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Fascinating Experience at a Botanica (and deck identification please!)


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Botanica shop, Kerman California (rural central valley):

I entered the small room, and sunlight washed over the dusty shelves through the open door. A man and woman were in chairs near the single narrow isle, speaking Spanish. "Good morning." I said. The wares were disheveled, with apparently little attention to organization. I cut to the chase: "Do you have Tarot cards, in Espanol?," I inquired. He looked at her, and she shook her head, "no" to me., The weathered older gentleman asked in broken English if I too read, with an inquisitive stare. I confirmed I did, and the woman rose and pulled out 3 packs from behind the cluttered counter. She laid them carefully in a row. I was dismayed, as they were only playing cards, albeit unique ones. I again said, "tarot?" She just shrugged, our language barrier between us.
I looked around to be polite, and was drawn to a corner shelf. Behind incense burners and Christ statues was a plain, tattered white box. "What's this," I said pointing. The woman just nodded, slowly. I picked it up, and looked inside, seeing aged cards and greeted with the scent of old paper. She leaned forward in her lawn chair, and smiled, nearly whispering, "That is the Tarot."
I made the blind purchase for $15. I did not haggle.
I love these adventures with my kindred, and the unique cultural experiences within the Central Valley.

 

Can anyone help me identify this deck?

 

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