Tavaglione Stairs of Gold

[tarotbear]

They don't look like leaves to me - they look like either knotwork, a reference to an ouroboros ... or the Hermit has carved his staff to look like a line of phalluses - which would not be out of line for Tavaglione! Scion and I both like this deck for the naked males in it. {In fact, the 6 of Wands was the real reason I bought this deck - a card full of naked men holding their ... wands.} [that should make people go scrambling for the card!]

Are we discussing the 'Stairs' or the 'Stars' ?

 

[Cerulean]

Well, Tmgrl2 was talking about Stairs of Gold

"I do see the wand with new leaves...held by the Hermit..."

...but oh my, dear Tarotbear, I could see someone giving gold stars now to the Stella for creative visualization to the Hermit's wand in the Stella deck! The knotty or naughty wand...oh dear.

My Stairs of Gold Hermit is cloaked and somber, by comparison.

Best regards,

Cerulean

 

[Moonbow]

This is a deck that I never tire of looking at, there is so much to notice and then investigate. Unfortunately I haven't read with it yet other than some daily draws which Yaboot and I got involved with a while ago. He was using the Enoil Gavat - the threads are around for those interested.

At the time I did a little research on the celestial symbols... this deck needs a lifetime of research on its own. I love it.

 

[tarotbear]

Hermit- Stairs of Gold

O.K.!
Yes, I would call him somber, too! At least the Hermit in the Stars is nude and has a nice butt for an old guy!

Anywho - according to the LWB that Tavaglione lettered - and now I understand why Umbrae went blind - it says:

" The Hermit is an old wise man (Diogenes), expert, who knows the past from which he draws inspiration for the future. He proceeds slowly but without stopping, his pace is prudent and reflective, he explores the terrain with a cane of twelve knots which represent the unrolling of Time in the Zodiac {those are teeny tiny Zodiac symbols, not leaves!-TB}. He follows the Path of Initiation and Knowledge. The veiled lantern that he carries in his right hand is the Science of Occultism and is veiled because its light could blind, therefore Illumination must be gradual and patient. If he meets the Serpent of Egoism in his path he does not crush it but enchants it, having instead the ambition to win the will to know and overcome" [Capitalizations by Tavaglione]

 

[catlin]

@tarotbear,
Ok, so I should go for the deck just because to see a nice male butt? There are no guys with nice butts here around.

 

[tarotbear]

@tarotbear,
Ok, so I should go for the deck just because to see a nice male butt? There are no guys with nice butts here around.

There is a lot of tasteful well-drawn naked male (and female) anatomy in Tarot of the Stars. Who wants to look at a droopy butt?

 

[catlin]

Ok, tarotbear, I give in: next one on my wishlist is the Stars!

 

[John Meador]

Stairs of Gold

Does anyone know the source for the sigils or seals of the Shemha angels that appear on the cards? At one website, it was asserted that they derive from a manuscript of Blaise de Vigenere, but on inquiry the author of the assertion couldn't recall for certain. Perhaps it was anecdotal from Mathers?

Thanks,
-John

 

[Morwenna]

Responding to some earlier posts:

My SoG was the first deck I ever bought; it's the US Games New York edition, which I got in the early '80s. The box is battered to a pulp (though still intact, barely; the bottom's off) but the cards are fine. I can read the LWB, and I love the calligraphy; but then again my extremely nearsighted left eye is almost a jeweler's loup. I haven't looked at the book for a long time and I forgot it was calligraphed. Now that I'm so familiar with Tarot I need to read that book again and study it properly. It has so much in it! I think that's what drew me to it in the first place (that, and the artwork). But it was too much for a beginner. Time to get back!

I have no answer to the current question, but thank you for bumping this thread!

Now I have to get the Stelle and the Enoil Gavat... sigh...

 

[FolkSeer]

I just placed an order for this deck through AbeBooks for $81.25 USD. (Is that overpaying?) However, the deck is used, but according to the seller who is quite trusted and high rated stated that the deck is in almost new condition with little - yet not visible stains on the edges possibly from handling. Good deal?

I can't wait for it to arrive.