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william_kent
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The Bacchus deck AKA "Flemish Tarot" is a 19th Century Belgian variation of the Marseilles / "pips" style of tarot ( my preference is for Italian and Marseilles "pip" decks, fuck the GD goons and their "secrets", although Swiss 1JJ is my first and everlasting love )
the"Pope" card is replaced by BACUS, a move I totally approve of ( although "Jupiter" from 1JJ is my favoured V card )
the "high priestess" is replaced by "Le Spagnol Capitano Fracasse ( The Spanish Captain )" AKA the "terrible Spanish captain", a figure of fun - dynamic but too cocky by half
ahhhh...
I fucked up
I was drunk
I previously, erroneously, posted XVII, "the star", because in my drunken haze it looked like a tower and there is a French ( from Paris ) deck that has a similar "tower" card and I took an out of focus photo because I was wasted
but, oops, you can see that this deck is just part of my static collection and not one that I "use", it was just close to hand and didn't involve me falling over while I reached for it on the shelves
here's the real Tower from the Flemish tarot
none the wiser, it looks like a tree to me
anyway, I'm big enough to admit I'm not as familiar with this deck as I should have been while posting in a blind drunk haze
I have a 'few" decks, you can't expect me to know the nooks and crannies of every one...
william_kent
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re: Flemish tarot
even though I have never used this one for 'work", it does have some plus points:
REVERSIBLE BACKS - this is really important, I DO NOT want to know if a card is upright or downwards before I turn it over. So many manufacturers fail to understand this.
CARD STOCK: no gloss, it feels lovely in my hands
SIZE: shuffles well, fits in my palms
even though I have never used this one for 'work", it does have some plus points:
REVERSIBLE BACKS - this is really important, I DO NOT want to know if a card is upright or downwards before I turn it over. So many manufacturers fail to understand this.
CARD STOCK: no gloss, it feels lovely in my hands
SIZE: shuffles well, fits in my palms
william_kent
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I had a mission bringing back some "washi" paper from Japan for my boss who is obsessed with origami - it caused me no end of fuss on my white knuckle ride through "border control" in Finland while trying to make my 20 minute connection back to the UK: "what is this?" and I said "origami paper" and then they had to re-route it to a special machine to check I didn't have A3 sheets of acid
my boss was grateful though and he pawed at the paper and drooled and caressed it and then explained that it is only at origami conventions where he feels comfortable talking about his love of paper and texture...
I know where he is coming from, I get a warm fuzz from some 'card stock" and the Flemish Bacchus deck is one where I love to hold the cards, even if I fuck it up and post the wrong one...ooops
my boss was grateful though and he pawed at the paper and drooled and caressed it and then explained that it is only at origami conventions where he feels comfortable talking about his love of paper and texture...
I know where he is coming from, I get a warm fuzz from some 'card stock" and the Flemish Bacchus deck is one where I love to hold the cards, even if I fuck it up and post the wrong one...ooops
william_kent
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I'd recommend this tarot
it almost meets my criteria
REVERSIBLE BACKS: CHECK
pre breakthrough psychedelia, can't tell up from down, like the best trips before they really get going
CARD STOCK: matt, feels nice
SIZE: just right, can shuffle with ease
ACE OF WANDS:
works for me
my only criticism, off the top of my head, is one of the other cards I judge a deck by
QUEEN OF SWORDS:
she should be a "raven haired beauty with a sharp tongue" but benefit of the doubt maybe she has gone wild with peroxide
8 / 10
edit: the box is sturdy, although the text on the back feels a bit MS word. I can't comment on the Little White Book because there becomes a point where the LWB that accompanies a deck is next to meaningless, I haven't examined one in decades - but is there if you like that sort of thing
william_kent
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before I pass out here are a couple more Tower cards
the Diamond Tarot:
When it comes to TAROT I'm not a fan of the GD nonsense ( Thoth & Rider-Waite ) but the Diamond tarot does have a certain trippy feel that I like
The Crystal tarot ( by Elisabetta Trevisan ): "infinite emotions through mystical messages'
I don't know why La Scarabeo, the publisher of this deck, feels the need to totally fuck up every tarot they produce - on the plus side the cards do have reversible backs, but card stock is too glossy for my taste, and what on earth were they thinking with the wonky borders and unnecessary text?
the Diamond Tarot:
When it comes to TAROT I'm not a fan of the GD nonsense ( Thoth & Rider-Waite ) but the Diamond tarot does have a certain trippy feel that I like
The Crystal tarot ( by Elisabetta Trevisan ): "infinite emotions through mystical messages'
I don't know why La Scarabeo, the publisher of this deck, feels the need to totally fuck up every tarot they produce - on the plus side the cards do have reversible backs, but card stock is too glossy for my taste, and what on earth were they thinking with the wonky borders and unnecessary text?
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I LOVE the mosaic tile quality here of the tower
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curious now as to when the second dude first fell
sus
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Can we get a clearer image for deciphering? I have a heraldic reference guide here at home that could help
william_kent
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my logical whatever has gone out the window
a couple of years ago I returned to my childhood haunts and I ended up in THE BARROWS / BARRAS /barrowland in Glasgow
a lady with ( redacted ) sold me this
Russian Tarot of St Petersburg
I was pleased with my purchase but not as much as the ounce of SOOR PLOOMS that I scored at another stall
they fucking love QUEEN in Glasgow, I bought the SOOR PLOOMS and the TAROT to the beat of BOOM BOOM CHA BUDDY YOU'RE A BOY
MAKING A BIG NOISE PLAYING IN THE STREET GONNA BE A BIG MAN SOMEDAY YOU GOT MUD ON YOUR FACE YOU BIG DISGRACE KICKING YOUR CAN ALL OVER THE PLACE SINGING WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU
a couple of years ago I returned to my childhood haunts and I ended up in THE BARROWS / BARRAS /barrowland in Glasgow
a lady with ( redacted ) sold me this
Russian Tarot of St Petersburg
I was pleased with my purchase but not as much as the ounce of SOOR PLOOMS that I scored at another stall
they fucking love QUEEN in Glasgow, I bought the SOOR PLOOMS and the TAROT to the beat of BOOM BOOM CHA BUDDY YOU'RE A BOY
MAKING A BIG NOISE PLAYING IN THE STREET GONNA BE A BIG MAN SOMEDAY YOU GOT MUD ON YOUR FACE YOU BIG DISGRACE KICKING YOUR CAN ALL OVER THE PLACE SINGING WE WILL WE WILL ROCK YOU
william_kent
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@sus
one year when I was in Tokyo I ended up buying this 'kawaii' deck - I have no idea of it's real name, but here is the box cover if anyone can translate, for now I'll refer to it as the 'kawaii plus' deck
I "ummed and ahhed" due to some Scottish gene but as I was unlikely to ever to see this for sale ever again I plumped
here is a cute tower:
despite my agonising prevarications due to the thought of actually spending money, I would still place this in the category of "impulse buy
which provides a seque to another impulse buy - I was paying for birthday presents for a friend in a bookshop and just before the staff revealed the grand total I noticed a glass case by the counter and my eye was drawn to this box and the words just came out of my mouth, "can I have that as well?"
CTHULHU DARK ARTS TAROT
I keep meaning to track down a copy of the H.R. Giger NECRONOMICON TAROT but either availability or budget has thwarted me, so I thought this might be a 'stopgap' deck, but I was disappointed by the artwork
anyway, in contrast to the 'kawaii plus' deck, here is a 'dark arts' interpretation of THE TOWER.
I prefer the 'kawaii plus' deck, you can see what is going on, the cards are easy to shuffle ( despite the unnecessary glossy stock ) , comes in a nice sturdy box, although it does not contain a LWB which doesn't matter because I wouldn't be able to read it anyway, and the backs are truly reversible
( EDIT: on reflection, there is a touch of the BURZUM / Lords of Chaos to the 'dark arts' depiction of the tower )
the 'CTHULHU dark arts' cards are oversized and the backs are half-arsed reversible, you can tell up from down if you know what to look for like with marked cards
one year when I was in Tokyo I ended up buying this 'kawaii' deck - I have no idea of it's real name, but here is the box cover if anyone can translate, for now I'll refer to it as the 'kawaii plus' deck
I "ummed and ahhed" due to some Scottish gene but as I was unlikely to ever to see this for sale ever again I plumped
here is a cute tower:
despite my agonising prevarications due to the thought of actually spending money, I would still place this in the category of "impulse buy
which provides a seque to another impulse buy - I was paying for birthday presents for a friend in a bookshop and just before the staff revealed the grand total I noticed a glass case by the counter and my eye was drawn to this box and the words just came out of my mouth, "can I have that as well?"
CTHULHU DARK ARTS TAROT
I keep meaning to track down a copy of the H.R. Giger NECRONOMICON TAROT but either availability or budget has thwarted me, so I thought this might be a 'stopgap' deck, but I was disappointed by the artwork
anyway, in contrast to the 'kawaii plus' deck, here is a 'dark arts' interpretation of THE TOWER.
I prefer the 'kawaii plus' deck, you can see what is going on, the cards are easy to shuffle ( despite the unnecessary glossy stock ) , comes in a nice sturdy box, although it does not contain a LWB which doesn't matter because I wouldn't be able to read it anyway, and the backs are truly reversible
( EDIT: on reflection, there is a touch of the BURZUM / Lords of Chaos to the 'dark arts' depiction of the tower )
the 'CTHULHU dark arts' cards are oversized and the backs are half-arsed reversible, you can tell up from down if you know what to look for like with marked cards