Tarot de la Nuit
Nocturnal tarot celebrating night's beauty, mystery, and wild magic through art.
by Carol-Anne Eschenazi, Alexandra V. Bach · 2018
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The record
Night is a world lit by itself. -Antonio Porchia The Tarot de la Nuit was inspired by the artworks of Alexandra V Bach. Bachs vision of night is not a place of sorrow and fear, but of beauty and mystery, deep rich colours, wild magic, and poetry. This deck celebrates those whose lives are framed by the setting of the sun and the coming of dawn - our shadow selves, dark fairies, Goths, romantics, fairytale beings. The Tarot de la Nuit is all about the dark romance! While this deck features the same construction as the Waite-Smith classic tarot, the images do not reference or echo the RWS in any way. Nor have the images in the Tarot de la Nuit been specifically created for a tarot deck; they were chosen from the artists large body of works, for their ability to project the essence of the cards meaning. Many of the images reference pop culture, recalling television shows such as Game of Thrones, Vikings, Penny Dreadful, and movies such as Black Swan, and Dracula. The Tarot de la Nuit is a 79 card, fully illustrated deck, with 23 MajorArcana and 56 Minor Arcana. The Major Arcana features both Roman numerals and RWS titles, and follows A E Waites ordering. There is an additional c
The cards
