Romantic

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At last - a deck dedicated solely to uncovering and solving issues surrounding those most ubiquitous of questions asked of the tarot, namely love and romance. To be honest, I find it quite surprising that no one has thought to do this before – but here it is – aimed at answering all your romantic questions and concerns – The Romantic Tarot. Romance is the decks total focus – the illustrations, the divinatory meanings ,the reading layouts! The setting for the deck is Europe during the Belle Epoque, the late 19th and early 20th century. The suits of this deck are each set in an eminently romantic city: Chalices are set in Venice, Pentacles in Rome, Wands in Paris, and Swords in Vienna. Each suit is dominated by a colour that compliments the romantic sentiment of its city setting. Chalices and their generally positive outlook are hued in the golden–yellow colours of Venice; Swords, coquettish, flirtatious and daringly romantic are shaded in the blues of Vienna. Pentacles, earthy, natural, and practical in nature are the potent green of money and power associated with aristocratic Rome; and Paris' Wands are highlighted with the crimson-reds of passion, fire, and *amour fou* – crazy lov

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