Egorov

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Let me state right off that the LWB provided with the Egorov Tarot is somewhat less than completely helpful. Experienced tarot collectors and readers will not be surprised, but in this case, it is largely because of the quality of the translation. The original text was probably in Russian, given the designer's background, or possibly German, given that publication was by Piatnik in Austria. Egorov took a psychological approach to tarot and perhaps the concepts were difficult to render in English. Careful reading and perhaps re-reading (of some passages) will help. Given the particular approach to tarot interpretation taken here, I will momentarily bewail the lack of a suitable book to accompany the deck. That done, the Egorov Tarot is a fascinating deck! There are many styles of tarot card illustrations that I find appealing, and one was that used in the "Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg". I own several of the black lacquer boxes from which that tarot derives its art style. Both boxes and cards are lovely. So when I heard about the older Egorov deck, and saw a few card images on-line, the similarity was close enough to make me desire the Egorov deck too. In due time, it arrived, and

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