Hudes
Emotionally intense deck with hauntingly evocative images triggering deep introspection.
by Susan Hudes · 2002
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Something about these hauntingly evocative images made me purchase a copy of this deck some months ago, and then I almost traded it straight away because the images go straight to the core and make one reel with identification. It pays to take a breath and to explore this beautiful deck because it has much to offer in terms of insight and fresh vision. The deck is a traditionally structured Tarot with 78 cards - 22 Major Arcana, 16 Court cards (King, Queen, Knight and Page) and 40 Minors in four suits. Although it is an Rider Waite Smith derived deck, the images and intent of the designer lead to interpretations which vary significantly in many ways from commonly understood RWS meanings. The entire deck uses much less traditional symbolism that the RWS. In most Hudes images the traditional symbolism is present but understated and sometimes it seems absent all together. Hudes uses fewer symbols but this has the effect of focusing on those chose few, thus heightening our awareness of them. Some of the Major Arcana images are strikingly original. The Fool is a young androgynous person reaching out for a butterfly. Somehow this captures the sense of innocence and grace that can come wi
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