The Sacred Indian Tarot, Kiren Rai, Om Books International, 2011-2017
XXI World / Brahman – The Trimurti in this hand painted illustration is a concept of Hinduism in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance and destructi0n are personified as one. The identification of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma is strongly emphasized in the Puranas, whereas Brahman is worshipped as the Trimurti. With the appearance of […]
The Sacred India Tarot, Rohit Arya (writer) and Jane Adams (artist), Yogi Impressions, 2011-2021.
I Magician – Vishnu Vishnu-he who pervades, is the power that stabilizes and preserves the universe. Vishnu is immobile, yet is pervasive because he is everywhere simultaneously, in the perpetual motion that appears as stillness to human eyes. The Magician controls and creatively utilizes the four great elements – Earth, Water, Fire and Air.
The Tower, The New Mythic Tarot, Juliet Sharman-Burke and Liz Greene, Giovanni Caselli (artist), St. Martin’s Press, 2008-2018.
Poseidon strikes the Labyrinth of King Minos in anger over the king’s refusal to sacrifice a beautiful white bull.
Sol Invictus, The God Tarot, Kim Huggens (author) and Nic Phillips (artist), Schiffer Publishing, 2007
Gilgamesh and Enkidu – The stately king of Uruk holds out his hand to help the wild man Enkidu up from the floor. They have been fighting all night, ravaging the town’s walls and buildings, but now they have decided to reconcile. Enkidu sets in motion a long and fruitful brotherhood between himself and Gilgamesh […]
Sol Invictus, The God Tarot, Kim Huggens (author) and Nic Phillips (artist), Schiffer Publishing, 2007
The Creative (traditionally the Empress) Lugh Samildanach – Irish Lugh Samildanach, the many-skilled, stands before a corn field as it approaches harvest. At his feet is a basket of fruits and vegetables from the summer’s growing season, and above his head is a beehive buzzing with activity. Lugh bears a blazing red sun on his […]
Pistis Sophia, The Goddess Tarot, Kim Huggens (author) and Nic Phillips (artist), Red Feather Mind, Body, Spirit, 2020
IV The Construct (The Emperor) Nuwa – Chinese In a time of chaos, when the Earth has been flooded and fires raged across its surface, caused by warring gods seeking dominion, the snake-tailed goddess of order, Nuwa, puts an end to chaos by establishing the four pillows of the world and reaffixing the heavens in […]
Pistis Sophia, The Goddess Tarot, Kim Huggens (author) and Nic Phillips (artist), Red Feather Mind, Body, Spirit, 2020
V The Hierophant St. Mary Magdalene Christian A wooden boat makes land on the shores of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, bearing the three Marys of the region’s folklore and their wisdom to a new world. Mary Salome, clothed in red, leans out of one side of the boat expectantly; another, Mary of Jacob, gently cradles an alabaster jar; […]
Grail Tarot, John Matthews (writer) and Giovanni Caselli (illustrator), St. Martin’s Press, 2007
Grail Tarot, John Matthews (writer) and Giovanni Caselli (illustrator), St. Martin’s Press, 2007
