Tarot of the Night

The record

Tarot of the Night is a standard deck of 78 tarot cards which appear to be computer crafted and feature scenes at night or in misty tones. The human characters are compelling in their attractive features; yet despite thin see-through gowns and buff boys the wisdom of image and the level-headed discussion in the companion book offer substantive opportunity for learning and self-reflection. The book indeed offers a well-done treat of organization, including keeping the font size big enough for readability. Small of dimension, at approximately 5 ½ by 7 ¾ inches, it nevertheless encompasses 256 pages and includes near-full sized black and white images of each card, interpretations for upright and reversed positions, and three spreads of which the last shown is an original composition called Vincit Omnia Veritas, or Truth Conquers All. This intriguing spread features select drawings from five sub-decks—the suits and major Arcana—for 8 placements, and then reshuffling the remaining cards to finish by drawing five additional cards. The layout could be described as working in from four directions progressively to the 13th card, which lies in the center. The cards are just the right workabl

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