I was only ever really interested in it from the artwork aspect myself....fortunately, I have a number of readers out there that have been very nice about educating me so I can get this thing right :)
Ah, but the entire business of occultism is so interesting; at the least you learn a lot about your own assumptions about things, and some of the things the old masters have written are brilliant under all the hogwash they throw in to confuse people.
But I agree the artwork on Tarot cards is amazing in itself. I remember seeing a nice set by Luis Royo once; it has one of my favorite classic depictions of the Tower in it.
I always love to see what people do for the Fool. Sets the feeling for the whole set...
And Hah, the Seven of Wand in that set you linked above is the cover of... Sunrunner's Fire? yeah. Part of one of my favorite trilogies. Re-using artwork for Tarot. Naughty.
And haha, I have quite a few Royo images saved in my pictures directory. I wish I could paint like him. You have a problem with his hot naked chicks? :P
No, but it's nice to see him do other things....like my two favorite cover art pieces he did (the covers of Hardwired and The Voice of the Whirlwind (which are both by Water Jon Williams)
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But I agree the artwork on Tarot cards is amazing in itself. I remember seeing a nice set by Luis Royo once; it has one of my favorite classic depictions of the Tower in it.
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You can get a good look at it at
http://taroteca.multiply.com/photos/album/408/Michael_Whelan
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And Hah, the Seven of Wand in that set you linked above is the cover of... Sunrunner's Fire? yeah. Part of one of my favorite trilogies. Re-using artwork for Tarot. Naughty.
And haha, I have quite a few Royo images saved in my pictures directory. I wish I could paint like him. You have a problem with his hot naked chicks? :P
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