devin Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I see you've got the Goddess Oracle Deck on the list. Is that the same as the Afro Goddess Oracle Deck? https://theafrogoddessconnection.com/collections/frontpage/products/afro-goddess-oracle-preorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, devin said: I see you've got the Goddess Oracle Deck on the list. Is that the same as the Afro Goddess Oracle Deck? https://theafrogoddessconnection.com/collections/frontpage/products/afro-goddess-oracle-preorder It has to be. I changed the title, thanks! I believe there is both an oracle and a tarot with that same name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devin Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) This one is in the pipeline: Practical Magic Tarot Deck http://www.practicalmagic.co/ And then the Melanated Classic Tarot by Julia Goolsby and Oubria Tronshaw. https://www.oubria.com/ Oh, and I love the look of that Black Power Marseille. Edited June 21, 2020 by devin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devin Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) The Black Gold Lenormand Click here to check out the kickstarter. Edited June 21, 2020 by devin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 1 hour ago, devin said: This one is in the pipeline: Practical Magic Tarot Deck http://www.practicalmagic.co/ And then the Melanated Classic Tarot by Julia Goolsby and Oubria Tronshaw. https://www.oubria.com/ Oh, and I love the look of that Black Power Marseille. Thank you! 💗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoxena Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) The Star Spinner Tarot is inclusive of different races and sexual orientations, and its creator Trung Le Nguyen (aka Trungles) is Asian-American. Edited June 21, 2020 by geoxena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoxena Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Also, I just came across an old interview with Stuart Kaplan, in which he describes some decks he's particularly proud of publishing: "Another deck he spoke about was The Native American Tarot. “The creator, Magda Weck Gonzalez, is descended from Shawnee Indians on her mother’s side, and her father was Boston Irish,” he recounted. “She wrote me in November 1981, asking if U. S. Games Systems would consider publishing a Tarot deck that her husband was planning to paint under her direction. Magda had studied the folklore and occult beliefs of her ancestors. Three months later, the Gonzalezes arrived in New York from Kentucky, and presented me with the original art on seventy-eight pieces of photocopy paper. Magda’s husband, who goes by the initials J.A., had prepared all the artwork in ink outline and colored pencil.” " https://www.usgamesinc.com/Stephen-Winick-Interviews-Stuart-Kaplan.html It's still available at US Games. So, I think The Native American Tarot deck can be added to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 50 minutes ago, geoxena said: Also, I just came across an old interview with Stuart Kaplan, in which he describes some decks he's particularly proud of publishing: "Another deck he spoke about was The Native American Tarot. “The creator, Magda Weck Gonzalez, is descended from Shawnee Indians on her mother’s side, and her father was Boston Irish,” he recounted. “She wrote me in November 1981, asking if U. S. Games Systems would consider publishing a Tarot deck that her husband was planning to paint under her direction. Magda had studied the folklore and occult beliefs of her ancestors. Three months later, the Gonzalezes arrived in New York from Kentucky, and presented me with the original art on seventy-eight pieces of photocopy paper. Magda’s husband, who goes by the initials J.A., had prepared all the artwork in ink outline and colored pencil.” " https://www.usgamesinc.com/Stephen-Winick-Interviews-Stuart-Kaplan.html It's still available at US Games. So, I think The Native American Tarot deck can be added to the list. Thank you! I can't believe I have never heard about it before! I have added it to the list and I thought I would also share some pictures of it (from US games website, linked above). I really like it! I believe this is the card back - stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 3 hours ago, geoxena said: The Star Spinner Tarot is inclusive of different races and sexual orientations, and its creator Trung Le Nguyen (aka Trungles) is Asian-American. Thank you, adding it! The creators website , and here are some pictures that I found on amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoxena Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, Raggydoll said: Thank you, adding it! The creators website , and here are some pictures that I found on amazon Yep, and there's a few more to see in my post on your other thread, here: I believe I got those images I posted there from his website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Has anyone mentioned the Buckland Romani? It belongs on the list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Manzel Bowman does amazing work, and there were Tarots available here. There's even a holographic deck:https://manzel.my-free.website/ Alas, if you try to purchase, they come up as unavailable. But I'm sure one could hunt down copies on the secondhand market. More on Manzel:https://afropunk.com/2015/03/art-moving-towards-abstraction-the-work-of-digital-artist-manzel-bowman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, katrinka said: Manzel Bowman does amazing work, and there were Tarots available here. There's even a holographic deck:https://manzel.my-free.website/ Alas, if you try to purchase, they come up as unavailable. But I'm sure one could hunt down copies on the secondhand market. More on Manzel:https://afropunk.com/2015/03/art-moving-towards-abstraction-the-work-of-digital-artist-manzel-bowman/ Lovely! Here are some pics from their site (the colored vs the black/white are two different editions): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mi-Shell Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Another valid candidate is the Oracle of the Dreamtime. All the artists are Aboriginal; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devin Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) That Oracle of Dream Time is beautiful. Image Source Edited June 22, 2020 by devin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 4 hours ago, Mi-Shell said: Another valid candidate is the Oracle of the Dreamtime. All the artists are Aboriginal; Thank you, I added it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 This deck hasn’t been released yet but I thought I’d still feature it. It is created by the actress Rachel True from the cult movie The Craft. I’m also linking an interview where she talks about her lifelong passion for tarot as well as her experiences with being a black actress in Hollywood. Definitely worth the read and I’m really excited about this deck. https://www.amazon.com/True-Heart-Intuitive-Tarot-Guidebook/dp/1328566269 https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/soul/article/44374/1/teen-witch-tarot-the-craft-rachel-true?fbclid=IwAR1zbqyFZAPOe_2fEuM2UHAyYR1M02FlwdW_MHiHSQRuMTppak_H3BG3hlA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Wow. I never knew she was into Tarot.The Craft is underrated, I think. There's some fine acting in that one. Fairuza Balk's character is one of those antiheroines that people like, even though she's pretty horrible. Not the easiest thing to pull off! Rachel's character is more subtle, but flawlessly played. I can't think of anyone else in the film industry who did a deck. I think this is a first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 38 minutes ago, katrinka said: Wow. I never knew she was into Tarot.The Craft is underrated, I think. There's some fine acting in that one. Fairuza Balk's character is one of those antiheroines that people like, even though she's pretty horrible. Not the easiest thing to pull off! Rachel's character is more subtle, but flawlessly played. I can't think of anyone else in the film industry who did a deck. I think this is a first. I think it’s a great movie. And I’m pleasantly surprised to hear that one of them actually had a personal interest in witchcraft and tarot reading. Makes it even better. I will have to try and rewatch this movie. I haven’t seen it since the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 (edited) I just want to note that the Black Power Tarot arrived today in a little packet from Brooklyn. It comes in a sturdy box, the print quality is excellent, and it's linen. 💝 And besides all that, the first person I saw when I opened the box was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Very auspicious! Here is a list of everyone on the cards: LE MAT - Fool - Richard Pryor I LE BATELEUR - Magician - Black Herman II LA PAPESSE - High Priestess - Marie Laveau III LIMPERATRICE - Empress - Nina Simone IIII L'EMPEROR - Emperor - Howling Wolf V LE PAPE - Pope - Rev. Johnny L. Jones VI LAMOUREVX - Lover- James Brown, Irma Thomas and Etta James VII LE CHARIOT - Chariot- Little Richard VIII LA JUSTICE - Justice - Eartha Kitt VIIII L'HERMITE - Hermit - Philip Kelan Cohran X LA ROVE DE FORTVNE - Wheel of Fortune - Three Malcolm X's: Malcolm "Detroit Red" Little, Malcolm X and El Hajj Malik El Shabazz XI LA FORCE - Strength - Tina Turner XII LE PENDU - Hanged Man - Tupac Shakur XIII - Death - HR from Bad Brains XIIII - TEMPERANCE - Temperance- Curtis Mayfield XV - Devil - Screamin Jay Hawkins XVI - LA MAISON DIEU - Tower - Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley XVII - L'ETOILE - Star - Alice Coltrane XVIII - LA LUNE - Moon - Billie Holiday XVIIII LE SOLEIL - Sun - Sun Ra XX LE JUDGEMENT - Judgement - Erykah Badu and Andre 3000 XXI LE MONDE - World - Sister Rosetta Tharpe Edited June 29, 2020 by katrinka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devin Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) Beautiful deck, probably my favorite of those posted here. I didn't know it was musicians and personalities. There is however a big omission - George Clinton and Mothership! Then again, maybe he/they deserve their own deck in the style of Papus or Wirth. Edited June 30, 2020 by devin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggydoll Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Thanks to the Little Red Tarots newsletter I was able to add two more decks to our list: Melanade Stand's tarot and the New Orleans Oracle deck The first one is a contemporary photographic tarot deck. I took a screenshot from the creators page so you can get an idea: The New Orleans oracle deck is completely different in style (also a screenshot from the creators site): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 @devin I could definitely get behind a P Funk Tarot. Pedro Bell would be the man to do that. Unfortunately, we lost him in 2019. So I don't know if there's an artist out there who's up to it. True, just about any competent artist could nail that style. But is there anyone left who can come up with this kind of stuff?http://lodownmagazine.com/features/pedro-bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devin Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, katrinka said: Pedro Bell would be the man to do that. Unfortunately, we lost him in 2019. Oh yes, yes, yes. I can't but shake the feeling that a great wave of talent is currently leaving the world. The end of an era. We're all poorer for it and I'm not sure if it will ever quite be replaced. Anyway, the Pedro Bell tarot, I can feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrinka Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 10 hours ago, devin said: Oh yes, yes, yes. I can't but shake the feeling that a great wave of talent is currently leaving the world. The end of an era. We're all poorer for it and I'm not sure if it will ever quite be replaced. Yes. There's some staggeringly good new artists out there who aren't being seen or heard. The music industry, for one, has changed considerably and tends to ignore talent in favor of marketability. They want the pretty people, that's their priority. Maybe it's the same for visual artists. And speaking for myself, I'm old enough to have to guard against "They don't make it like they did back in my day" type thinking. Maybe it's there and we don't get the opportunity to see or hear it. But it's the same end result: the world is drying up. It feels bleak and barren in that sense. 10 hours ago, devin said: Anyway, the Pedro Bell tarot, I can feel it. Yes! I think it would be difficult and expensive to secure permission to use his images, but if the right artist is out there, someone who can capture the essence of his work without copying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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