Journey into Egypt
Innovative Egyptian-themed deck with unique artistic vision beyond standard Egyptian tropes.
by Julie Cuccia-Watts · 2013
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The record
Even if you dont own (or like) Egyptian-themed tarot decks, The Journey into Egypt Tarot (JIET) by Julie Cuccia-Watts is an outstanding addition to the tarot canon that you just may not be able to pass up. This is like no other Egyptian-themed deck youve ever seen or heard of. Lets get the basic specs out of the way before delving into the world of this deck. SPECIFICATIONS The deck has a traditional tarot structure of 78 cards (56 Minor Arcana and 22 Major Arcana). Most of the Major Arcana retain their traditional names. The suits are Wands, Swords, Cups and Coins. The artists previous tarot deck, The MAAT, used Fire for Swords and Air for Wands and given that in the JEIT the King of Swords looks to be a Roman military leader seated against a fiery backdrop and the Ace of Swords depicts flames, I hazard a guess that the same attributions are used here. The card shape, stock and size appear identical to those of the MAAT: large, square-ish, shiny, highly flexible (good for riffle-shuffling) and slippery a bit too slippery, in my opinion, so take care if using them on the banks of the Nile river. According to the artist, the cards measure 4.45 inches x 5.5 inches. In my opinio
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