"Like a tarot card emptied of its neighbours, like words we cannot use again" —Roger Connah, "Temperance," Welcome to the Hotel Architecture, 1998

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"The Queen! The book seemed to be empty of women except for her, as though she drew all the feminine to herself, one woman in the realm but what a woman." -- John Crowley, Ægypt

[Coronation portrait of Elizabeth I. Artist unknown.]

Robert M. Place's Vampire Tarot, based on Bram Stoker's Dracula, is now available. Tom Blunt of Arcanalogue has done a nice interview about the deck. The deck can be ordered at Robert's website.

This is a 16th century woodcut by Silvestre de Paris of the nobleman Marten van Rossem. I think he makes a dashing Knight of Wands.

The Queen of Swords.

Some additions to the Heraldic Tarot. Above, The Tower.

The Page of Wands.

The Pope.

We couldn't find a heraldic Tarot online, so we challenged ourselves to put one together. Here's a link to a free three-card reading (Majors-only).