Royal Thai
Thai-inspired deck featuring Thai architecture, cities, and Grand Palace.
by Sungkom Horharin · US Games Systems Deck Type: Tarot Deck Cards: 78 Rating: stars out of five Where to
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The Royal Thai Tarot deck has been created for fortune-telling by Thai native Sungkom Horharin. The art and architecture in Thailand's cities such as Sukhothai, Ayuddhaya, Bangkok, and in the Grand Palace, were the inspirations for the deck. Five years were spent researching and collecting information from Thai traditions, art, cultures, literature, Buddhism sects, history, and religion. Sungkom, a self-proclaimed Tarot Master, was also the "first Tarot card fortune-teller in Thailand" in the 1980s. A Business Law lecturer by profession, he has his own Tarot prophecy hotline, is prominent in the Thai Tarot community, and is an avid Tarot deck collector. For the Royal Thai Tarot, he worked with two local artists, Wasan Kriengkomal and Verasak Sodsri, in order to combine a golden view of Thailand with the structure of Tarot cards, and create a unique fortune-telling deck. The 78 cards of the Royal Thai Tarot (plus three extra two title cards and one with the Celtic Cross spread printed on it) are largish in size but are easy to handle. The face of the cards have an ornate gold and blue centimetre-wide border surrounding the Thai image, while the backs have a dark blue background an
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