Celestial tarot; new deck by Kay Steventon!
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Jul 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| felicityk |
14 Jul 2004 |
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I saw it in the most recent US Games catalog that I received in the mail. I'll check when I get home and see if it has any information about release date.
Felicity
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| Maan |
14 Jul 2004 |
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ooh i like the spiral tarot..i hope someone will find some pictures. I would love to see the new deck.
love
Maan
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| Hedera |
14 Jul 2004 |
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Thank you Felicity!
If there are any pictures in that catalogue, I'd love a scan, or else just a description.....;)
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| lark |
14 Jul 2004 |
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Hope you can see this alright.
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| lark |
14 Jul 2004 |
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There isn't any release date in the catalog.
It's just under New Products.
It's very pretty. It's priced at $18.00 at US Games.
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| Hedera |
14 Jul 2004 |
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Ooooh, thank you Lark!
That looks really wonderful....
I especially like the Fool (one of the cards I'm not crazy about in the Spiral).
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| Centaur |
14 Jul 2004 |
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Thanks for posting the attachment Lark. I have been curious to see this deck for some time, as I have recently become very much into the Spiral.
To me, these images of the Celestial look very much Spiral-esque. There doesn't really seem to be anything different about them. Ofcourse, I am making that comment on the basis of only three cards, but to me, when I looked at the cards, I immediately thought, 'Spiral Tarot'.
Hmnnn...
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| tao51 |
14 Jul 2004 |
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appearance which communicates certain mysticism. The sample cards are impressive.---Tao
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| Cerulean |
14 Jul 2004 |
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Mercury - Magician
Gemini doesn't show the bottom writing, might be Sun or Lovers
Fool - Uranus
"Celestial Tarot interweaves mythic images, symbolism, and astronomy of the planets, astrological signs, constellations and stars with astrological divinations. The mysteries of the tarot are uniquely revealed in the 78 cards. Celestial Tarot is both a handbook of the heavens and an oracular guide to the inner life. Includes booklet of instructions."
Mr. Clark is an accredited astrology teacher (AAT) and has taught astrology for the past 25 years. Ms. Steventon, creator of the Spiral Tarot, is a professional artist, astrologer and Tarot reader. Both artists reside in Australia."
Cards: 2 3/4 inches x 4 3/4 inches.
ISBN: 1-57281-473-X
$18.00
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| lark |
14 Jul 2004 |
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Originally posted by Centaur
Thanks for posting the attachment Lark. I have been curious to see this deck for some time, as I have recently become very much into the Spiral.
To me, these images of the Celestial look very much Spiral-esque. There doesn't really seem to be anything different about them. Ofcourse, I am making that comment on the basis of only three cards, but to me, when I looked at the cards, I immediately thought, 'Spiral Tarot'.
Hmnnn...
I think what's supposed to be different about them is that she worked with an astrologer Brian Clark and the cards have astrology symbols, stars, planets, and constellations on them.
But you're right the art work looks very much like the Spiral.
I wish I could see one of the minor cards.
Here's the picture on the front of the box it must be the Star card.
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| HOLMES |
14 Jul 2004 |
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the artwork looks identical almost they say,,
buying this deck would be like going to hear bb king play twice, or his songs with a slight differnt variation or perhaps a new twist for anyone he plays he sounds like b.b. :)
so it is with this artist :) and lisa hunt i love her artwork as well
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| Cerulean |
15 Jul 2004 |
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I was hoping some of our friends in Australia would be able to locate a website for her or Brian Clark, since it's close to publication this year.
Some of you posting about the seeing the minors--I completely agree, it would make a definite difference to me! Her Celtic Spiral ace-10 minors, sweetly remembering a Western heritage of Victorian times, makes me think of this as nostalgic deck. I seem to remember her courts as distinctly good, unique as her majors.
In the Celtic Spiral, I believe nostalgia made for a very good depiction, but I am very curious if she has a new and different vision with astrological minors.
If you read Joan Cole's mini-review and browse the links of Kay Steventon's past work (tarot.com has full scans of all Celtic Spiral Tarot), it might explain me or others being fans of her work:
http://www.advancenet.net/~jscole/tarotpostmods.htm
I'll eagerly check this thread for any other updates! I'm checking the U.S. Games site every week for updates as well.
Regards,
Cerulean
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| Emily |
15 Jul 2004 |
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I loved the artwork of the Spiral when I was working with it. I'm eagerly awaiting this new deck, but like others have commented it does resemble the Spiral - I wonder if there will be a book for it too? This is one for the wishlist :)
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| Sulis |
15 Jul 2004 |
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I really like the look of it. I liked the Spiral but couldn't cope with the purple borders so I traded it to Centaur. This looks like a similar style of artwork but minus the purple borders - could be good.
Love
Sulis xx
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| Maan |
15 Jul 2004 |
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thanks for the pictures Lark..that looks like a deck i would really like!
Love
Maan
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| rabble |
17 Jul 2004 |
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They look to me very much like the Spiral deck, which is the only one I have. I really really wanted this or the Haindl, and chose the Spiral.
I don't like it at all. Knowing how I feel about the Spiral would put me off this one. :(
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| Shade |
17 Jul 2004 |
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Hmmm looks very intriguing deck. The Spiral while pretty never really interested me, I thought the images looked more like greeting cards than a tarot deck. The astrological aspect perks the ears a bit but there are a number of other decks I've been meaning to get that have astrological information in them. Die hard fans of the Spiral will probably be happy.
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| Cerulean |
17 Feb 2005 |
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The images and astrology are much more entertwined with Greco-Roman constellation attributes. The work seems to shed the Spiral's take on the Divine Feminine-Celtic-Victorian flavors; what remains is a mystical art style, Golden Dawn astrology and decanates, coloring and line quality that I consider fine and seasonal attributions in a way that I can follow.
There are mystical attributions such as the celestial river that Apollo dedicated to the Heavens for the fall of his mortal son; mythical animals from dragons to a flying horse or celestial hare; centaurs; and excellent explanations.
My true test was sometimes I read for friends that do Thoth card readings--and they are more experienced readers than myself. They thought the deck showed insights by pictures alone and really didn't need me to pull out the LWB...although they were glad when I read one or two meanings.
The reason I thought this was a good test is they used their Thoth tarot for clarity and reflection.
I find the deck touches on historical, modern and lovely weavings and not all the
descriptions are soft and fuzzy. Rather, it seems to read clearly to me and yet adds allegory in a way that I like. I've had this deck three months now and am very happy, no glitches in quality or booklet. I noticed one corner of a card bent forward once. I put it back in the middle of the deck and it straightened out again.
If the deck were only bigger...but I do like it very much. My favorite celestial blues and a soft gray that makes the tones seem much richer. I took it on my holiday trip around Xmas-to-New-Year and plan to take it soon on a weekend away.
Regards,
Cerulean
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| BlueLotus |
17 Feb 2005 |
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Thank you Cerulean for your briefings on this deck. I was wondering earlier if anyone got it.
Is the card stock, size and gloss quality anywhere near the Spiral's? I liked it then, and I also liked the way one blended with the Spiral so naturally; it is/was an easy deck to like, and I hope I will also like her new deck. Mine will be arriving soon.
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| Cerulean |
18 Feb 2005 |
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1. Card stock & Gloss
For some reason I remembered the Spiral had shiny, somewhat slippery card stock. The Celestial has the card stock similar to a CD cardboard jacket, but there's an added matte coating that reminds me of photos that you specify "matte finish". The gloss is there, but there's a pebbly microtexture when it catches the light.
If Lo Scarabeo plastic-coated decks are said to have a silky and slippery finish and thickness, I would say in comparison this U.S. Games deck has a somewhat thinner and somewhat grainy feel, as lightweight cotton. Not bad, as the art in the deck seems to match well with how the deck feels to me.
1.Size
Four and 3/4 inches by 2 and 3/4 inches
Hope that is helpful.
Regards,
Cerulean
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