If you're looking for a truly unique tarot deck, Tarocchi eVoluti (Tarot Evolution) may be what you're looking for. The 22 cards of the Major Arcana were created by 22 different artists. Each card has a style that is all its own and reflects the particular artist who created it. The cards are a strange mix of photography, sculptures, paintings, and collages. The cards are long and slender and is designed to inspire artists and collectors in their search for meaning in the Major Arcana. Please note that this deck only include the 22 cards of the Major Arcana, not the 4 suits of the Minor Arcana.
The included booklet has black and white drawings of each of the 22 cards and includes descriptions, card interpretations, and even a brief history of the Tarot. Of course, the booklet is in Italian, so if you can't read Italian, you'll have to use traditional interpretations when incorporating Tarocchi eVoluti into your Tarot reading. You can get the deck without the booklet, but this was released in a limited number (200 decks), so you may not be able to get this deck without the booklet.
The images on the cards don't always follow the traditional images on most Tarot decks. However, since most cards are either titled or numbered, so you won't be confused as to which card is which. Tarocchi eVoluti is primarily designed for collectors and Tarot enthusiasts, but it can also be incorporated into your traditional Tarot deck if you like.
The artists who contributed to this deck are as follows:
- Marcantonio Bibbiani
- Giuseppe Billoni
- Marina Falco
- Ernesto Fazioli
- Claudio Scaranari
- Claudio Parentela
- Matteo Arfanotti
- Tiziana Bertacci
- Ornella Lamberti
- Jari Casagrande
- Paolo G. Conti
- Jessica Angiulli
- Renato Meneghetti
- Annamaria Gelmi
- Sara Rotta Loria
- Flavio Bertozzi
- Morena Poltronieri
- Chiara D’Agostino
- Octavia Monaco
- Annamaria Gioia Giorio
- Barbieri Calori martino
- Elisabeth Frolet
- Testi di Francesco Faraoni
Northern Italy is home to the amazing Museo dei Tarocchi, a Tarot museum founded by Morena Poltronieri and Ernesto Fazioli. These two people met in Bologna, Italy in 1992 and became fast friends. Fazioli, who had been reading Tarot cards since 1989, was an expert tour guide and fluent in several key languages. Poltronieri was an avid collector of the Tarot and had been doing Tarot readings for others for decades. Together, they continued their study of the esoteric into the 21st century, moving their families to Riola, Italy in 1999.
When the Hermatena publishing house was founded in 2001, Poltronieri and Fazioli began some of the most imaginative and intriguing Tarot decks in the world. It was almost 4 years later before they began conversion of an old general store into what would become the world's foremost Tarot musuem. The process of converting a 400-year-old building into the Museo dei Tarocchi was labor-intensive but eventually paid off. Today, this enchanting building is as close as you can get to a Tarot paradise. Tarot enthusiasts from all over the world visit this place to view the largest single collection of Tarot decks of all kinds in the world.
Created by Will Parfitt, the Parfait Amour Tarot is an intimate look at the beautiful side of life. Translated as Perfect Love, the title of this deck is appropriate to the images displayed. Cards use deep earth tones and the hues of nature and a closer looks at the individual 22 cards of the Major Arcana could lead the observer to delve into the meaning of life or pursue a powerful vision quest. The enclosed leaflet is written in English and gives brief meanings of each card. These meanings are similar to the Rider-Waite deck, so they can be integrated into your own deck if you so choose.
Only the 22 cards of the Major Arcana of the Tarot are included here. Because of this, the Parfait Amour Tarot is usually recommended for collectors and Tarot enthusiasts. Those who use them in readings are typically individuals who like to meditate on the beauty of each individual card. They can also be used if you have a specific spiritual issue.
Whether you use them as Tarot cards or not, these cards are a beauty to behold and a value to anyone interested in the natural world.
Created by Terry Lo in 2006, the Italian Magic Tarot consists of only the 22 Major Arcana cards. Each card depicts a well-known Italian location, many of them famous landmarks. The locations on each card are not random and tend to coincide with the traditional meanings given to the modern Tarot deck. For example, you see the Vatican for the "Pope" card and the Roman Coliseum for the "Strength" card. Both of these images relate much the same message as the corresponding cards in the Rider-Waite deck. Because of this, you can, if you choose, integrate these cards into your own Tarot deck. The Minor Arcana is not included with this deck, so you'll have to add the Minor Arcana from another deck.
The enclosed leaflet is written in Italian, but since the meanings are similar to the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, this shouldn't present a problem. Both the concept behind the deck and the deck itself have a beauty sometimes lacking in modern decks, and the deck has a vividly historical feel to it. But my favorite thing about this deck? The cards come in a book-style cover and is tied with twine and stamped with a hot wax seal. Very pretty and a nice touch. There were only 100 signed and numbered decks produced, so this deck tends to be recommended for collectors and Tarot enthusiasts.
