Manara: The Erotic
Erotic art tarot by renowned artist Milo Manara.
by Milo Manara · Lo Scarabeo
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The record
Having been a long time fan of erotic art and literature, I scooped up Manara: The Erotic Tarot as soon as I discovered that it existed. In all honesty, I purchased this deck solely on the basis of its theme not believing I would ever find occasion to actually read with it. Upon giving a just for fun reading for myself, I was pleasantly surprised and renew my delight with this deck on the admittedly rare occasions I am able to read with it. The deck was painted by Italian artist Milo Manara, famous for his erotic graphic novels, and attempts to use sexual imagery to portray traditional Tarot interpretations. Some Tarot readers are put off by the fact that Manara did not design a deck from scratch but took images from his previously published works. Designing a Tarot card is finding an image to express an idea or meaning, and whether that image is created on the spot or taken from an existing collection makes no difference to me. Such is the nature of archetypes. Collage and photographic decks often use preexisting images to convey meaning. That being said, many of the images in this deck are a far cry from traditional Tarot imagery. Even with the help of the LWB it is often a stret
The cards
