The Ellis decK
Black and white symmetrical design deck with rounded card edges.
by Taylor Ellis · 2013
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The record
The colorful box measures approximately 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 1inch. The cards each are 2 3/4 x 4 ¾ with rounded edges, and having a black and white symmetrical design on the back of each card. The cards each are thick enough and coated for regular use. The booklet is black and white staple bound, approximately 5 ½ x 8 ½, 24 double side/printed pages. The Instruction Booklet is titled The Ellis Deck: Re-Imagined Archetypes of the Traditional Tarot and is very complete for a humble little book. As an artist and reader, I very much appreciate reading about the back story of the creation of a deck, influences and also being given sample layouts that are new to me. The booklet includes: Forward, Some Words from the Author, Introduction, What is Tarot?, Major and Minor Arcana?, Is the Tarot Really a Taboo?, Can the Future Really be Told with Cards?, Getting Started, Beginning a Reading, Where to Read?, Tarot Card, Flow of the Reading, Basic Card Meanings (The Major and Minor Arcana), on Reading Reversals, and finishing with some blank pages for Notes. Interested parties can order, from the author/artist, a large print of any card of the Ellis deck. The individual card meanings are not o
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