Tarot of Jane Austen Deck [Cards]

Diane Wilkes (Author), Lo Scarabeo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2007

This well-researched deck seamlessly links the literary works of Jane Austen-characters, conversation, themes-with Tarot symbolism, producing a provocative convergence flavored with profound meaning.

 

Publisher Review:

The Tarot of Jane Austen is a marvelous achievement. Diane Wilkes has beautifully blended two worlds that, on the surface, are not connected. As she scratches that surface and digs deeper, she reveals that these two worlds do have much in common, for both expound the virtue of balance and provide guidance in recognizing our own moral compass. Based on the Rider-Waite-Smith format in image composition and interpretations, this deck can be used by a fairly wide audience. Unlike many such marriages of theme and Tarot that often feel contrived or forced, there are enough moral, spiritual, and mundane scenes in Jane Austen’s work to provide images for each card.


There are two caveats with this deck: First, Wilkes says in the companion book that “the ideal audience for this deck and book is two-fold; Tarot enthusiasts and devotees [read more]

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Diane Wilkes conceived of and wrote the book for Storyteller Tarot, a Majors-Only tarot deck that correlates each of the Major Arcana to a story.  In addition to being webmistress of Tarot Passages, she conducts tarot workshops around the country and teaches tarot in the Philadelphia, PA area. She also maintains an astrological and tarot practice.  She has a Master's Degree in English, has been published in numerous magazines, and has been reading the cards for over 30 years. She is presently working on her second book, Tell Me a Tarot Story: Using the Tarot as a Tool for Creativity and developing the cards and writing the book for the Jane Austen Tarot. She is a Certified Tarot Grand Master.

Since 1987, Art Publisher Lo Scarabeo has published over 100 Tarot decks that have been acclaimed all over the world for originality and quality. Only the best Italian and International artists are selected for our new decks, and the result is that Lo Scarabeo's decks are all recognizable as an exceptional artistic value.

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One of Lo Scarabeo's goals is the preservation of traditional Tarot decks.

Development
New decks and ideas are continually gathered from all over the world. This allows Lo Scarabeo to produce some of the most innovative decks available today.

Quality
Lo Scarabeo is committed to ever increasing quality and beauty of their products.

Distribution
*Llewellyn is the exclusive distributor of Lo Scarabeo products in North America.

Product Details

• Cards: 78 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (March 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738710598
• ISBN-13: 978-0738710594
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 3.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Austen and the Tarot ~ A marriage made in Heaven, September 19, 2007

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Rashchupkina (Off left in center.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarot of Jane Austen Deck (Cards)

This deck has a very special place in my heart. As soon as I heard my beloved Austen was being paired with my other grand passion, Tarot, I was beside myself with pure excitement! I've had the set now almost 7 months and love it more and more each day. This is the kind of deck that the one pours more attention, study and use into intimately knowing it, it opens up it's secrets and shows you the deepest depths in it's images,intuition and stories.

The match-ups with each card with a story is truly inspired and magical. Wilkes knows her Tarot and Austen. It took someone with this kind of intimate knowledge of both subjects to pull off a creative endeavor such as this. Anything less and it would have collapsed. All the court cards are just as wisely and perfectly chosen....the characters she chose truly "are" the corresponding Tarot royal courts.

The images are just wonderful, so evocative of the books and time period. When I meditate and look closely at a card, I can feel myself within the scene/story. These cards awaken my intution and my imagination can see the before and after of each image, or even create a brand new story. The style is a bit comic book like, but in the best sense and I think lends well to the story/narrative power of the cards. The Majors are done in wonderful vibrant colour and the minors have a kind of sheen in varying shades of the corresponding suits. It's a unique and fascinating idea, but I so wish all the cards were as beautifully coloured as the Majors. I love the backs, very Regency and a soothing blue.

The book in my opinion is a must have, even if you're very knowledgeable about Austen's books, it really brings alive the connections between the cards and each relative story. Wilkes shows her mastery of Tarot with marrying the stories, cards and interpertations. I love the "What would Jane do?" sections at the end. She also includes a short sypnosis of each book, very helpful for jogging any bits if you've forgotten details or have never read any Austen. The colour and cover of the book is whimsical and delightful, reminiscent of marbled/swirled old-fashioned book covers.

This is extremely well done and useable Tarot theme, I get wonderful, intricate readings and insights. It has enriched my life in many ways. It is an excellent deck for storytelling with the Tarot and intuitive narration.

If you love Austen, get this! It just might open the doors to the magical erethral world of Tarot. If you love Austen and Tarot....then it's a given, buy this now! :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such good breeding, May 21, 2009

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W. Read "outlook's good" (Gulf Stream) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarot of Jane Austen Deck (Cards)

This is a terrific deck. A great deal of thought went into marrying the aspirational world of Austen to the rich symbolism of tarot. Practical and useful, it's also wise and beautiful. I love bright colours in a deck, and this one is a bit muted for my taste. Nonetheless, this deck will richly repay time spent with it. As a tarot collector with many, many decks, this pack rises to high society. It makes it look easy--but you know it was hard work!