mermaids

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 25 Feb 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

blashamma	25 Feb 2004
Are there any tarot deck with mermaids in them? I'm not talking about a full mermaid deck, but may a deck with one card featuring a mermaid on it, and what card? I was just curious.

spoonbender	25 Feb 2004
Well, other than the Tarot of Mermaids, I can only think of the Robin Wood Ace of Cups and the 2 of Wands from the Olympus Tarot (which depicts sirens).

wavebreaker	25 Feb 2004
There's a mermaid on the Sibyl of Cups in the World Spirit Tarot.

Sulis	25 Feb 2004
There's a mermaid on the Princess of Cups in the Gill deck. Love and light Sulis xx

RiccardoLS	25 Feb 2004
There is a Mermaid on the Temperance on the Tarot of the Hidden Folk (was Enchanted Tarot and Tarot of the Golden Dawn): You can see a (rather dark) scan here: http://www.tarotpassages.com/golden.htm R.

Hedera	25 Feb 2004
The Queen of Cups in the Cosmic Tribe tarot is a mermaid. Image here: http://www.stevee.com/pages/t.fs.html And there are several mermaids (on the Ace and 2 of Cups, among other cards) in the 'Swedish Witch' deck, of which you can read reviews here: http://www.tarotpassages.com/swedishwitch.htm and here: http://www.tarotpassages.com/SwedishWitch-MM.htm That's a lovely deck as well, I've been using it a lot lately.

baba-prague	25 Feb 2004
There are several mermaids in the Tarot of Prague - all in Cups of course :-) http://www.tarotofprague.com/c_cups.html http://www.tarotofprague.com/c_courts.html One is on the base of the Two of Cups (actually a Melusine - which is a mermaid with two tails). One is in the water below the Page of Cups, and there is also a very alluring mermaid (again, strictly speaking she is a Melusine) trying to tempt the King of Cups. If you'd like some "hot off the press" news on mermaids, there will almost certainly be one also on the King of Cups in the Baroque Bohemian Cats' Tarot. However, we do sometimes change cards at the last minute, so can't guarantee this! _________ edited to add - oh, there are a MerChild and a MerMan on the base of the Queen of Cups in Tarot of Prague too - but I'm not sure if that counts?

spoonbender	25 Feb 2004
Quote: Originally posted by wavebreaker There's a mermaid on the Sibyl of Cups in the World Spirit Tarot. Oh, of course - how could I forget her?!

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