Question about Swedish Witch Tarot

[Myrrha]

I wish there were more pictures from this deck to look at on line. So far I love it except for the Princess of Pentacles shown in one of the reviews. Do all the pentacles attempt to depict African people?
TIA if someone can help with this!

--Myrrha

 

[Eco74]

For a look at the major arcana, take a look at this page (in swedish);
http://www.hansarnold.com/htmls/tarot/tarot_galleri.html
It's the illustrators webpage.

There is supposed to be a gallery for the minor aswell but it seems to not be completed..

As for black people in the pentacles suite, I don't recall all of them just now but I think the courts are black atleast..
The deck holds a pretty good mix of different parts of the world though and borrows from many different religions and beliefs.

 

[WolfSpirit]

It's the queen of pentacles who is black - and she is the darkest of the whole deck. There are a few who could be mixed race, but most people are white.
The princess of pentacles is white and accompanied by bunnies and what looks like foxes.
I think you got them mixed up because it is in Swedish

 

[Myrrha]

Thank you so much for the replies. Yes, I got them mixed up because unfortunately I don't speak Swedish.

I love these cards so much I probably would have gotten them anyway, but I'm glad to hear it isn't one of those decks that assign different ethnicites to each suite (just not my thing).

I adore this deck, all the animals and little greeblies...and the general strangeness of it all.

Thanks for the link to the major arcana, Eco74.

Sigh.....

 

[Eco74]

No prob.
And sorry about the mishap with the "who's what color".

I do have the deck but it's been ever so long since I used it now my memory of it is failing.. If the companion book is available in any other language than swedish I highly recommend getting a copy.
It's actually the deck and book I learned from when starting out and that book holds not only a lot of info on the contents of the cards but so much more that gets one thinking.

 

[Myrrha]

Eco74, you are so lucky to be able to read the book! I liked the bits of it that Jema translated. It reminded me of the little "charms" that are for each card in the hearts-and-flowers tarot. That's not what it is really called I can't remember the name of it. It has fabric art images.

Anyway it did sound like an interesting book.
--Myrrha

Edited to add: Enchanted Tarot, that's the one with the "charms" in the book.

 

[lunakasha]

VERY interesting deck!!!

Can anyone tell me: are the pips illustrated or not???

Wish I could see more cards....but the majors are nice!!!

Luna

 

[Alta]

The pips are illustrated, and very attractive. Wish I had an English version of the book too!!

 

[WolfSpirit]

Oh yes they are - with funny people and funny animals and other interesting stuff

If you go to: http://www.tarotpassages.com/swedishwitch.htm
you can see a few of the minors.
There is another review at tarot passages also, if you go to the main page and then choose reviews - tarot decks you will find it.

 

[lunakasha]

Thanks Marion and WolfSpirit!!!

Yes....the minors are beautiful....whimisical and unique too.

I have a terrible feeling this is one of those OOP, hard-to-find decks.....please tell me I am wrong???

Oh well....guess I will add the precioussss to my wishlist and hope one of them finds me eventually!!!

Luna