After
Modern tarot questioning traditional structures and testing fundamental human needs.
by Pietro Alligo, Corrine Kenner, Giulia F. Massaglia · 2016
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The record
While it is always worthwhile to challenge institutions and test their veracity, ultimately those which remain and succeed do so because they are valid or speak to a fundamental human need. Some tarot decks enjoy momentary success while others fall from favour due to changing trends, or because they become passé. Decks such as the Rider-Waite-Smith and some of its 'children such as the Aquarian Tarot and the Morgan-Greer Tarot have remained in print because they are essentially timeless. It is always a dicey proposition then, to meddle with a well loved institution in this case the foundation tarot deck by Pamela Colman-Smith and Arthur Edward Waite. The After Tarot is based on the idea that the Seeker or viewer is seeing the moment after the image depicted in the Rider-Waite-Smith classic deck. Tarot images seem to exist in a mysterious parallel universe, suspended in time, offering glimpses into stories which remain tantalisingly unresolved. A deck such as the After Tarot (and the Tarot of the New Vision) can give us some sense of resolution or a possible alternate version or ending. It must be noted however that introducing new elements into archetypal images and ideals can a
The cards
