Tarot Deck 78 cards
Painted by: Barbar Walker
Published by U.S. Games (1986 )
Cover Features:
images and symbols are representative of gods and goddesses
of universal mythology.
Both
arcana such as minors,
are richly illustrated with colorful and realistic
and were hand painted by the author
Barbara Walker.
Each Minor Arcana has a keyword on the defining image its meaning, while the denomination is printed on the bottom. All letters are translated simultaneously in English, French, Italian, German and English. The reverse design of each card consists of a black field with white border tangential and two red circles in the middle, forming the sign of infinity and a white triangle inside each circle. One in
upward and one downward and combined to form the hexagram known as the Sri Yantra or Seal of Solomon. "We like the white reference and black were recognized everywhere as the colors of the female Trinity (Triangle), represented by its three phases of the Virgin, Mother, and Death (Old) Crone. Since she controlled the Destiny (Karma) is personified as the carrier of the three destinations, such as Fortune, Moerae, Norns, Morrigan and even the three Marys of the Christian Gnostic tradition. " (From the book instructive Walker accompanying letters).
interpretations of the Tarot by Barbara Walker is rooted in Tantric philosophy. The illustrations show the religious ideas of India, the Middle East, Europe and Egypt. Some letters also illustrate beliefs ancient pagan.
The mysteries are recognizable by sight and that evoke the Waite Tarot decks and Marseille in symbolism, although there are some exceptions and some subtle changes.
Barbara Walker to the Major Arcana are symbols of initiation into the mysteries of pre-Christian religions, which ruled the goddess and was accepted reincarnation. To that end, she takes the interpretations based on the patriarchal society and restore the original matriarch.
The court cards are quite marked differences compared to other traditional roofing and replaces Walker by: kings, queens, princes and princesses, each carrying the name and the specific image of a god or a goddess from mythology, significant and representative of the characteristics of that card.
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