Tarot Nova Mistake

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 25 Jun 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Houklani	25 Jun 2002
Is it just my deck, or do all the Tarot Nova decks have Temperence inscribed with "XVI" instead of "XIV?" It got me really confused when I couldn't find the 14th card in the Major Arcana, though my cards are so small that they're easy to lose. Even after I realized what was wrong, it took me a long time to remember that Temperance came after Death, not The Tower. Another bit of strangeness that I noticed which may or may not be relavant, is that the Tarot Nova, (or at least my deck), has Justice as the eighth card and Strength as the eleventh. However, I've noticed that the Waite deck is the opposite. Has anyone else noticed these, and what do you think of it? Smiles, Houklani

Lee	25 Jun 2002
Hi Houklani, the Waite deck was actually the first deck to have Strength as 8 and Justice as 11. All decks before then and quite a few decks after have Strength as 11 and Justice as 8. -- Lee

Zhritza	25 Jun 2002
If anyone has the big Tarot Nova (the one that comes in the "fortunetelling kit") I'd like to know if that has the Temperance error, too...

Lee	26 Jun 2002
Okay, I just looked at my big Tarot Nova, and it doesn't have the error... Temperance is XIV, as it should be. So I guess the error is limited to the little Nova. -- Lee

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