Tonight on Beyond Worlds we have a very special treat! Chris Deleo, Kimberlie Naughton , and Enrique Enriquez will be joining us to talk about the movie all Tarot enthusiasts have been waiting for – Tarology : The Poetics of Tarot.
Deleo and Naughton’s full-length documentary features Enrique Enriquez, the Tarot of Marseille, poetry, story-telling, and the streets of New York City. It’s just fabulous!!!
Also in the film are interviews with Tarot experts like Rachel Pollack, Mary Greer, Sasha Graham, Dan Pelletier, Robert M. Place, Shawn Nacol and Beyond Worlds’ very own Donnaleigh de LaRose!
I can hardly wait! Join us all live in the chat room, or call in at (646) 200-0765.
And if you want to pre-order a copy of the film for yourself, visit the Tarology Film website. They’ll be shipping them out in early June.
Last summer I wrote about Ricardo Olvera’s Bone Tarot art show in Reno, Nevada.
To construct his sculptural deck, Olvera assembled animal bones and other found objects to create twenty-two Major Arcana pieces. The result was spectacular.
And though the use of bones brings death to the fore in this series, each piece is very much alive, and clearly inspired by the Tarot.
I’d hoped that maybe Olvera would decide to print a deck from his sculptures, but apparently that’s not to be.
Almost as good though is the book he’s put together cataloging the show. It’s absolutely gorgeous – beautiful photos, fabulous layout. Each piece really shines.
You can see the whole book on-line for yourself. Take a look, and maybe even order one. It’s definitely on my wish list.
For the last eight years, Brooklyn based artist Jesse Bransford has been deeply engaged with the seven ancient astrological planets.
Starting with the Sun, he’s been researching, painting, and writing about each planet and their mysterious influences on our world.
His journey has led him across cultures, time periods, and political and philosophical world views.
This summer he’ll conclude his series with Saturn, a perfect planet to end with.
His work is great. You can see some of it here, and read an interview with him by Kari Adelaide.
Some of his work will be part of the Sigils and Signs show I wrote about a few weeks ago. But hopefully, there’ll also be a show for Saturn itself. I’ll be looking out for it.
Till then though, you can take a look at the video below of Bransford creating a wall painting as part of his Moon installation back in 2009.
If I were in New York City the weekend of July 19 to 22nd, I’d definitely be attending the Art & Psyche in the City conference.
Its focus is on the interplay of depth psychology and art within the context of a city, New York City specifically, and it looks fantastically interesting.
Workshops will explore everything from urban mandalas, to subway art, to NYC poets’ responses to Carl Jung’s Red Book.
There’ll be walking tours, film screenings, lectures, musical performances, photo shows, and even a ‘Dream Over’ at Rubin Museum of Art.
There’s so much going on in fact, that I can’t begin to list it all. You’ll have to go to the Art & Psyche in the City website to see it for yourself.
Los Angeles illustrator Ivan Minsloff and I have been working on a Tarot deck for quite some time now. We still have a ways to go, but in the process we decided to bring some of the cards to life even before the whole deck is complete.
Oddly enough, it’s not the Fool, or even the Magician who showed up first, but the Hermit, #9.
Our Hermit is a city dweller, wearing a trench coat and hoody. He’s been around a long time and knows well the soul of the city.
In one hand he carries a six-pointed star representing the occult mysteries that guide his way. And in the other he holds a staff. It’s both his wand and his cane.
I can barely wait to see him as part of the whole deck, but for now the Hermit is available as a 15 X 25 inch silk-screen limited edition poster print, signed and numbered by the artist. There are only 50 prints in the series.
If you’d like one for yourself, please let me know. Each print is $30 (CAD) plus $10 shipping. Payment can be made through PayPal.
If you’re someone who enjoys devilish art, especially in the form of pack of oversized cards, this Kickstarter project by Ariana Osborne might be just the thing for you.
Demons like Abraxas and Cerberus, Bael and Alastor. Very magical, and despite their grusomeness, quite beautiful.
Not only is she making an absolutely gorgeous deck, Osborne’s also put together a PDF featuring all the cards and a more detailed description of each demon.
Take a look at the video below to hear what the artist herself has to say about her project, and visit her Kickstarter page to see the gifts she’s offering to those who donate.
She’s already raised at least five times what she was looking for, so the Cartes Infernals is definitely going forward. It’s not too late though, to get in on the action yourself.
I don’t know if this documentary about divination was ever released, but even the trailer is fascinating.
A Fortune Teller Told Me tracks the journey of Brendon McDonnell as he travels around the world trying to discover if anyone can really predict the future.
It looks like a fabulous film. I’d love to see it all.
For those of you interested in magic, pagans, and/or Wicca, a new documentary about Gerald Gardner is soon to be released.
Britain’s Wicca Man, produced by Matchlight, features narration by pagan expert Professor Ronald Hutton and delves into the history of modern pagan witchcraft, Wicca, and Wicca founder Gerald Gardner himself.
From a small forest coven born in a 1940s British nudist colony, Gardner began what’s become one of the fastest growing religions in the world.
He may have looked a little nutty, but apparently a lot of people over the last seventy years have liked his message.
Take a look at the trailer below. I can’t wait to see the whole film!
And for an excellent summary of documentaries and books on this topic, visit Jason Pitzi-Waters at The Wild Hunt blog.
Quilts, like Tarot decks, are made up of many little pieces. Each piece has meaning of its own, but together they have a chance to tell a much bigger story.
In the Kitchen Tarot’s2 of Wooden Spoons, Shie depicted Ardis and her friend Betty whipping up some salsa. And what’s especially wonderful about the image is that it’s actually a quilt.
All the original images from the Kitchen Tarot are quilts. Can you imagine how beautiful they must be!
For those lucky enough to be in the Lincoln, Nebraska area, there’s now a chance for you to see at least one of them in person.
