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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