Details of the Light and Shadow Tarot
Solandia's Summary: The Light and Shadow Tarot is a black and white deck symbolising contrast and balance, and inspired by a number of spiritual traditions, including Native American, African, East Indian and Medieval European.
Creator(s):
Brian Williams
&
Michael Gopford
Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56
Card Size: 4.50 x 8.50 inches = 11.43cm x 21.59cm
Publisher: Published by Inner Traditions
1997
Deck Tradition: Rider-Waite-Smith
Minor Arcana Style: RWS-Based Scenes
Suits: Cups, Swords, Wands, Pentacles
Court Cards: Princess, Prince, Queen, King
Major Titles: Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor,
Hierophant, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel of
Fortune, Justice, Hanged Man, Endless Dance of Death,
Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgment, World
The Fool is 0 Strength is 11 Justice is 8
Deck Characteristics:
Black and White Decks
Deck Themes:
Multicultural
Other Decks by Creator(s):
Minchiate Tarot,
PoMo Tarot,
Renaissance Tarot,
Ship of Fools Tarot
by Brian Williams.
Card Back: Non-reversible
Back Design: Within a wide white border, a black block print of four hands, each holding a suit sign
Companion Material: Substantial 194-page illustrated book packaged with the cards in a sturdy two-piece cardboard box
Languages:
English
Excerpt of the
Light and Shadow Tarot review by Bonnie Cehovet: The history of
this deck and book are as amazing as the deck and book
themselves. Purely by chance (if there is such a thing), Brian
WIlliams saw the "Light and Shadow" Tarot images at the
Bay Area Tarot Symposium (BATS). He was so impressed
by Michael Goepferd's linoleum block cuts that he
felt that the deck "had" to be published. Brian
approached Michael about writing a book to go with t... read more.
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