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Tarot Flow
One of the geniuses of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck is the story-telling qualities of the Minor Arcana. Each card can tell a story, but a sometimes overlooked factor is that the suits tell stories as you move from card to card. In classes I encourage students to write a tale based on each suit so that…...
The Numbering of Strength and Justice in Tarot
The original 15th and 16th century Italian Tarocchi decks featured a variety of numberings. In most cases the 3 virtues (Strength, Justice and Temperance) were placed together or Justice appeared between Judgment and the World. By the 17th century the so-called Marseilles (French) numbering had become standard with Justice as 8, etc. When the Golden…...