Tarot Medieval: The Mysteries of the Initiate’s Path

A Tarot deck that will seduce every card reader and collector with its hand painted art that breathes new life into this classic and historically important work. The history of Tarot Medieval reads like an adventure novel. It was a French Tarot originally written by Francis Rolt-Wheeler and artist, Christian Loring, but published in the fateful year of 1939. Following the fall of France in June 1940, it seems not to have survived, and few copies of the original remain. Caitlin Matthews has translated and edited the Rolt-Wheeler’s text and written new material for this beautiful Tarot, whose art has been painstakingly restored by renowned artist Wil Kinghan. Tarot Medieval has a luminous, dream-like, medieval setting, with fully illustrated 22 Major Arcana, 16 Court Cards, and 40 Pip cards in the suits of Cups, Swords, Sceptres (Wands), and Shekels (Coins). Each card explores the symbolic, initiatic, kabbalistic, numerological, astrological, and divinatory significances, to nourish the spiritual life. The historical and magical context of this extraordinary deck is rooted in the Oswald Wirth school of Tarot and Caitlin has provided new ways of using the cards which give meditational paths to explore it in a deeper way. This is a Tarot whose time has come and an inward adventure of a lifetime is waiting in the cards. AUTHOR: Caitlin Matthews is the author of many books on the art of divination, including Untold Tarot: The Lost Art of Reading Ancient Tarots, the Da Vinci Enigma Tarot, The Art of Celtic Seership, and The Complete Lenormand Oracle Handbook. She teaches internationally, appearing regularly at Tarot conferences worldwide. Wil Kinghan is an artist, writer, and a shamanic practitioner who has worked on a number of Tarot projects. He also lives in Oxford, UK. SELLING POINTS: . Reveals the magical life of the Tarot between the Waite-Smith deck and the modern Tarot boom to charm the reader with the chivalry and adventure of the middle ages while providing new ways of reading and considering Tarot . A Tarot to meditate on and grow with that is designed for readers of any level who wish to enhance their understanding of what Tarot can be . Previously lost to history through conflicts in the 20th century, this Tarot is now restored to the world through the tireless efforts of the deck’s creators includes 78 art cards

Format: Mixed Media
Pages: 192
Imprint: SCHIFFER PUBNS US
Publication date: 28/05/2023