Fairy Tarots by Antonio Lupatelli
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 01 Jan 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| Garnet Moon |
01 Jan 2002 |
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Hello fairygirl and everyone,
I also own this deck. I think it is my absolute fabvrite deck. The leaflet that came along with it is rather brief on the descriptions of the meanings of each card. Do you, or anyone else, know where I might find meanings for these cards.
P.S. The Tarot of the Gnomes is also by Antonio Lupatelli. It is very beautiful as well. I have ordered it but it will not be here for 3 weeks. :-(
Garnet Moon
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fairygirl (29 Oct, 2001 08:30):
Hello. I own the Fairy tarot deck. The picture on the box is the Heirophant. I think that is the only card with a cat on it. other cards have different animals as well as some cards don't have any animals on it. if you have any other questions please feel free to ask. I personally thik this is the most beatiful deck ever!
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| firemaiden |
10 Jun 2002 |
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Hello, I know this is a long time after the original message to respond, but I just did a search and found this message. I just got the Lupatelli fairy tarot and love it (Actually the German calls it them Elves in the booklet, and fairies on the box, and the Italian calls them "foletti". I actually got it by mistake, I wanted to get the other scarabeo deck with fairies, with the beautiful picture of a mermaid for temperance, a deck which has also gone through a period apparently of being called "elves". Scarabeo is having trouble with their titles, I think, everytime I look on their site that deck has a new name -- tarot of the Alba Dorata, elves tarot, enchanted tarot, enchanted elves tarot, etc.
The Lupatelli Deck was marked "elves"on the bottom by the store in Berlin where I got it, and I bought it hoping it was the right one cause you couldn't open the packages.
Today I found the other one, the one I meant to get, and I can see that fate was working for me, because I like the Elves by Lupatelli much better. Although the "mermaid as temperance" deck has many stunning ideas, the colors pale in person, as opposed to on the internet, and there is a sort of emotional absense to the cards. ON the other hand Lupatelli's elves are whimsical and lovely, and very human. At first I was disappointed that the minors were not in the same vibrant colors as the majors, now I like them much better than the minors. They are subtle but speak volumes. I especially love the two of hearts.
I am starting to really believe that the cards are alive, and the little people on them are doing things without me when I go to sleep.
I love how the majors are look like they are looking right at you with lots of feeling, I feel I am really meeting them in person.
Another thing, it is obvious that many of the cards fit into a sort of puzzle, the six of leaves (swords) makes a picture with the seven of hearts (cups). If you put the six of leaves, (naked elf riding a duck), next to the seven of hearts (debauched elf on a toad hiding in the bushes), you see that mr. debauchery is watching the arrival of the naked boy on the duck, and the fairy we see in the 7 of hearts is pulling or leading the duck of the 6 of leaves along through the water
I noticed that there are also two cards that articulate like this in the Manara Erotic Deck. Is this a tradition? The Hermit in Manara's Deck, is watching a naked girl in the water on a different picture. I know they were painted as one picture, because I saw them together on one painting on Manara's site. ( I can't find this now!!!!) Is the seven of cups considered an alter ego of the Hermit card? And is the seven of cups and or the Hermit often linked secretely to another card showing of a beautiful naked lady? Or is this just Scarabeo's secret signature for its artists???Fascinated and curious!
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| firemaiden |
10 Jun 2002 |
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P.S.
There is a painting on the scarabeo site, on the gallery portion, showing an overall picture of the fairies.
www.loscarabeo.com/decks/main/folletti/intro.htm
It looks like a wedding procession, the final happy ending of the story of the cards. Some of the cards were taken from this painting, but not many. Also, I noticed there is a childrens book telling the story of the gnomes tarot, does any one know if there is also one for the fairies???
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| slinky_jo |
10 Jun 2002 |
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FIREMAIDEN! HELP HELP!
Is there something wrong with me or my eyes?! I just can't find a deck! Can you guide me to the deck that has that gorgeous "mermaid/temperance" image you mentioned? I stare at it on the LOS website, and searched the web for it, but I don't know which deck it comes from. WAH! *sob* :'(
If you could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated! :D
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| Jeannette |
10 Jun 2002 |
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Originally posted by slinky_jo
FIREMAIDEN! HELP HELP!
Is there something wrong with me or my eyes?! I just can't find a deck! Can you guide me to the deck that has that gorgeous "mermaid/temperance" image you mentioned? I stare at it on the LOS website, and searched the web for it, but I don't know which deck it comes from. WAH! *sob* :'(
If you could help me out, it would be greatly appreciated! :D
Slinky Jo: Firemaiden was completely correct in her statement:
Originally posted by firemaiden Scarabeo is having trouble with their titles, I think, everytime I look on their site that deck has a new name -- tarot of the Alba Dorata, elves tarot, enchanted tarot, enchanted elves tarot, etc... [/b]
The deck in question -- the one with a mermaid pictured on the "Temperance" card, is maybe one of the most confusing. The original name was "Tarocchi dell'Alba Dorata," which was translated as "Tarots of the Golden Dawn" when the English-language packaging was released. As far as I am aware, with my limited knowledge of Italian, this is an accurate translation. However, the so-called "Golden Dawn" underwent a name change, and the English language edition is now being packaged and marketed as the "Enchanted Tarot." I do not know if the Italian or other editions have undergone a similar name change.
As far as I know, this is the only Lo Scarabeo deck to have undergone such a name change. There is, of course, quite a bit of confusion because the same LS deck is -- quite understandably -- sold under different translations of the name in different countries. I couldn't address the question as to whether any non-English language editions have had name changes (or possibly title misprints?) in the past.
As to the reason for the name change on the Golden Dawn/Enchanted tarot, I've never asked. But I would suspect, as I'm sure a lot of folks on this list might, that it had to do with an eventual realization on Lo Scarabeo's part that using the term "Golden Dawn" in a deck name sets up a preconceived notion in the mind of any "semi-schooled" tarot enthusiast about the deck's connection with Mathers and the G.D. Order (and, possibly by extension, an association with the R/W). However, the fanciful creatures of the now-named "Enchanted Tarot" would appear to have little to do with the Golden Dawn's generally preferred symbolism. However, this is just a guess on my part -- please don't report my speculation here as fact!
Here's a link to my scans of the Enchanted Tarot:
http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?view_title=enchanted
Now, having changed the name to avoid confusion with the Golden Dawn order and tarots, let's hope no one confuses it with the Zerner-Farber "Enchanted" tarot instead! ;)
-- Jeannette
http://www.tarotgarden.com
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| slinky_jo |
10 Jun 2002 |
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Jeannette - thank you so much! I managed to have a good drool over those pics in the attachment/link! :D
Yes, LOS is very confusing, and not only in the translation from Italian to English - a lot of their decks have the same, or similar, name!
...yet another deck to add to my wishlist - this one's going up the top!
Many thanks!!
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| Jewel |
11 Jun 2002 |
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I have both of these decks, the Fairy and Enchanted Tarots, and of the two I think the Fairy's is a better deck overall. For those who do not like nudity, I would caution you to look through the Enchanted before purchasing it. I also got this deck because of the mermaid, but overall the I find the Fairy Tarot better to work with.
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| jema |
12 Jun 2002 |
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oy! today a friend sent me the smallest tarot in the world (or so it claims) by Lupatelli.
it is not pictures from the fairy tarots though. i just traded for that one with stevepolsz (and love it - so adorable)
but this one was cute too!
just the major arcana
so which tarot would be the biggest anyway?
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| firemaiden |
12 Jun 2002 |
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HI Jema,
I read on the Scarabeo site that the smallest tarot in the world is the major arcana of the Gnomes tarot by Lupatelli. ;)
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| jema |
12 Jun 2002 |
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oh thanks! the gnomes are sooo cute.
(not as cute as the fairies though - the magician and the emperor in the fairy tarot are just so to the point!)
of course they are kind of hard to see:)
i need a magnifiying glass!
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| Jewel |
12 Jun 2002 |
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Jema in terms of the largest decks I would guess the Rhorig, Large Thoth and Large Raider Waite ... I find the large decks great to study with, particularly the Thoth!
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| jema |
12 Jun 2002 |
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i have the "tarot and you" deck and that one is pretty big too.
will have to take a photo of those two together:)
they are at least the biggest and smallest decks in my collection.
(the "fattest" deck is the egorov by the way)
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| Jeannette |
12 Jun 2002 |
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Originally posted by jema
...so which tarot would be the biggest anyway?
LOL! That's a good question. I suppose it depends on what you mean by "big." I have a few tarots that might be in the running, but since they were designed as "art pieces" and not reading decks, I'm not sure they'd count as an answer to your query.
The one mass-market deck that comes most readily to mind for me as the "largest" deck -- that appears to have still be designed with the possibility of using it for readings in mind -- is Jane Lyle's "Lovers' Tarot." Those cards are certainly well more than a handful!
...But now you've got me wanting to poke through my collection to see what other giant-sized cards might be among there that I've forgotten...
:)
-- Jeannette
http://www.tarotgarden.com
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| Jewel |
12 Jun 2002 |
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Oh and the inner child is pretty big too!
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