Morgan-Greer Tarot in a Tin

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"Comparisons are odious." – William Shakespeare The Morgan-Greer Tarot , first published in 1979 by the Morgan Press, was created by artist Bill Greer under the direction of Lloyd Morgan. It is a modern classic which has not been out of print since its initial publication. The earliest decks had a narrow black border around the illustrations, which was later removed allowing the images to reach to the edge of the cards. The resultant effect was to give the cards an unusual, immediate presence rarely found in other tarot decks. This deck strongly references the original Rider Waite Smith deck but also takes influences from David Palladini’s Aquarian Tarot. While the RWS deck generally depicts its subjects in full length portraits, many of the Morgan-Greer cards are effectively close-ups of similar scenes. The symbolism, so dense in the RWS deck, has been somewhat simplified, and great attention has been paid to the significance of specific colour in the illustrations. This is a fully illustrated 78 card deck with 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana. The Minor Arcana is divided into four suits – Swords, Wands, Cups, and Pentacles. Each suit has 10 number cards and 4 Court cards –. Pa

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