Anne Stokes Gothic Tarot (Anne Stokes Collection)

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And, your music has become my music of choice. I'd rather listen to your music than any other music. In one sense you've ruined other bands for me because they all sound so dull by comparison. I'll be listening to a favorite band all the time thinking, 'I'd rather be listening to Nox Arcana. The little white book (LWB) is written by John Woodward, in five languages – English, German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. There are no descriptions of the cards, and the definitions are extremely brief. The interpretations given for the Major Arcana are somewhat portentous and unclear for such important cards, but those given for the Minor Arcana speak directly and clearly to the seeker. Considering the brevity of the information given, an experienced reader will easily be able to impose their own interpretations on these cards. The Six of Swords shows a small girl reaching out and grasping a woman's hand. The girl is about to lead the woman down a walkway of coals…her posture tells the woman (and us), "Come on, you can do it…" What have you learned? - so far, in this journey of the soul, what lessons you have learned from this place.

How does your Dark Guardian help you? - this is the tip given by the Dark Guardian to the querent on how to deal with these issues; the Dark Guardian shows here how he/she helps the querent.Draw any card and be treated to the wisdom of the shadow. These images from horror stories and dark fantasy are executed beautifully and combined together into an effectively complete tarot set. For vampire lovers and horror fans, The Gothic Tarot is a must-have! But popular culture has lost the essence of the vampire. In the 1978 homage/remake of Murnau's classic by Werner Herzog - Klaus Kinski as the title character Nosferatu utters the line (paraphrased and translated poorly), "Can you imagine what it's like to live for a thousand years, and never feel…love." The companion booklet contains divinatory meanings that are purposely short, intended for the reader can make the connection between the images and meaning themselves, without too much influence from the printed word. There are also two ways to approach these images. “Within the metaphor” means of the vampiric world. “Beyond the metaphor” is the real world, looking past the vampire symbols to how they reflect in human situations. In May 2020, we opened our online store and have been working hard to bring the in-store magic online whilst still delivering the same level of service our customers have come to expect!

All cards are cold-stamped. We've done this in a slightly new way, so that it works well with these dark-toned images. It gives an almost three-dimensional and rather magical quality. You can see a video of how cold-stamped cards look below (these are not final cards, but the video gives an idea).I wanted to make a dark spread that would fit with the macabre world of the Gothic Tarot by Vargo. Here it is. In "Bruce Almighty," God and Bruce are discussing some of the 'work' that Bruce had done. There is a wonderful line that goes, "Triumph is born out of struggle. Faith is the alchemist. If you want to paint pictures like this, you have to use some dark colours."

What is hidden from you? What are you hiding from yourself? - the aspects of yourself that you're not aware of; usually internal but can be external from the querent. Oh yeah - the LWB is in four languages, short and to the point, allowing each reader to piece together the pieces of the Vampire metaphor in their own vision.

You are a magnificent talent Joseph Vargo. Once again I thank you for sharing it so generously with me.

About 15 cards will be redesigned, some substantially and others less noticeably. There will be some tweaks (mainly in colouring) on all cards and of course cold-stamping - in "cold" silvery colours - will be added to all cards. The card artwork has been created by new artist Emiliano Mammucari, an Italian professional graphic designer, movie buff and comic artist, while the concept and text is by Riccardo Minetti. Minetti also worked on the Fey Tarot, and has long had a passion for the vampire theme. A selection of hand-made drawstring bags and foldover pouches. Many of these feature very special fabrics and some are embroidered. The embroidery is designed by us and sewn in our studio in Killarney. The bags are also sewn by our own seamstresses.The popularity of monsters in fiction, be they werewolves or ghosts, is that they are not God-Like as we are. They are not human. We are allowed to hate them, and in ways envy them without guilt. Vanishing Inc. UK Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 09430707. Prices shown excluding UK VAT. Many changes from the earlier editions - these vary from slight alterations of colour to extensive reimagining of imagery. Anyway, may the auspicious mighty gods bless you richly for the wealth of artwork you have been yielding to the world.