Pagan Otherworlds
Tactile pagan-worldly deck with vintage aesthetic and comprehensive symbolic richness.
by Linnea Gits, Peter Dunham · 2016
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The record
The first thing one will notice about the Pagan Otherworlds Tarot deck is that from the moment it is unwrapped, it becomes a very tactile experience. The box alone is worth several minutes of attention. There is a feeling of age to the box. Like it’s one that would have been tucked away among some trinkets in an attic. The slight embossing of the gold is endless entertaining to just run your fingers over. The striking blue and gold is only broken by the red seal at the top of the box denoting it as the first edition of a deck sure to extend into many further editions. (Savvy collectors might do well with opening the box from the opposite end.) Whichever end you decide to open, please stop and take note of the subtle green tone to the inside of the box. Details, details, details. The deck itself runs about a 1/4 inch taller and a hairs breadth wider than a standard Rider-Waite-Smith deck and fills out at about a 1/4 thicker than the aforementioned tarot. That being said, the card stock is sumptuous. Revealing only a hint of gloss in what the local paint supply store might refer to as ‘eggshell’. The linen finish is just another in the many examples of the textile nature of the dec
The cards
