ShadowFox Tarot
Digital art
78 cards plus a 224 page softcover companion book, packaged in a heavy cardboard set box with a magnetic closure. Available only as a set.
Cards are 12 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide.
Cards follow the RWS style, though they fall short of being fully scenic. They are more iconic / focused on single figures or pairs of figures than on full scenes.
The art is digitally created and the human figures lack detail. The art is black and white (with shades of grey).
Backs are fully reversible and very simple (a grey pattern), but some of the backs are printed off-center.
Suits are Swords, Wands, Cups, and Pentacles.
Courts are Page, Knight, Queen, and King.
The Fool card is numbered as 0.
Strength is 8 and Justice is 11.
The cards have a very shiny lamination, but are not sticky.
The companion book is very thorough and detailed, providing correspondences to astrology, i-Ching, elements, and alchemy.
Unfortunately, the book is more interesting than the deck. With the simple figures and overabundance of grey, I find this deck visually boring.
Set retailed for $29.99.
ShadowFox, Richard
ShadowFox, Jennifer
<a href="http://www.shadowfoxtarot.com/">http://www.shadowfoxtarot.com/</a>
Schiffer
2010
Tarot: Book of Shadows by Richard & Jennifer ShadowFox
78 cards
English
RWS
978-0-7643-3487-0
Tarot of Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Beardsley
Art
Majors-only, limited and numbered edition deck, including 2 extra cards (a hand-numbered title card, and a descriptive card).
Cards are 12.8 cm tall x 8.4 cm wide.
Hand-produced by the artist; heavily laminated on both sides. Square corners.
Card backs are non-reversible.
Strength is 8 and Justice is 11.
Packaged in a laminated ribbon tie binder with an inner slide-out sleeve that contains the cards.
On the back of the folder/binder packaging, my copy is labeled as deck V. The Hierophant. On the front of the packaging is a copy of the Hierophant card . . . each of the 22 copies produced in this edition had a unique folder/binder, with the major arcanum corresponding to its #.
The package also included a little computer printed "Thank You From Lillie" note.
According to Tarot Garden, "only 44 copies were reportedly printed." There were in fact 2 printings -- my own copy is from the first printing of 22.
In addition to the deck's number being recorded on the packaging, the title card is also numbered in black in as "5 of 22".
Lillie
Self-published
2007
22 cards
English
Other
Tarot of the Tailors
Sewing
Tailoring
Oracle
More an oracle deck than a tarot deck, the title nonetheless contains the word "Tarot." Twenty-two cards plus one blank card and a title card, packaged with an instructional fold-out, all wrapped together inside a piece of cream-colored heavy paper, tied with thin twine.
Cards are 12.7 cm tall x 6.7 cm wide.
Corners are square.
Backs are reversible and printed in brown and white.
Card art is minimal and iconic, in black and white. the images all play on the theme of sewing and tailoring.
In terms of titles, the only card that pays homage to tarot is the first card, named "The Tool" (instead of The Fool). Otherwise, the cards are not numbered and, after shuffling, it would be impossible to re-order them in any logical fashion. (Well, unless you looked in the instructions.)
There's a interesting printing snafu on the title card, by the way -- Payne Fifield's last name is missing. It appears on the packaging and on the instructions, though.
Cooley, Marie
Fifield, Payne
Fitting Room Press (self-published)
2002
22 cards
English
Oracle
Revelation Tarot
Yoga, Chakras, Kabbalah, Art
Chakras
Kabbalah
Yoga
22 cards plus a booklet, in a green lidded box. Also includes a sheer yellow organza drawstring bag. No title card included.
Cards are 14.7 cm tall x 10 cm wide.
Backs are reversible.
Cards are heavily laminated on both sides, and also oversized, making them very difficult to shuffle. Art is black and white, though the backs are a multi-color print pattern.
Strength is 8 and Justice is 11. The Fool is numbered as 0.
Though the card titles follow the RWS system, that's where the resemblance ends. This deck is truly doing its own thing.
The creator's name is spelled differently in different places on the materials. In one place, the last name appears hyphenated (Hope-Williams), whereas otherwise it appears without the hyphen.
Hope Williams, Jahne (aka Rev. J. Hope-Williams)
<a href="http://www.jahnehopewilliams.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.jahnehopewilliams.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yogafirst.moonfruit.com/#/yoga-shop-australia/4539801658" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.yogafirst.moonfruit.com/#/yoga-shop-australia/4539801658</a>
YOGAFIRST Editions / Australasian Yoga Institute
2009
22 cards
English
Other
Tarot of Physics
Physics, Science
78 cards plus a title card and a card with a suggested spread, in an unbleached cotton drawstring bag. No LWB or book included.
Cards are 10.9 cm tall x 7 cm wide.
Card stock is cream parchment, uncoated on the front and laminated on the back. The art is black line drawings; no other colors are used. (Classifying it, thus, as a black and white deck.)
Backs are reversible.
Strength is 8 and Justice is 11. The Fool is numbered 0.
Suits are Space, Energy, Time, and Matter. I have difficulty deciding which suit matches to which traditional suit.
Courts are Page, Knight, Queen, and King.
Each card features a scientific concept or item, with the concept or item name at the card's top, and the card's tarot title at the bottom. A short phrase also appears on each card, in the middle with the line art.
Horn, Dan
Kenner, Corrine, 1964-
<a href="http://www.tarotofphysics.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.tarotofphysics.com</a>
Self-published
2011
78 cards
English
Other
Tarot Noir
TdM, Historical
78 cards plus a numbered title card, in a handmade sleeve-style 2 piece sturdy paper box. Came with 3 inclusions (pictured) -- a sticker, a handwritten & signed thank you note, and a note card in a clear plastic sleeve.
This is a numbered, limited edition of 100 decks; my copy is 8 of 100.
Cards are 10.2 cm tall x 7.6 cm wide.
Art is black and white; cards are printed on uncoated, flexible black card stock.
Backs are a reversible grey and white diamond pattern.
This is very much a straight TdM deck, though with a unique artistic flair. Card titles are in French.
La Justice is 8 and La Force (Strength) is 11.
Suits are Coupe, Baton, Deniers, and d'Épée.
Courts are Valet, Cavalier, Reyne, and Roy.
The minors are beautifully illustrated, but not scenic.
All in all, this is one of my favorite TdM decks; it is so lively and usable!
Tisch-Hollister, Robyn (Chronata)
<a href="http://tarotnoir.weebly.com/">http://tarotnoir.weebly.com/</a>
Self-published
2009
78 cards
French
TdM
Faulkner Tarot
Photography, Contemporary Culture
78 cards in a somewhat flimsy cardboard tuck box, with a softcover companion book. <br /><br />Cards measure 12.1 cm tall x 7 cm wide. This is a black and white, scenic, photographic deck, with a matte finish and non-reversible backs. <br /><br />The "theme" is ordinary contemporary life, and the photos tend towards the minimalistic -- just enough detail to suggest the card's meaning, but very light on symbolism. <br /><br />Strength is 8 and Justice is 11. The Fool is numbered 0. <br /><br />Suits are Cups, Pentacles, Wands, and Swords. Courts are Page, Knight, Queen, and King. <br /><br />The companion book is signed by the author on the title page. <br /><br />The book has a different copyright year than the deck (the book is 2009, whereas the cards are 2008). The book and deck also have different ISBNs, suggesting that they may be sold separately. <br /><br />There is differing information about the publisher of the deck; Aeclectic Tarot lists it as Say It With Angels Publications, but Amazon and Book Depository have it as Sayaki Publishing. After examining my copy, I found that only the book lists Sayaki Publishing as the publisher. The deck itself does not list Sayaki -- indeed, the only hint regarding publisher that appears on the deck box is the Say It With Angels url: <a href="http://www.sayitwithangels.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.sayitwithangels.co.uk </a><br /><br />For me, this falls into the realm of decks that are just okay -- it's too plain. For black and white photographic decks, the New York Tarot is a much better choice (though harder to find for sale!).
Faulkner, Rhiannon (author)
Rorie, Natalie (photographer)
<a href="http://www.sayitwithangels.co.uk/default.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.sayitwithangels.co.uk/default.html</a>
Say It With Angels Publications (deck) Sakayi Publishing (companion book)
2008 (cards) and 2009 (companion book)
<em>The Faulkner Tarot: The First Modern Tarot Deck: How to Use the Faulkner Tarot</em> by Rhiannon Faulkner
78 cards
English
Other
978-1-9551902-3-0 (deck) and 978-0-9551902-4-7 (book)
Daughters of the Moon Tarot (black and white edition)
Feminism, Women, Spirituality
74 round cards with a title card. I purchased my copy used, and it did not come with a box or LWB. A few cards show light signs of aging, and the back of the title card is damaged.
The cards measure 13.4 cm in diameter -- they are quite large.
The theme, obviously enough, is feminism and goddess spirituality. Many of the majors are renamed, and to be honest, I cannot tell which one of them corresponds to Death. Thus I scanned a few different cards that might be Death.
The minors are fully scenic.
The cards are uncoated on the front, so that the owner of the deck can color them in. The backs are purple with a white crescent moon, with a slightly glossy coating.
Ffiona Morgan is listed as the person who designed and envisioned the artwork; however, 10 artists are also listed on the title card. This was a collaborative project.
Suits are Pentacles, Blades, Flames, and Cups. The courts are Maiden, Mother, and Crone (so, there are only 3 court cards per suit, not 4).
Though this deck has recently been made re-available in its black and white, "color it yourself" format, my copy is from a much earlier printing.
Note: Tarot Garden and Aeclectic Tarot both list this deck as having 75 cards. I need to re-count the number of cards in my copy; I though there were only 74 (not counting the title card).
Morgan, Ffiona (and others)
Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 166, 168-169
Self-published
1986
74 cards
English
Other
Mountain Dream Tarot, 2nd edition
Blue Ridge Mountain culture
Americana
Photography
78 cards plus a title card and an informational card in a two piece, lidded cardboard box. No LWB.
Cards measure 13.3 cm tall x 8.6 cm wide.
The card stock is extremely flexible and has a matte finish.
The backs are reversible.
The Mountain Dream tarot has been self-published by Bea Nettles twice -- the first edition was in 1975, and the second edition (my copy is a second edition) in 2001. The photography is the same between the two editions, with the exception of the Pages of Swords and Cups, which now feature Nettles' son and daughter. Also, in the second edition, each suit is lightly tinted a different color.
This is a black and white photographic deck (aside from the tinting).
It is also very much a RWS style deck, with the same suits and courts as the RWS (Swords, Cups, Wands, and Pentacles . . . & Page, Knight, Queen, and King).
Nettles, Bea, 1946-
Self-published
2001
78 cards
English
RWS
Light and Shadow Tarot
Woodcuts
Wood block printing
78 cards plus a 208 page softcover companion book, in a 2 piece cardboard lidded set box. No title card.
The cards are larger and squarer than average, measuring 14 cm tall x 10.8 cm wide (5.5 inches tall x 4.25 inches wide).
The card stock is flexible with a matte finish.
The art is black and white woodblock prints, and for the most part follows the RWS tradition, though a few cards (most notably the 8 of Pentacles) are strongly influenced by the Thoth tarot.
The backs are non-reversible.
Justice is 8, Strength is 11, and the Fool is 0.
The minors are fully scenic.
Suits are Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. Courts are Prince, Princess, King, and Queen.
Goepferd, Michael, 1961-
Williams, Brian
Destiny Books, United States
1996
78 cards
English
Mostly RWS
0-89281-503-5
978-0892815036
Ferret Tarot
Ferrets
Animals
78 cards plus a signed, numbered title card, a handmade LWB, and a "cheat sheet" of card meanings in a lined cotton cloth bag (purple with black bats) that ties shut instead of having a drawstring.
My copy is #494 out of a limited edition of 500, produced in 2003. It is part of the first print run; the second run (in 2005) was not signed or numbered.
The cards are smaller than average (around poker sized), measuring 9.7 cm tall x 6.4 cm wide (3.5 inches tall x 2.25 inches wide).
The card stock is literally just regular white card stock, uncoated. The corners are square.
Backs are reversible.
The art is black and white ink drawings of ferrets doing various activities. Some cards bear a similarity to the RWS, but many do not.
The majors are unnumbered.
Suits are Pentacles, Swords, Wands, and Cups. Courts are Page, Knight, Queen, and King.
Moertl, Elaine
<a href="http://www.falconsmew.com/prodcut4_1.html">http://www.falconsmew.com/prodcut4_1.html</a>
Self-published
2003
78 cards
English
Other
494 of 500
Tarokado
Eclectic
78 cards plus a LWB in a standard cardboard tuck box.
The cards are larger than average, measuring 14 cm tall x 10.2 cm (5.5 inches tall x 4 inches wide).
The LWB, box information, and card titles are in French.
The card stock is flexible, with a matte finish.
The majors are in color, and the minors are in black and white. The minors are fully scenic.
The backs are a reversible blue and white pattern.
The Fool is unnumbered and Death is unnamed. Justice is 8 and Force (Strength) is 11.
Suits are:
Lunes (cups and water)
Etoiles (swords and air)
Terres (coins and earth)
Soleils (wands and fire)
Courts are Valet, Cavalier, Reine, and Roi.
Cadot, Robert (artist)
Acquelin, Jose (writer)
Editions de Mortagne, Canada
n.d. [1991]
78 cards
French
Other