Millennium

The record

Right now I’m basking in the glow of painter, printer and collage-maker Dorothy Simpson Krause’s art. Her Millennium Tarot with its faux hammered antique gold frames and finely wrought photo collages has been added to my list of class act decks. The Minor Arcana cards have less pizzazz than the Majors, as is almost always the case, but even those bear some measure of noble radiance. Krause’s cards are a neat, manageable 4.75" x 2.75" and shuffle easily. Although their coating feels a bit too slick to the touch, the high polish enhances the golden dazzle. The mixed media images sample unidentified paintings and statuary across various historical styles of realistic art, occasionally incorporating contemporary photographic elements. The ultimate beauty of a deck reveals itself in the reading and Krause’s images work best for readers who already know their Tarot and enjoy uncommon visual renderings of familiar archetypes. There aren’t too many traditional symbols and clues to help you interpret the cards’ meanings, but the savvy reader should be able to weave a good story around them. The images will prove less helpful to beginning readers, even ones enchanted by this deck’s rich, dar

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