Tarot of Casanova
Historically-inspired tarot celebrating Casanova's passionate life.
creator unknown · 2000
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The record
Giacomo Casanova, renowned (or notorious) for his passion for women and their passion for him, lived in Venice in the eighteenth century. The Tarot of Casanova pays homage to his life, environment and experiences, which, of course, had a strong erotic influence. The LWB assures us that the Tarot of Casanova is 'the result of considerable artistic and esoteric research'. They offer their apologies up front to those who may be offended by the theme, but invite others to approach the deck with an open mind. While the images are sexual and concentrate on scenes of Casanova's amorous adventures, they aren't as confronting as the images of the Garden of Priapo Tarot, and do actually relate to the tarot archetypes. The creator has also paid some attention to incorporating the romance and history of Casanova's surroundings - the canals and corners and buildings of what was at the time the Republic of Venice. That said, women are the sex objects in this deck; there are plenty of busty woman shown full frontal or from behind, but male nudity is nearly non-existent. We see a male chest about four times - the Three and Four of Chalices and the Eights of Swords and Pentacles - but every other m
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