Phoenix

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The Phoenix Tarot was self-published in 2003, with a numbered and signed edition of 500. When I first saw it on eBay as an out-of-print deck, I fell in love with the Hermit Card (L’Eremita). The Hermit card has always been one of my favorites, but something about this particular one — its shape, its colors (green, violet, and a touch of blue), it’s robed mystery — drew me in. I even printed it from the Internet and framed it long before the deck arrived. Although still self-published (but not numbered or signed), this edition of the deck is now available through Paola Angelotti’s Web site, the Tarot Garden, and Alida. If you are drawn to the cards of this deck, then assuredly it is a deck for you, whether you are a beginner or a more experienced reader. It is not, however, an easy deck, and the pip cards are graphic designs. Its throbbing and vibrant colors and myriad shapes may draw you in, but the heart of the deck is rooted firmly in traditional counterparts, such as cabala, numerology, symbology, and the many attributes of the Tree of Life that include color, scent, astrology, and much more. The title card to the deck is dedicated to the author’s nephew Ermanno, who died of leu

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