The Tarot Room – Georgianna

If you’re a fan of H.P. Lovecraft and his Call of Cthulhu, take a look at the video below by Shane Tyree about his newest project – Call of Cthulhu: the Writhing Dark Playing Cards and Tarot.

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I love group Tarot decks, and the new Elora Tarot Project, curated by Shelley Carter, is no exception.

After a Tarot trip to Italy in 2011, Carter returned home to Elora, Ontario inspired to make her own deck, or more specifically, a ‘made in Elora’ deck.

She passed the idea by some artist friends of hers, and next thing you know, the Elora Tarot Project was born.

You can see images of the cards at the Elora Tarot Project website, where you’re also able to purchase a copy of this beautiful deck.

But if you’re lucky enough to be in the Southern Ontario area, you can also see the Elora Tarot Project in person.

An exhibit of all the original artwork is running now through November 3rd at the Wellington County Museum and Archives.

Sounds like a good excuse for a day trip.

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Tarot Waiting to Happen is a brand new, very limited edition Majors-only deck by Andrew McGregor of The Hermit’s Lamp, and it’s fantastic!!

Though it follows a traditional Tarot storyline, it does so by looking at the moments just before the situations we usually see portrayed in the cards. Times like Justice reading up on a decision before trial, or the Emperor as he’s putting on his clothes.

We even see what might have got the Hanged Man swinging.

The idea is fabulous, and I love the black and white line drawings. The only thing I could wish for is that McGregor follows this deck up with a 78-card version.

To see images of all the cards, and to order a copy of your own, visit The Hermit’s Lamp website.

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The incomparable Ciro Marchetti has sadly decided to retire from the world of Tarot, but the incredible decks and Tarot characters he’s created will continue spreading their magic for many years to come.

The video below is a montage of some of that magic. It’s a collection of Ciro’s own favourites as first shown to his lucky audience at last month’s Readers’ Studio 2013.

Take a look. They’re beautiful!!

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Unfortunately, the 3rd Edition of the Mountain Dream Tarot is already sold out, but you still might want to take a look at this video Bea Nettles made about her deck a few years back.

I wish I’d been quicker. I’d love to have a copy.

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I love watching videos of artists creating their art. And it can be especially fun if they’re creating Tarot art.

The video below by Claudia, aka Reino, is just that – Tarot art manifesting before our very eyes.

Reino works in multi-media and is in the process of making her Dharma Tarot.

Watch her in action as she creates the Knight of Wands. I really like it.

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I wrote about this Kickstarter Project back in early June, but I guess Mercury retrograde is giving us an opportunity to revisit the story …

The Symbolist Tarot is a project by Richard Fox, an art historian and Tarot enthusiast.

He’s curated what looks to be a really nice deck of masterpieces from the Symbolism Art movement.

It includes works from artists like Franz Von Stuck, Gustav Klimt, John William Waterhouse, Edward Burne-Jones, and many more.  It’s beautiful.

But it’s not yet in print, and that’s what Fox is hoping to change by giving his project a second go at Kickstarter.

Though he was unable to raise the funds he hoped for the first time around, with some changes to the Backer Rewards and some other streamlining, he’s trying again.

And I hope he succeeds.

In the video below you can see the cards.  Or go to Fox’s blog, he has many of them posted there.

And of course, if you’re interested in supporting the project and getting a copy of the deck yourself, visit The Symbolist Tarot project page to donate.

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The video below shows João Caldeira speaking with Lisa de St. Croix about her deck-in-progress, the Tarot de St. Croix.

In the interview, de St. Croix specifically looks at her King and Queen of Pentacles cards, and in the process tells us a little about King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, the Tarot, and life in general.

The Tarot de St. Croix looks like it’s going to be beautiful. I hope it gets published. I already want one.

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I wrote about this Kickstarter project last year, but unfortunately, the artist wasn’t able to reach her goal at the time and it was put on hold for a moment.

But the Stolen Child Tarot has made a reappearance, and this time Monica Knighton, creator of the Tarot of the Dead, has already raised the funds she needs to print her new 24 card deck.

Though she’s met her goal, I’m writing about her project again anyway, just in case you missed it before and/or didn’t know that there was a new opportunity to get yourself a copy.

The Stolen Child Tarot is inspired by the poem of the same name by William Butler Yeats. It features changeling children and magical creatures of the natural world.

In it, the mystic meets the adorable, and no adult humans are allowed.

Take a look for yourself by visiting Knighton’s Kickstarter page. Or watch the video below.

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Imagine the Tarot deck you could create with this electronic ink developed at the MIT Media Lab and UIUC.

You could actually make the Sun shine bright, and hear the crash of the Tower, or maybe if your cards fall right, the angelic harmonies of Temperance.

The Moon could glow, and the bird in the Star card could sing. The possibilities are endless.

I’d love to get a pen like that.

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