Deva

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I fell in love with this deck the moment it was published back in 1986, and had to have it right away. The cards were made in Austria by Piatnik, a company with a rich cartographic history, dating back to 1882, and the quality of the company’s printing shows well on these cards. Color and shape are obviously a huge part of this particular deck, and if you love and are drawn to permutations of color (as I am), you will find a wealth of resonance with this deck. The LWB notes the deck is non-traditional in that it is aimed more at “deep thinking, growth, meditation and counseling.” In other words, do not seek the esoterica of the Qabalah here, but instead be a free spirit drawing on your own perceptions, responses, and feelings aroused by the use of the deck. Designer Herta Drnec seems to have slipped out of sight after this deck, which is a shame. It would have been interesting to see more from this artist. There are 93 cards, not the usual 78, due to the addition of a fifth suit and a card XXII at the end of the major arcana titled “The Separator.” In addition to the usual four suits (Wands, Cups, Swords and — in this deck — Discs), this delightfully graphic tarot employs a fifth s

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