Art photography brings life to a classic subject in this stylishly functional Tarot card deck. Black and white images of grace and beauty highlighted with a single color accent on each card draw the reader into a world of charming antiquity rarely seen and experienced in Tarot today. An accompanying handbook describes each card and its meaning (right side up and reverse), along with basic spread-reading information. The images takes the reader on a journey that mirrors life via a central-theme character.
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Aunia Kahn Born on December 5th, 1977 in Michigan, is a self taught figurative artist who began creating art as a therapeutic response to a difficult upbringing. Kahn's works combines many disciplines, wrapping them into a hybrid art form melding photography, painting and collage. She invariably designs, builds, and executes characters, non-existent places, dreams, illusions, fears and fables into creation, which meld elements of classical and contemporary art. Each work makes use of her own likeness in movie-like stills, dealing in varied taboo and often controversial subject matter to challenge the viewer, their understanding and preconceived notions; yet she connects through honest feeling and emotions. Aunia's work has constantly evolved, earlier works dealt more with her past, while her more recent creations delve into present emotional conflicts and inspirations.
She is also the creator of the Silver Era Tarot deck, the forthcoming Inspirations for Survivors deck, and the Lowbrow Tarot Project, is the author of Obvious Remote Chaos, Minding the Sea: Inviting the Muses Over for Tea [Release Date: June 2012], a graphic/web designer, as well as musician, vocalist and lyricist for her musical side-project AfterChain. She currently resides in Illinois with her four German Shepherds and black cat in her secret closet.
She is also the creator of the Silver Era Tarot deck, the forthcoming Inspirations for Survivors deck, and the Lowbrow Tarot Project, is the author of Obvious Remote Chaos, Minding the Sea: Inviting the Muses Over for Tea [Release Date: June 2012], a graphic/web designer, as well as musician, vocalist and lyricist for her musical side-project AfterChain. She currently resides in Illinois with her four German Shepherds and black cat in her secret closet.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful deck and very well presented,
By Ethony* (Perth, Western Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Silver Era Tarot (Misc. Supplies)
Created by artist Aunia Kahn and Author Russel L Moon the Silver Era Tarot uses edited photographs to create black and white contemporary cards with a single colored accent on each card for emphasis on a particular area.The set includes 78 fully illustrated cards and a 96 page companion book with card meanings and additional information. The companion book has nice glossy pages and gives two different tarot card spreads in the back after the card meanings. The symbolism in the cards is mixed between older Rider-Waite Smith decks and new symbology which the artist has added. The deck is presented in a hard small box with a magnetic seal which gives it a very nice touch. There is no waisted packaging. The Tarot Cards are the same size as most commercially printed Tarot cards and the stock of the card is very nice, they will withstand some hefty shuffling. I am not a huge fan of most photography Tarot decks, there are plenty on the market as well, I have always felt that they are in a way cheating. But something about this deck drew me in. The images have quiet a romantic gothic or Victorian feel and women feature predominately in the cards. If you have any dealings with the Tarot these cards would prove to be easy to read with, if you are new to the Tarot some of the cards aren't heavily illustrated so you would need to rely on intuition or memory (depending on the way that you read them personally). Aunia has developed and created a beautiful set of cards and I am rather happy to have them as a part of my collection. [...].
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love Those Little Touches of Color!,
This review is from: Silver Era Tarot (Misc. Supplies)
"Keeping with her Aunia's own artwork, she decided to create an entire journey through the deck by using herself as the primary model (except for the inherently masculine cards), so visitors of the deck could see the path she set out on, carried through, and completed, in almost one complete characters reference, something no had done to date." - From the companion booklet to the Silver Era TarotA provocative display of black and white photography, the Silver Era Tarot offers a unique spin on Rider-Waite-Smith iconography thanks to award-winning and exhibited artist Aunia Kahn. Arguably, the most dazzling and intriguing part of this deck arises out of that one touch of color that Aunia strategically places in each card. For example, the woman in the Two of Swords wears a pink blindfold while the Magician concocts an emerald liquid in her test tube. Imperceptible ruby lips glisten on the female Hierophant and a wild teal mane crowns the woman in the Eight of Swords. Part of the fun of the Silver Era Tarot is looking for those lovely splashes of color! (However, the polychromatic touches appear to be more artistic capriciousness than symbolic). Measuring approximately 4 ½ x 2 ¾ inches, the glossy, sturdy cards of this daring deck come in a flip-top box secured by hidden magnets, easily opened via a ribbon. A 96-page companion book authored by Russell J. Moon accompanies the Silver Era Tarot (and, if I'm not mistaken, he's the male model in some of the cards). You might think that a deck comprised of largely black and white photos would get a bit boring, but the lavish costumes, diverse hairstyles and artsy props make the Silver Era Tarot a classy set of cards. One of my favorite stylistic touches emerge from the Wands suits, where smooth, wavy, metallic "wands" tipped with orbs replace the usual rough wooden batons--giving this deck a futuristic feel. The Minor suits of this deck are Wands, Swords, Cups and Pentacles, while the court cards range the usual Page, Knight, Queen and King demarcation. The reversible card backings in the Silver Era Tarot feature a diamond patterns in subdued grays. I would have loved to see a more elegant backing to these cards, perhaps a subdued gray with a metallic pink rose in the middle (still reversible). Any simple symbol in the middle with a splash of color would have better reflected the theme of this deck, in my opinion. Also, I think the male model (the writer of the companion book?) was a poor choice; in almost every instance, he appears bored or looks like a dullard. In fact, in the King of Pentacles card, he looks asleep! (And the 10 of Pentacles? Ugh. Totally doesn't match Aunia's elegance; and what's up with that beribboned woman's hat he's wearing?!) The 96-page companion booklet begs for better editing, not only to prune Moon's bloated prose, but also to catch embarrassing grammatical errors (e.g. using "eludes" instead the correct "alludes" in the Lovers description). Speaking of The Lovers, here's the short description of the cards to give a feel for what I mean: "The Lovers stand back to back in a confident embrace which eludes [sic] to a relationship of trust and individuality, but ever common in their shared love by holding the same roses." Huh? And, unfortunately, the companion booklet--although offering upright and reversed meanings--provides the same keywords for *multiple* cards, which would no doubt confuse those new to Tarot. (And Moon's attempt at flowery prose doesn't help, either.) Those sticking points aside, I've been experimenting with the Silver Era Tarot for a few months, and it reads clearly and pointedly. Those familiar with Rider-Waite-Smith renderings will likely feel right at home with this deck, while appreciating Aunia Kahn's dreamlike photo manipulations and avant-garde interpretation of the cards. -- Janet Boyer, author of Back in Time Tarot (To see 18 images from the Silver Era Tarot, visit the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great imagery on the cards, not much of a fan of the supplementary book.,
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This review is from: Silver Era Tarot (Misc. Supplies)
I bought this deck because it was rated one of the best decks on aeclectic.net. And I agree with that. The imagery on the cards is a little easier than the traditional decks to understand since it is more life-like. Yet, its still the same images, just modernized. I would recommend that you buy Joan Bunning's Learning the Tarot if you are a beginner like me. It has a much more detailed suggestion about each card. However, the book that this came with was better for reversed cards, if you pay attention to those. For expert readers, this is definitely a great buy for the reason that it will be a little less odd to the modern audience.
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