Remember that awesome TdM Month Giveaway with two books and a deck as a celebration of Tarot de Marseille month? Three wonderful publications by Red Wheel/Weiser (check their reviews on the site!)? Well, the Tarot de Marseille month is not over yet as you could see with yesterday’s review about Tarot Triumphs. And I have two other amazing publications coming. That giveaway campaign starts NOW! What to do? Hurry over on to my Facebook page and simply follow the instructions on the picture (see here on the left too). Don’t know where my Facebook page is?! Shame on you! You’re about to change that and never miss a post again! So, let me help you out with step 1. Here’s The Queen’s Sword Facebook page. Go there and like the GIVEAWAY post. Then answer the question about your favorite review or article on The Queen’s Sword in the comments and you’re done. You can enter until coming Friday September 30th 13.00pm CET. The winner will be announced that evening and be drawn via Woobox, so it all goes fair and square :D. In case I am not able to tag the winner, please visit the Facebook page on Saturday (or…

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What is better for a Tarot de Marseille month than being able to review a book dedicated to reading with the tarot trumps of the Marseille: old-school divination style? The book Tarot Triumphs by Cherry Gilchrist uses the Marseille tarot trumps ‘for Divination and Inspiration’ and introduces a new way to read with only the Major Arcana. Gilchrist’s publication comes in a thick paperback in the French flag’s…

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The owner of this blog, Micheal J. Hurst, unfortunately passed a few weeks ago (aug 2016), but anyone interested in the history of Tarot pre-Gebelin (traditional tarot, before the English school that brought forth the Waite-Smith, Thoth and most modern decks) will love this scholarly online approach. Hurst saw himself as a ‘Tarot geek, fascinated by the factual history and characteristic medieval allegory of this remarkable artifact’. No art-historian, but so well-read he…

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This must be the most out of the ordinary deck review I’ve written up-to-date. The Court Games Tarot is all kinds of special: the designer wants to remain anonymous and goes by “M” and the deck itself: it is for free. Yep, a free Tarot deck. So if you have been thinking of stepping into the world of Tarot de Marseille but want to start slow (which usually means a deck closer to the Ancient Italians) and…

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Unlike RWS-readers, Tarot de Marseille lovers have a limited amount of decks to work with and aren’t treated to exciting deck reviews very often. All the more reason for The Queen’s Sword to ask TdM experts & professionals*: Which TdM decks that are already out there *should* you collect or read with. Here’s their Top 9 Tarot de Marseille decks:   #9 Pierre Madenie Several Tarot de Marseille (TdM) decks got the same number of votes but coming in on a joint last place (therefore 8&9) are the Pierre Madenie TdM (c1709) and Le Veritable Hadar TdM. These two decks reflect the differences between TdM decks; a facsimile copy of the original deck or a reproduced modernized version. The Madenie is one of the oldest TdM’s in existence and usually called ‘the most beautiful’. Sherryl Smith (from the multimedia tip) prefers the Paul Madenie TdM “because of the faces, because it’s a photo-repro and not restored and diddled with …” Yves Reynaud and Wilifried Houdouin made their reproduction based on copy in the Swiss National Museum. The Reynaud/Houdouin Madenie will be available again in fall 2016. A redrawn version of the Madenie is also available from Mary Packard.   #8 Le Veritable Hadar…

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