Black

The record

First off, I must start this review with one small disappointment, the pip cards, twos to tens. The pips are not elaborately illustrated, and are nothing more than than many of that suit. While the swords look like they could cleave heads, the wands look like the legs of a kitchen chair. The traditional cups are, in this deck, to as chalices, and are acually pictured as bowls with water rising from them like flame. Despite the simplicity, I do find this interesting as it seems to combine fire and water, representing the more stormy side of the emotions. The pentacle is a rock-carved skull that you'd expect to see in an ancient underground tomb from some Indiana Jones knock-off. On some pentacle cards (if it's a small number, thus allowing for the pentacles themselves to be larger), we see a women bearing herself in front of said skull, representing a pride in the beauty of the human body. At least, the little booklet that comes with the deck offers some poetic interpretations. Examples are "Nine of Swords: Tears. The embarassment of . Empty thoughts." "Six of Pentacles: Generosity, goodness. The honey of the shadows. The nectar on the fruits of the skin. The juice of the apple.&quo

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