DownUnderNZer
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Like the artwork.
Like the artwork.
Yep, it is! I'm guilty! Cups are water and Pentacles earth as usual, but Swords are aligned with fire and Wands with air in this deck. This difference stems from differences in magickal traditions, where some witches associate the athame ritual tool with fire, while the wand is associated with air. I felt it went along better with the symbolism of the cards to do it in this alternate way even though it goes against the majority tradition. I think of wands as movement, change, flow, swiftness, which seem like airy qualities to me, while the swords cards often show destructive forces, which seems like a fiery quality to me. I tried to design the deck in a way that the symbolism would come through even for someone who uses the alternative, and more common, elemental associations.
Has this deck actually been released yet?
I pre-ordered a while back. Today in my Amazon account it is saying not yet shipped but expected by Sept 17 (posting this on Sept 15). However when I click on the title it says still available for pre-order and the deck has not yet been released?
Does anyone have it yet?
"The release date for the Modern Spellcaster's Tarot has been pushed back to September 18th. Somehow I expected that, so while I'm mildly disappointed, this small confirmation of my psychic abilities is a comfort in these dark times. " (September 10 at 8:16pm)
I posted this in a different thread yesterday, but I'll copy and paste it here to answer your question. The author of the deck (Melanie Marquis) posted the following on her Facebook page:
I hope there will be a study group for this deck. I feel really drawn to it but I am hesitating to place an order because I am frustrated with the lack of information in the guidebook. .
I just got my deck and I've never felt so connected IMMEDIATELY to the imagery. I haven't done a spread yet as I wanted to take some time to really look at each card.
I read the guidebook cover to cover and although there isn't a lot of individual information regarding the symbols on each card, there is a page and a half discussing some of the symbols... not much but there were a few I didn't know.. and wikipedia filled in the rest for me.
I would very much like to be part of a study group for this deck. You are correct in that there isn't a lot of specific details.. like WHY does the High Priestess have an infant? It's pulling up some odd "Virgin Mary" imagery for me... not sure how to reconcile that with a Pagan deck (at least in my head) but cards like the Hierophant (I spelled that wrong, didnt' I?) have some great details that don't explain the imagery, per se but do provide a little mental stimulation on getting your own stuff out of it.