Aestheteka
Here goes....
In the next few days, the Bestian Tarot will be completed, edited and then sent to the printer for a test run. I have wished on so many occasions to do as others have on here (well, in the archives) - showcase the Tarot throughout its long journey toward completion - but having read the inumerable warnings and cases of piracy and forgery have restrained myself until now. It really has been a worry.
The deck is 78 cards and is based on the Bestian Order of Aestheteka's occult philosophies. The artist is ErisX (http://www.eris-x.com) - in my opinion the new Austin Spare. The ideology is based on my books Sophia Bestiae and Grimoire Bestiae, along with the collective input of the various Aestheteka groups and my own personal perspective on various fields in which the Tarot permits us insight.
The project has taken quite some months (even harder as it was secret to all) and is now at the stage where we would like it to spread its wings. However, aside from my friends and colleagues within Aestheteka, my location is a problem. I live in Eastern Slovakia (I have a Hellfire Club here). How would I go about promoting and distributing my pack internationally? The US-based publisher of my novels and non-fiction books (Crystal Dreams Publishing) does not deal in Tarot and as this really is my (and ErisX's) baby, I would like to keep as much control over it as possible. I do intend to sell it via my website (www.aestheteka.com) but a wider-reaching and Tarot-oriented seller would be much more logical in the long run.
Your advice, comments and suggestions would be most appreciated.
Here are a few sample cards from the deck:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/PENTACLES-0-luxing.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/11_azazel.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/BONES-4-hurdleovercome.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/7_beast.jpg
In the next few days, the Bestian Tarot will be completed, edited and then sent to the printer for a test run. I have wished on so many occasions to do as others have on here (well, in the archives) - showcase the Tarot throughout its long journey toward completion - but having read the inumerable warnings and cases of piracy and forgery have restrained myself until now. It really has been a worry.
The deck is 78 cards and is based on the Bestian Order of Aestheteka's occult philosophies. The artist is ErisX (http://www.eris-x.com) - in my opinion the new Austin Spare. The ideology is based on my books Sophia Bestiae and Grimoire Bestiae, along with the collective input of the various Aestheteka groups and my own personal perspective on various fields in which the Tarot permits us insight.
The project has taken quite some months (even harder as it was secret to all) and is now at the stage where we would like it to spread its wings. However, aside from my friends and colleagues within Aestheteka, my location is a problem. I live in Eastern Slovakia (I have a Hellfire Club here). How would I go about promoting and distributing my pack internationally? The US-based publisher of my novels and non-fiction books (Crystal Dreams Publishing) does not deal in Tarot and as this really is my (and ErisX's) baby, I would like to keep as much control over it as possible. I do intend to sell it via my website (www.aestheteka.com) but a wider-reaching and Tarot-oriented seller would be much more logical in the long run.
Your advice, comments and suggestions would be most appreciated.
Here are a few sample cards from the deck:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/PENTACLES-0-luxing.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/11_azazel.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/BONES-4-hurdleovercome.jpg
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/Aestheteka/7_beast.jpg