Twilight Realm: A Tarot of Faery
Traditional 78-card tarot with faery imagery and faery ring suit.
by Beth Wilder · 1987
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The record
Twilight Realm A Tarot of Faery follows the traditional 78 card structure, using traditional card titles for the Major arcane, with Strength at VIII and Justice at XI. The suits are entitled Wands, Cups, Swords, and Rings (Pentacles). The suit of Rings is in deference to Faery Rings. Note: The suit of Wands is associated with Air in this deck, and the suit Swords with Fire. This change was based on the fact that dwarves craft swords using the element of Fire, while sylphs that inhabit the air are most likely portrayed with wands. The Court card titles are King, Queen, Prince, and Page. The theme for this deck is that of faeries, and the world they inhabit. It is meant to be used as a vehicle that allows us to connect with the faery realm for us to talk to them, and for them to talk to us. The imagery in this deck represents different types of faeries, some of which came to Wilder in dreamtime, and some of which came to her in a waking state. Some were created from faery lore to represent the type of faery that Wilder felt was appropriate to represent a specific card. The deck and companion book come in a hard cardboard box, with a magnetic lift top. The top is opened using a
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