A Hierophant from Punch, 1865.

See our regular postings of Tarot imagery in the wild here.

This Tarot Death card is actually a political cartoon from The Canadian Magazine, 1905. See a larger version of the image over at our Spotted in the Wild blog.

"The cards of Fate had been dealt and they were anchored to the bed like a Tarot spread before her."
—Gianna Perada, Blood Life (2012)

The soothsaying of old and the truth-telling of today aren't so very different:

"The accuracy of polygraph tests depends heavily on the examiner, who must be skilled in the art of interpretation — like a tarot card reader." —Timothy Dumas, Fight of the Century (2012)

For more Tarot cards we spot in the wild, see us over at Typepad:

http://mysteryarts.typepad.com/magicwords/

It depends on those who pass
whether I am tomb or treasure.
—Paul Valéry

Fortune telling into the afterlife? See our post over at Abecedarian:

http://oneletterwords.com/weblog/?id=7588

A 10 of Wands from Shakespeare's The Tempest.

The Lovers, from Shakespeare's The Tempest.

A Magician from Shakespeare's The Tempest.