Ursi's Eso GardenYour Competent Esoteric Guide Thursday, 25. October 2007
The Fairytale Tarot
Using some of the world's most fascinating fairy tales with the symbolic, yet story-like pictures of the Tarot these images illuminate both the tales and the cards. But they do something more; they allow us to create new stories, new meanings, and that is certainly special. -- Rachel Pollack, writer and Tarot scholar![]() Nine of Cups The traditional suits have been used in this deck: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Coins; as well as the traditional court cards: Page, Knight, Queen, and King. The traditional titles are also carried through the Major Arcana. Below is a listing of the Major Arcana, and the fairy tales associated with them. From the book: The Fool: The Poor Miller's Boy and The Little Cat The Magician: The Storyteller at Fault The High Priestess: Libuse The Empress: Cinderella The Emperor: The Emperor and the Nightingale The Hierophant: The Five Wise Words of the Guru The Lovers: Tatterhood The Chariot: The Snow Queen Strength: Beauty and the Beast The Hermit: Bearskin The Wheel of Fortune: Fortune and the Wood Cutter Justice: The Juniper Tree The Hanged Man: The Shifty Lad Death: Godfather Death Temperance: Water and Salt The Devil: The Red Shoes The Tower: Deirdre of the Sorrows The Star: The Fairy of the Dawn The Moon: The Nixy The Sun: The Sunchild Judgement: Snow White The World: Many Fur ![]() King of Swords The Fairytale Tarot is drawn from a wide range of fantastic, wise and wonderful magical stories. Favourites such as Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella and The Snow Queen are all here, together with stories that you may not know so well. The Fairytale Tarot by by Alex Ukolov and Karen Mahony Artwork by Irena Triskova Beautiful! Related Entries: The Tarot of Prague The Victorian Flower Oracle Comments Temporarily DisabledSorry folks - during my absence until monday, the comments are deactivated. Stand by and please excuse the inconvenience. |