Tarot of the Saints
Christian saints and their associations mapped to tarot archetypes.
creator unknown · 2001
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Christian saints have always had associations and attributes - St Valentine for Love, St Christopher for travel, and sundry others for almost every aspect of life. (At last count, there are over 4500 registered saints.) This 78-card Tarot of the Saints emphasises the links between the saints and archetypal tarot figures. Unlike some other decks, the Tarot of the Saints has taken me a while to absorb enough for an adequate review. It is a very consistent deck visually and quite simple on the surface, but the creator, Robert M. Place, has gone deeply into the historical evidence that supports the concept of tarot and its symbols. A saint is pictured and named on the major arcana and court cards, while the suit cards show more mundane human situations. The minors are a cross between pip cards and illustrations - each card depicts the exact number of items for that particular card in the cream-coloured sky. The bottom of the scene is an appropriate bible tableau. The art is just this side of too plain. But then it isn't a deck relying on good looks for interest. The cards are firmly based in documented historical fact, and devoid of 'occult dogma' and personal symbols. The saints and i
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