Egyptian Tarot, Tarot of Cleopatra, Ancient Egyptian Tarot Card, How to Read Egyptian Tarot Cards.
TAROT OF CLEOPATRA
This unique, beautifully illustrated Ancient Egyptian Taro Card is dedicated to the last Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. The Tarot of Cleopatra is ancient Egyptian in theme and appearance. The cards feature authentic-looking Egyptian style figures and deities painted against a papyrus like background with teal colored borders.
The Cards come with a detailed prescription booklet. The meaning of each cards are explained, for example:
MAJOR ARCANA.
0. The Fool: Bes. Eccentric character. Strange behavior. Ambiguous in personal relationships. A person in whom it is better not to trust.
1. The Magician: Toth. Decisional capabilities. Imitative. Diplomacy. An able and well-prepared person. A higher vision of life.
2. The High Priestess: Iside. Great intuitive gifts. Concentration. Reservedness. A sense of superiority. An austere person but wise and helpful.
3. The empress: Meskmenet. Marked intelligence. Understanding. Maternal spirit. Capacity to emotionally support others.
4. The Emperor. Min. Protective spirit. Sense of legality. Paternalism. Need for stability. Ability to resolve practical problems.
5. The Hierophant: Amon. Attachment to the family, traditionalism. Religious. Charitable spirit. Capacity for resolving controversies.
6. The Lovers: Hathor and Horo. Union of intent Association of people. Pact of solidarity or collaboration. A person facing a choice.
These prescriptions of the individual cards are some of the example what the booklet contains. It also have spread ideas.
The images within this stunning deck represent the Egyptian divinities and the astral spirits of the Zodiac of Denderah-figures who, according to the Egyptians, had the power to alter human destiny.
The Cleopatra Tarot synthesizes the religious and astrological culture of that time, reuniting the 78 Egyptian divinities divided into groups according to their power. "
The major arcane of the Tarot of Cleopatra are linked with 22 'superior' Ancient Egyptian divinities, and the court cards with 16 'slightly inferior' divinities. The four Aces are linked with the three traditional seasons of the Egyptian calendar, plus 'the ascent of Sothis'. The 32 numbered suit cards have been matched with 32 'doyens', which are celestial divinities, associated with the zodiacal calendar by the Egyptians. The booklet explains that these divinities, or 'monthly spirits', were shown in a bas-relief in the Temple of Denderah that dates back to the time of Cleopatra, that illustrates a map of the ancient sky, the zodiac, and the concept of Egyptian astrology.
Visually, the Tarot images are placed inside a teal-blue border and appear on a papyrus-like background, with frayed edges, for an authentic look. The colors used remind me of ancient scrolls or friezes, as the orange-reds, blues, sludgy greens and orange-tan skin-tones paints appear worn, smudged, or rubbed off entirely in areas. The major arcane cards feature the individual deity in the center of the card, while the minors are busier. They're not complete scenes as in the Rider-Waite, nor are they pip cards, but they feature people, animals, glyphs, and Egyptian objects in arrangement composed on the cards. The back of the tarot show reversible designs of an Egyptian women wearing a head-dress and carrying an ankh and a staff.
Size: 120x70
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