Elemental
Elemental tarot deck offering distinctive artistic vision and interpretive approach.
by Marco Turini · 2010
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The record
The energies of the world are channelled through the four elements and interwoven in the dance of life. Water, Air, Fire and Earth reveal the possibilities of the future and the opportunities of the presents. This text on the side of the box promises a lot, but sadly, the images fail to deliver. Lo Scarabeo have dropped the ball with this one. I keep promising myself not to be tempted to buy decks that are not up to scratch, but occasionally, the excitement of the moment overcomes me and I cave in. I was lucky enough to see a sample of this deck in the store in which I found it, so there was no excuse to fall for it. However, I thought it might grow on me and I wanted to know if, given time at home, it would reveal some magic. Oh well, I live and learn. The idea is great. According to the Austrian occultist Paracelsus (born Phillippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim in 1493), there are four elementals - gnomes representing the element of earth (pentacles), sylphs representing Air (swords), undines representing Water (cups) and salamanders representing Fire (wands). Lo Scarabeo have used these elementals on the corresponding suits of the minor arcana, to illustra
The cards
