The Witches Tarot was created by Ellen Cannon Reed to "express traditional ideas of tarot with . traditional Qabalistic symbolism, in a way that would appeal to paganfolk and others." The images by artist Martin Cannon are bright with a luminous clarity. The people in the deck are usually beautiful and wear either no clothes, robes or other medieval-style dress. There are no borders on the cards. Each suit has a color theme: Wands = yellow, Cups = blue, Swords = Red and Pentacles = Green. All the court cards of a certain type (for example, all the kings) are similar. In Reed's system, court cards in readings do not have a specific meaning of their own: they modify the next card dealt. Reed has also written a book to go with this deck called The Witches Tarot (320 pages). In it, she discusses the meanings of the cards, the Qabalistic Tree of Life, pathworking and other ways to use the Witches Tarot.
Language of Card Titles: English
Style of Suit Cards (2-10): pictorial scenes
Also Included: instruction booklet
Major Arcana:
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, High Priest, Lovers,
Chariot, Strength, Seeker, Justice (Card 10), Wheel (Card 11),
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Horned One, Tower, Stars, Moon,
Sun, Judgment, Universe
Suit Names: Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles
Court Cards: King, Queen, Prince (Knight), Princess (Page)
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