The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas imagery applied to traditional tarot.
by Abigail Larson, Minerva Siegel · 2020
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The record
Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas is an animated (stop-motion) Christmas classic beloved by Goths, children, and adults (probably in that order) everywhere. If you havent seen it then you probably should because a) it is a lot of fun, and b) it will give you a lot of insight into this tarot deck. The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who upon discovering a portal to the world of Christmas decides to take over that holiday, kidnapping Santa and appointing himself the new King of Christmas Town. He fails to understand the true nature of Christmas, and instead Halloweenizes it and in doing so terrifies the good people of Christmas Town. Eventually Jack sees the error of his ways, and rectifies the problems he has caused. He is accompanied in his adventure by an odd assortment of hench-creatures, the odd villain, and Sally, a charming heroine and love interest. The Nightmare Before Christmas(TNBC) Tarot Deck is a traditional tarot based on a close reading of Tim Burtons TNBC film. Characters from the film are used to embody the archetypes of the Major Arcana, while moments and scenes are used to capture the act
The cards
