Dragon
Esoteric dragon tarot exploring natural forces and elemental power.
by Nigel Suckling, Roger Garland, Linda Garland · 2005
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The record
Behind the unfriendly tales in which the dragon serves largely as a test of valour for passing knights-errant lies an esoteric tradition of the beast embodying forces of nature that we barely understand. Though occasionally hostile, as when an Earth Dragon stirs and our cities crumble, or when Water Dragons release torrents from the sky, river or ocean there is no personal malice. Dragons simply operate by different laws that do not automatically have human interests at their heart. Understanding and bending to their laws is one path to wisdom. The Dragon Tarot, blending Tarot and dragonology, is the first deck from English author Nigel Suckling. Not to be confused with the other Dragon Tarot by Pracownik from US Games, or the Dragons Tarot by Baraldi and published by Lo Scarabeo, this deck has been attractively illustrated by Roger and Linda Garland. The dragons in this deck represent unconscious forces trying to break through into consciousness and the real world. In the major arcana, dragons and humans generally co-exist to create a themed version of traditional tarot imagery. There is a small dragon instead of a dog in the Fool; the Magician wears a dragon head-dress and ha
The cards
