El Gran Tarot Esoterico (The Great Esoteric Tarot) Tarot Card Deck (Spanish Edition) [Cards]

Luis Peña Longa (Illustrator)

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• Cards
• Publisher: Naipes Heraclio Fournier; Crds edition (1999)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0913866660
• ISBN-13: 978-0913866665
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surrealista e intrigante (Surreal and Intriguing), January 5, 2010

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Blake D. Morgan "lamardeplata" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Gran Tarot Esoterico (The Great Esoteric Tarot) Tarot Card Deck (Spanish Edition) (Cards)

Compre esta baraja despues de leer que era uno de los primeros tarots unicamente espanoles. Aunque el artista ha imitado los disenos toscos del tarot de Marsella, ademas de muchas de sus escenas clasicas, tambien ha agregado muchisimos dibujos nuevos. Sin embargo a primera vista no encuentro nada especificamente espanol en estas carts,sino una coleccion bastante amplia de simbolos del esoterismo moderno. Por la violencia de algunas escenas no creo que sea adecuado para lecturas publicas a menos que un cliente pida especificamente una baraja que rompa las normas. Los palos numerados tampoco se relacionan siempre con sus elementos tradicionales, especialmente las espadas, las cuales muestran escenas del agua. El resultado de estas peculiaridades es un mazo de naipes chocante pero de alguna manera fascinante. Dudo que sea mi baraja principal pero creo que Luis Pena Longa ha podido inspirarse en la de Marsella sin verse atado por ella. Por eso me divierte el Gran Tarot Esoterico y me alegro de que forme parte de mi coleccion.

I bought this deck after reading that it was one of the first specifically Spanish Tarots. Although the artist has imitated the crude designs of the Marseilles Tarot, he has also added many new drawings. However at first glance I see nothing specifically Spanish in these cards, but rather a large collection of modern esoteric symbols. Due to the violence of some scenes I don't believe it adequate for public readings unless a client specifically requests a deck that breaks the rules. The numbered suits also do not relate uniformly to the traditional elements, especially the swords, which show water scenes. The result of these peculiarities is a jarring but somehow fascinating deck of cards. I doubt it will be my principal deck, but I believe Luis Pena Longa has been able to draw inspiration in the Marseilles without being bound by it. For this reason I enjoy the Great Esoteric Tarot and I am happy that it forms a part of my collection.