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Tarot of the Pirates (Lo Scarabeo Tarots) (Cards)

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Product Description
Legends of the pirates bring this innovative tarot to life. An enlightening treasure awaits you on this existential voyage to the core of your soul: golden truths, pearls of wisdom, and valuable self-discovery.

Boxed deck includes 78 full-color cards and instruction booklet

About the Author
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.

Tradition
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 (February 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738712906
ISBN-13: 978-0738712901
Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 2.8 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Yarrrrrgh! A Tarot Deck Dedicated to Pirates, February 20, 2008

By	Janet Boyer "JanetBoyer.com" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

"Thanks to literature and cinema, pirates have become a symbol of courage and audacity, the emblem of freedom and adventure. This romantic and legendary idea, rather than their true history, rich in cruelty and notoriety, was the inspiration for the Pirate Tarot cards." - From the L(ittle) W(hite) B(ook)

Buxom maidens and shirtless buccaneers, overflowing treasure chests and hearty carousing--between the open sea and salty wind sail the rough characters of the Tarot of the Pirates. Envisioned by Bepi Vigna, with Michele Benevento providing the art and Arturro Picca the bright coloring, the Tarot of the Pirates pays homage to the lawless seafarers of the Caribbean (the real ones, not Johnny Depp and company).

According to the LWB, the Minor Arcana suits are the barrel of rum (Chalices), the oars (Wands), doubloons (Pentacles) and the cutlass (Swords). However, the actual designation printed on the cards is the familiar suit names. Measuring approximately 4 � x 2 � inches, the cards feature a reversible wave design (reminiscent of paisley) in watery tones with touches of pink and yellow.

Tarot of the Pirates card imagery bristles with menacing stares, sinewy muscles, tattered clothing, and burnished coins while glowing lanterns, glittery stars and a milky moon help light treacherous journeys and guide the pirates to the promise of booty. Liquor flows (most of the Chalice cards), scabbard-bearing women threaten violence (7 and 8 of Swords), a sea monster ensnarls a ship (The Moon) and a determined pirate rides two enormous sea turtles (The Chariot).

An earnest fortuneteller reads the weathered palm of a grizzled man (The High Priestess), and familiar pirate iconography--digging for treasure (8 of Pentacles), eye patches (King of Pentacles et.al.), walking the plank (10 of Swords), a Jolly Roger (Death) and an X marking the sought-after spot on a sepia map (The World). A sky-blue border, an excellent aesthetic choice by the Lo Scarabeo team, frames these shadowy, ominous images.

The rich coloration of Arturro Picca--especially the red, blue and golden hues--deepens the artwork, saving the pen-and-ink drawings Michele Benevento from being too grungy. The LWB doesn't offer much interpretation through a pirate's lens, but offers an interesting way of seeing the court cards: Knaves as friends, Knights as colleagues, Queens as lovers and Kings as parents and relatives.

If stories of swaggering pirates, sunken gold, swilling deck hands, skeletal ghosts, and treacherous high sea escapades hold you captive, you'll want to add Tarot of the Pirates to your collection. Yargggh!

(To see 13 images from the Tarot of the Pirates, visit the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)

Janet Boyer, author of The Back in Time Tarot Book: Picture the Past, Experience the Cards, Understand the Present (coming Fall 2008 from Hampton Roads Publishing)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Arrr, tain't no crystal ball but it'll do, August 1, 2008

By	Michael T. Schell "fenrys" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Arr mateys! This here be a tarot deck for those of with Pirate souls. Or quite possibly are reincarnated pirates. Although this deck is inspired more by those pirates of the silver screen than any one that sailed the bounding main. Still it's a fun deck and one I use for my own divinatons. It's accurate enough for me. So if you know someone that likes pirate movies and is hankering for a tarot deck, this will do nicely.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun but sometimes harrrrd to read with, July 7, 2008

By	Isaac Bonewits "One of two profiles here at A... (Nyack, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since real-life pirates are Not Very Nice People, this deck presents an idealized version of the lifestyle. It's clear in a few cards that the artist was heavily influenced by the recent popular pirate movies. What I like most about the deck, besides the opportunity to make bad pirate jokes, is that it is very action-oriented. The Nine of Swords, for example, shows a pirate crew staging a mutiny instead of the classic images of worry and fear. Some of the other cards show pictures so different from the traditional Pamela Coleman Smith images that they force the reader to stretch his/her psychic muscles to interpret them. This is a perfect deck to use if you are reading cards at an event where you expect pirates to show up!

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