Greenwood Tarot

Details of the Greenwood Tarot

Solandia's Summary: The Greenwood Tarot deck uses pre-Celtic British religious symbols, such as images of animals, landmarks and Gods such as the Green Man, for divination purposes. This deck is long of out of print but is still popular among collectors.

Creator(s): Chesca Potter & Mark Ryan

Type: Tarot Deck   Number of Cards: 78    Major Arcana: 22    Minor Arcana: 56

Card Size: 3.00 x 5.00 inches = 7.62cm x 12.70cm

Publisher: Published by Thorsons 1996

Deck Tradition: Mixed

Minor Arcana Style: Unique Scenes With Suit Symbols

Suits: Stones, Arrows, Cups, and Wands

Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King

Major Titles: The Fool, The Ancestor, The Star, The Archer, Justice, The Lovers, Balance, The Greenman, The Greenwoman, The Blasted Oak, Strength, Reflection, The Wheel, The Guardian, Death, The Hermit, Judgment, The Seer, The Moon, The Shaman, The Sun, The World Tree

Strength is 10   Justice is 4

Deck Characteristics: Rare Decks

Deck Themes: Celtic

Other Decks by Creator(s): Wildwood Tarot by Mark Ryan. Celtic Shaman's Pack by Chesca Potter.

Card Back: Non-reversible

Back Design: A painting of a shaman with his drum

Languages: English

Excerpt of the Greenwood Tarot review by Lillie: First published in 1996 by Thorsons The Greenwood Tarot is a deck and book set that is a collaborative effort from the artist Chesca Potter and the actor/writer Mark Ryan. As a deck it announces itself as '...a journey of exploration into the symbolism and legend of the mythic forest.' As a system it draws upon the history, archaeology and mythology of Europe to align the cards of the tarot with t... read more.

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