have numbers and multi lingual titles in gold against a slim chocolate coloured border while the backs bear a non reversible picture of a star above a landscape, symbolic of the ascension to the stars. Fully illustrated throughout the art of Michele Penco keeps the new age trappings to a minimum and instead places the images in an imaginary medieval setting. A world where the subtle, muted tones and oddly disturbing pictures harmonise with the elegant dark borders. At first
The cards
