Hive Tarot IV

Creator(s): Collaboration
Date: 2013
Country: USA
Publisher: The Hive Gallery
Number of Cards: 22
ISBN: 
Type: Other
Reference: The Hive Gallery

HIVE TAROT MAJOR ARCANA ARTISTS:

1. The Magician: Stephen Holman
2. The High Priestess: Branden Lukes
3. The Empress: Dustin Myers
4. The Emperor: Roxy Morataya
5. The Hierophant: Alex Schaefer
6. The Lovers: Charlie Chiodo
7. The Chariot: Josie Portillo
8. Strength: Allison Torneros
9. The Hermit: Daisuke Okamoto
10. Wheel of Fortune: Clark Walter
11. Justice: Brian Kesinger
12. The Hanged Man: Matt Dickson
13. Death: Taslimur
14. Temperence: McEvoy & Rodriguez
15. The Devil: Yoko D' Holbachie
16. The Tower: Alan Kocharian
17. The Star: J. Salvador
18. The Moon: Simon Lee
19. The Sun: Peter Adamyan
20. Judgement: Erik Siador
21. The World: Erick Rodriguez
22. The Fool: Lizz Lopez


Limited edition, which came in a transparent plastic bag.

Aquarian Tarot (Morgan)

Creator(s): David Palladini
Date: 1970
Country: USA
Publisher: Morgan
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 
Type: RWS
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. I, pp. 229, 230





Notes:
The Aquarian decks by Morgan have cardbacks with different shades of red (or blue). They all came in the black box with the Fool on the cover, but there are several variations of the cardbacks:

                      Dark blue back
                      Blue and white back
                      Pink with red ourobouros
                      Red/orange with black ourobouros
                      Red with white ourobouros
                      Black with white ourobouros


The Aquarian is a "traditional" deck, consisting of 78 cards, 22 in the Major Arcana and 56 in the Minor Arcana, divided into four suits : Cups, Swords, Pentacles, and Rods. There is a white border around the cards. In the majors the card title is worked, often elaborately, into the design and a Roman numeral tops each card. The minors are titled at the bottom of each card.

My Morgan-Aquarian came with a lot of extras, which in principle belong to another deck (The New Tarot for the Aquarian Age): the Windows of Tarot book, Royal Maze poster, The book T- Age of Aquarius, the Book G- The Royal Maze and an Instruction book. It also has an additional  smaller LWB  and  a custom bag.

Since 1975 the Aquarian is produced by  US Games, in their version  the cards shifted a bit in color tones and the box changed to the tuck box.The US Games Version has the blue and white backs only.

Grand Etteilla

Creator(s): Etteilla
Date: 1826, 1970
Country: France
Publisher: Grimaud
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 
Type: Etteilla
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. II, p. 409








Notes:
Etteilla was the pseudonym of the french occultist Jean-Baptiste Alliette (1738 – 1791). In around 1770, he had created the Petit Etteilla, a cartomantic divinatory deck based on playing cards for the French card game piquet (32+1 cards). The Grand Etteilla was a purpose-built divinatory tarot deck designed by Etteilla around 1788. It was Etteilla's own deck, he did not publish any tarot decks during his lifetime, but some of the card images were used as illustrations in Etteilla's books on tarot. This type is referred to by card historians as Grand Etteilla I

The first known variant of Grand Etteilla I appeared in 1826, published by Pierre Mongie l'aine, an important Parisian bookseller and publisher. This deck was packaged in a green original box that has a label reading Le Grand Jeu de Cartes Soixtante-Dix-Huit Tarots, pour Dire La Bonne Aventure. L'Art de tirer les Cartes et les Tarots, ou l'explication de ce jeu, est en I vol. in-18, et coute 3 fr. pris a Paris, et  3 fr. 50 c. franc de port, chez Mongie aine, libraire, Boulevard Italien, No. 10. The hand colored cards show the same design as this Grimaud deck, except that there is no sun on card 1 and the figure on 14 Force Majeur are nude on this deck and clothed on the Grimaud deck. The 1826 version has blank backs.

It's interesting to compare the Dusserre Grand Etteilla (not to be confused with the Dusserre Tarot Égyptien) with the Grimaud Grand Etteilla. The Dusserre has rounded corners,
the older keywords and is a photoreproduction deck. The Grimaud has newer (revised) card keywords. The Dusserre's keywords are French only; the Grimaud's are bilingual French and English.

A variation, which differed only slightly from Grand Etteilla I, was published in 1838 by Simon Bloquel, this variation is referred to as Grand Etteilla II.

Like the Tarot de Marseille Etteilla’s deck has twenty-two Major Arcana and fifty-six Minor Arcana. But, aiming to restore the purported ancient Egyptian elements, Etteilla reinterpreted the Majors; he re-ordered them and often applied radically innovative iconography and new names. He did so in part because, as he explained in his book, the first seven Trumps should depict a creation myth. In addition, Etteilla first publicly assigned the zodiacal signs and Four Elements to selected cards. The Minors were also redesigned, but the changes were far less radical than with the Majors.

Tarocco Di Marsiglia (Svizzera 1804)

Creator(s): Jean Proche
Date: 1804* reproduction ?
Country: Switzerland, Italy
Publisher: Il Meneghello
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN:
Type: Marseilles
Reference: Tarotgarden 








Notes:
The Marseilles pattern was produced not only in France but also in Fribourg and Neuchatel, Switzerland. This is a reproduction of the Swiss Marselles-pattern Tarot deck that was originally printed in Switzerland in 1804. It is an intermediate in style between the Marseilles and the Besancon patterns. This deck is an ancestor of those by Gassmann and Müller ("Tarot Classic").

One theory on the creator of this deck is, that the deck that had a second engraver engraving over the original. The signiature of the original creator on the Two of Coins was scratched out and another name put on instead on La Force and Le Diable. On La Force and Le Diable we can read "Engraved by Jean Proche", on Le Charior we found "J R", also on the Two of Coupes and the Four of Deniers. On the Two of Deniers the name of the supposed original cardmaker is mostly erased. "FAIT PAR JACQUE ROCHIAS FILS A NEUCHATEL" is a clear possibility.

The Hanged Man is similar to the Hanged Man from the Catelin Geofroy deck made in Lyon in 1557. The deck has a mis-titled card: The Cavallier De Coupe is actually the Knight of Pentacles. On L Empereur is the coat of arms of the principality of Neuchâtel.

The deck is republished by Il Meneghello in a limited edition of 2000 copies. It comes in a sturdy box with a lift-off lid and a wax seal. Mine is number 284.

Dame Fortune's Wheel Tarot

Creator(s): Paul Huson
Date: 2009
Country: Italy
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo
Number of Cards: 79
ISBN: 978-07387-1529-2 
Type: Etteilla
Reference: artist's page


 

Notes:  
Paul Huson is the author of Mystical Origins of the Tarot. Dame Fortune's Wheel  is a historic style deck with scenic pips, but not a Tarot de Marseilles with RWS-illustrated minors. Huson mixed Marseilles inspired iconography with Etteilla's 18th century cartomantic tradition.There are no cabbalistic and few astrological associations on the cards. The Hanged Man, Death, Justice, and a few others, are derived from the 15th Century Gringoneur deck. Other images are related to medieval mystery plays such as the Dance of Death and to historical and allegorical figures like pope Joan and Judas Iscariot. Justice is VIII and Fortitude is XI, its The Female Pope and not the High Priestess, The Fool is unnumbered and Death unnamed.

The four cardinal virtues are also part of the Majors. Three of the cardinal virtues are named, the fourth, Prudence, is represented by trump XXI The World, where it is illustrated with an image based upon the 15th century Este design in which the figure of Prudence stands upon the material world holding mirror and snake. The backgrounds of the Majors are green and yellow. 

The elemental associations of the suits were acknowledged in the colour coding. Coins are green, Cups are a dark indigo, Swords are orange and Batons sky blue. Other than these thematic colours the elements seem to play little part in the design of the cards; instead the meaning and symbology follows almost entirely  Etteilla's  interpretations. The court cards (except the Knights) have -according to the French playing card tradition-  names and personalities from history or legend : Hector as Knave of Batons, Pallas as Queen of Swords etc. Kings and Queens are enthroned, Knights on horseback and Knaves are standing.

The backs are reversible. All card titles are in English (not as in other Lo Scarabeo decks titles in different languages) and the deck came with an additional  significator card.
  

Zodiac Tarot

Creator(s): Lee Bursten, Luca Raimondo
Date: 2007
Country: Italy
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 978-0738712383  
Type: other
Reference: aeclectic 

Notes:
The astrological attributions have been placed within a modern day concept set in a 1940s era world, rather than that of mythology or medieval times. In the Major Arcana, each card is assigned a sign or one of the planets. The seven traditional planets on the Major Arcana are represented by people in a family: grandparents, parents, son, daughter, and infant.

The zodiac signs are represented by scenes that bear an analogy to the astrological meaning of the signs. The Quadruplicates of the Signs are shown by the time of day seen on the card (Cardinal cards are daytime, Fixed cards are night, and Mutable cards take place at either sunrise or sunset).

Unlike the Golden Dawn, this deck uses the modern planets Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (which was not even discovered when the Golden Dawn invented its system). The cards that the Golden Dawn assigned to the Elements are assigned to the three modern planets and show scenes associated with the major societal changes that these planets represent.

The Minor Arcana is divided into decants (each sign is divided into three decants of ten degrees each). Each Decan is assigned a planetary ruler, so each card carries a planet and a sign. The pip cards use the images from the Major Arcana to depict various permutations of people and scenes (planets and signs) as outlined by the Golden Dawn.

Also unlike the Golden Dawn, this deck relies solely on the astrological attributions to delineate the cards, whereas the Golden Dawn used a combination of astrology, the Kabbalah, and Picatrix for most of its interpretations.

The Major Arcana have traditional titles, with the following exceptions: the Hierophant becomes the Priest and the Wheel of Fortune becomes the Wheel. Strength is in position VIII, and Justice in position XI. The four suits are Torches (Wands), Waves (Cups), Clouds (Swords) and Stones (Pentacles). The Court Cards are Princess, Prince, Queen and King. 

Elemental Tarot (Turini)

Creator(s): Marco Turini
Date: 2010
Country: Italy
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo
Number of Cards: 79
ISBN: 978-0738721835  
Type: other
Reference: aeclectic  








Notes:
The traditional suits are represented by the elementals given by Paracelsus for the corresponding elements:

Wands /  fire / salamanders

Cups / water / undines

Swords / air / sylphs

Pentacles / earth / gnomes

The Minors are illustrated but they don't reflect the usual RWS scenes and meanings.

The deck has an extra Significator card and came with a LWB.

Celtic Tarot (Gaudenzi)

Creator(s): Giacinto Gaudenzi, Saverio Tenuta
Date: 2000
Country: Italy
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 978-0738700137  
Type: RWS
Reference:  Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pp. 267, 268

  




Notes:
The Celtic Tarot is illustrated by two different  artists. The Major Arcana were created by Gaudenzi in a style that is found in book illustrations. His work appears to be pen and ink colored with watercolors. The Minors Arcana are by Tenuto and recalls comic book art. The Majors were originally released in 1994 as an art deck under the name of Tarochi Celtici, and the Minors were added some years later and the deck re-released.

The Major Arcana's images are from Celtic folklore and fairytales. The Minors are based on the Rider Waite symbolism with the suits being attributed to Irish tribes. Wands represent the Fomori, Pentacles are the Tuatha De Danaan, Swords are the Ulaid, and Chalices are the Fianna. The deck attributes Wands to Air and Swords to Fire. The Court Cards follow the traditional pattern- Knave, Knight, Queen King.

The deck comes with a LWB that briefly explains the legends associated with each Major Arcana card.

Basque Mythical Tarot (Euskal Tarot Mitikoa)

Creator(s): Angel Elvira, Maritxu Erlanz de Güler
Date: 1982
Country: Spain
Publisher: Heraclio Fournier
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN:   
Type: Marseilles
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 564, 571




Notes:
Angel Elvira drew the designs from the traditions of the Basque people, who inhabit the western pyrenees on the Bay of Biscay.

The figures in the deck are dressed in traditional Basque costume. The colors red, yellow, green and turquoise predominate.Titles on the cards are in Basque, Spanish and English. The deck has two extra title cards, which show a hand between two birds, with four faces below representing the four elements. The Minors are plain pips. The deck came in a lidded cardboard box with a lwb.

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Basque Country Tarot (Tarot de Euskalherria)

Creator(s): Alfredo Fermin Cemillan, Maritxu Erlanz de Güler
Date: 1991
Country: Spain
Publisher: Heraclio Fournier
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN:   
Type: Marseilles
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pp. 241



Notes:  
The Tarot de Euskalherria (Basque Country Tarot) was commissioned by publisher Fournier to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Fournier Museum of Cards. Under the direction of Marixtu Erlanz de Güler, artist Alfredo Fermin Cemillan painted the deck.

The Major Arcana retain the traditional names with the exception of the Hierophant, who is the High Priest. The Majors have the names written on the bottoms in Spanish, Basque and English. Death is unnamed and the Fool is unnumbered. The Majors also have astrological symbols, but they do not correspond to the Golden Dawn assignments. The Court Cards do not have names written on them. The suits are, according to lwb,  Cups, Swords, Pentacles and Rods, and the courts King, Queen, Knight and Jack. The Minor Arcana pips include flora of the Basque region and plants reputed to have magical properties, including mandragora and belladonna.

The art is watercolor. The deck includes two presentation cards and came with a  lwb, which  provides information in Spanish, English, French and German.

Element Tarot

Creator(s): David Bourne, Stacy Mendoza
Date: 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Publisher: Element Books
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN: 0-00-713696-X   
Type: RWS
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pp. 318



Notes:
The Element Tarot was designed to accompany the book Tarot: Your Destiny Revealed in the Secrets of the Cards. The artists stated their aim was "to create a set of strong archetypal images associated with dream states. The bold colors, together with the mystical and fairytale imagery, are used in order to unlock the deeply seated subconscious feelings we all hold within us from childhood".

Most of the court cards figures seem feminised, certainly androgynous at the very least. All the human figures have long hair, and there are a number of mermaid forms.The pip cards have no imagery.

The deck came in a violet box with a booklet, the backs are violet with a sun and moon design. The deck was first published as Dreamers Tarot by Anness Publishing in 1999 with a black and white pattern back design. There is also an edition as Mysteries of the Tarot kit put out by Selected Editions and an edition by Hermes House from 2002.

Tarocchi dell' Incubo (Dylan Dog)

Creator(s): Tiziano Sclavi, Angelo Stano
Date: 1991
Country: Italy
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo
Number of Cards: 22
ISBN:   
Type: other
Reference:  Tarot Garden







Notes:
Dylan Dog is an Italian horror comics series ( featuring a paranormal investigator ) created by Tiziano Sclavi for the publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editore. Though published in Italy, the series is set in London, where the protagonist lives. Angelo Stano is an Italian comic book artist. He is mainly famous for his drawings for Dylan Dog, for which he drew the very first story. He is the current cover artist of the series.

The 22-card tarot is part of Lo Scarabeo's 'Tarocchi d'Arte' series. It came with a booklet (size A5) in Italian only.

Mini Rosetta Tarot

Creator(s): M. M. Meleen
Date: 2013
Country: USA
Publisher: self-published
Number of Cards: 78
ISBN:   
Type: Thoth
Reference:  artist's page

Notes:

The Mini Rosetta  came in a tin with a double sided satin ribbon. The tin has a tyvek silica gel insert that cushions the decks in the tin (hidden by the ribbon) and also protects the deck and tin from humidity.

The cards are approximately 3 1/4 by 2 1/8  inches and there is no LWB. It is a signed and numbered edition of 555. Some of the decks have a red satin ribbon wrap, the others a blue one. Mine is number 18 and is a blue variant. It is one of the first 22 sold that means it has a significator customized with my name in hieroglyphs, later sold decks just include an insert with hieroglyphs and directions how to self customize.

There also is included a leather pouch for the deck, which hold the cards safely together not too tight and not too loose.That  is to prevent that the tin gets scratched up from carrying it.

This time the significator card is printed on the same stock as the rest of the deck and  just  the name in hieroglyphs added manually. My name is written a little bit different from the significator card that came with the full-sized deck. Maybe vowels at the beginning are optional in hieroglyphic language.

Stone Tarot

Creator(s): Alison Stone
Date: 2000
Country: USA
Publisher: self-published
Number of Cards: 78+1
ISBN:
Type: Marseilles
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. IV, pp. 176, 177





Notes:
Alison Stone is a poet, artist, and Wiccan High Priestess. The cards in the Stone Tarot Deck are reproduced from original oil paintings by Alison Stone and the deck is distributed through her web site.

Most of the trumps are based on Italian or Marseilles designs, without occult details such as in the Waite and Crowley decks. The numeric cards are pips, illustrated using arrangements of the four suit symbols.

The deck follows the classical tarot naming and numbering tradition with one minor variation; it is gender balanced. For two of the Minor Arcana suits, the Page is a male and the rider on the horse is a female (Amazon). For the other two suits, the Page is a female and the rider is a male (Knight). The deck has an additional blank card for those who incorporate that into their readings.

The sheet that comes with the deck has very little background information,  it only offers brief interpretations for every card.