20th Century Tarot

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 03 Sep 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

dolphingirl	03 Sep 2004
A couple of days ago I was shopping at a used bookstore and found a copy of 20th Century Tarot in its orginal box. So I ran to the counter and had to have it. When I brought it home I excitedly opened it and found that the artwork was really charming. The figures remind me a bit of Edward Gory. Does anyone else have this deck? Do you like it? I think it is utterly charming.

Trogon	05 Sep 2004
Wow! What a find Dolphingirl! I'd never seen this one before, but found some images on Tarot Garden: http://www.tarotgarden.com/database/dbsearchengine.php?view_title=20th . Is that the one you're talking about? Kind of different... though I'm not overly fond of the hanged-man card which portrays the guy hanging by his neck. ;)

dolphingirl	06 Sep 2004
Hi Trogen Yes that is the deck, while the hanged man is not my favorite for so reason I get the feeling from this deck that the characters are actors in a Shakespeare play :) So I just try to keep in mind that the hanged man is acting. I did scan a few of my favorite cards here are the links http://groups.msn.com/DolphinDaze/2othcenturytarot.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=298 http://groups.msn.com/DolphinDaze/2othcenturytarot.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=299 I especially love the devil, temperance and Death. There just such fun characters. Funny thing is lately that I have been finding the unsung hero decks that most people don't use are the ones that have been atracting me lately while the ones that everyone is faving about just haven't been able to capture my attention in the same way. Maybe it has to do with the fact that it is kind of fun to be using a deck that not everyone is currently using.

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