Tarot Moon and Sun, Retro Trendy Art, Tarot Moon Poster, Tarot Sun Print, Moon and Sun Wall Art, Trendy Home Decor, Tarot Cards Art Boho The Steampunk Tarot Manual is a book that would stand against any other tarot book for sale in its own right. Explorative, creative, expansive and informative. Yes, it’s really that good. In Summary I was also intrigued with the sometimes androgynous nature of the Knights and other cards such as the middle figure in the 3 of Cups. Moore says: “one thing you should not pay too much heed to is gender. The gender used in the card is not an absolute indicator of the gender of the person represented.” In my own readings, I have found this to be a good mindset as often males have feminine characteristics and vice versa.

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Stay Weird greeting Card | Personalized Best friend halloween Anniversary valentines birthday witch witchy tarot weirdo spells voodoo goth I adore the Chariot, which shows a mechanical vehicle with a female figure, standing, goggles on her head, one hand steering the vehicle and the other holding a beautiful blue parasol. Looks very “Mary Poppins” to me, but the parasol is actually supposed to be “steampunked” (modified with amazing gadgets and technologies, making it a useful weapon. Either way, it’s a great card! One of the cards that I was ambivalent over was the Fool. Showing a chimney sweep in a tall hat, with a dog at his feet, I see more the court jester than the Fool. And yes, in many ways they serve the same function. The High Priestess to me looks like a stage magician’s assistant, seated between two pillars made up of gears, wearing a top hat, holding Tarot cards in her right hand, with her left hand on a globe, which is surrounded y Tarot cards. Each card also has a little piece of Steampunk Wisdom, so if you wish to do a single card daily draw these little bits of wisdom are perfect for that. Each piece of wisdom also asks a question of you, which are perfect for journalling purposes. For example, below is the Steampunk Wisdom for 0 – The Apprentice: Tarot Moon Poster, Tarot Cards Art, Moon Wall Art, Chalkboard Moon Print, Chalkboard Poster, Trendy Wall Art, Retro Trendy Print, Boho ArtThe Major Arcana are The Gods of the Machine and represent the heart of the Imperium. They have mostly been renamed to fit the steampunk setting, with only the Empress and Emperor retaining traditional names. Likewise the four suits have also been renamed to fit this universe, and are now The Four Leagues, which depict the four quadrants of the Imperium. Swords are now Airships, Cups are now Submersibles, Wands are now Engines and Pentacles are now Leviathans. While defining the Major Arcana are representing the theme of the story, and the Minor Arcana as the scenes and actions that carry out the theme, the Court Cards are seen as the people living, experiencing, and animating the themes, scenes and settings. With a turn of the wheel and a spin of the cog, the oracular machinery of Barbara Moore’s Steampunk Tarot lumbers into action. Fantastically illustrated by Aly Fell, The Steampunk Tarot is an electric marriage of science and alchemy, nature and technology, human and machine. 78 evocative cards radiantly retool the images from Pamela Colman Smith’s Classic 1910 Tarot. The Devil Feeding the machine, becoming a slave to what you’ve created. This Devil shows us that our obsessions are not always related to the sensations of the body, but of the workaholic, our businesses and anything else that takes over our lives and demands to be put first. 6 of Swords In a reading, this card indicated the need to move to a different location to secure the answer to the problem. 3 of Swords Because sometimes things are just broken. However, the swords really only need removing for the machinery that pumps the heart to start beating again. This 3 of Swords offers hope.

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Aside from the cards that made me double-take, there were some that also made me look longer at them than others. I was intrigued by what the image was saying, by what new direction it was stretching me in. Again, the Steampunk Tarot Manual was a great companion and guide in presenting the subtle changes in these cards from what I’m used to or had thought of.The Steampunk Tarot: Wisdom from the Gods of the Machine has been created by John and Caitlín Matthews, with illustrations by Wil Kinghan. It is published by Tuttle.