Tarot of the Witches
Oil-painted deck evoking witchcraft through dark, polarizing imagery beloved by practitioners.
by Fergus Hall · US Games Systems 1976 Deck Type: Tarot Deck Cards: 78 Rating: stars out of five Where to · 1976
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I have usually found that this deck doesn't provoke a lukewarm reaction. You either love it or hate it. Hot or cold. End of story. I personally love it and it is one of the most frequently used decks for my personal readings. I love the fact that the cards were painted with oils on canvas; the colours are incredibly rich and vibrant and there is a depth and solidity to the images that is rare. There's something psychological here for me as an artist - these feel like the sort of images I would encounter in an art gallery rather than straightforward commercial illustrations. To me this is as much of an art tarot as it is a working deck which makes me feel good when I handle the cards. Unlike many of the esoteric decks which are imbued with either breathless solemnity or an almost religeous conviction, this one manages to do full justice to the depth and meaning of the age old symbols while somehow not taking itself too seriously. The characters on the cards have a dark, almost camp wit with a slightly sinister edge too them. Everything is wildly out of proportion and etherially coloured yet somehow it all works. If anyone asked me why, I really couldn't say, but the humour in the pi
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