Tarot of the Silicon Dawn
Radical cyber-tarot extending the tradition into tech and innovation territories.
creator unknown · 2011
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Originally published as an 85 card limited edition, the Tarot of the Silicon Dawn is now available as an extended, mass market edition from Lo Scarabeo. Created by Margaret Trauth (Egypt Urnash), it is radical in both its concepts and its execution, pushing the boundaries of the tarot tradition beyond the conventional and into the realms of the original and unexpected. The set includes a 97 card deck, two extra cards, and a full sized companion book that contains a detailed commentary on the cards in English, and a quick reference guide in four other European languages. Housed in a sturdy box that fastens with a magnetic closure, the cards sit neatly beneath the book in a double well equipped with a white ribbon to aid removal. Smaller than the typical Lo Scarabeo deck, the cards measure 57x102mm (2.2x4 inches), and fit comfortably in the hand despite the additional thickness of the deck. The backs of the cards feature a design of a spiral galaxy against a midnight blue background. This is almost, but not quite, reversible. Both the backs and the faces of the cards are borderless, maximising the impact of the modern, colourful images, and increasing the feel of limitless and unboun
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