The Arcanas of the Star

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Samples of: Les Arcanes de L'Etoile By Philippe Rouchier, 22 cards plus white general explanation booklet in French and English
Published by Quo Vadis, Author’s website: http://www.philippe-rouchier.com/ 

‘The Arcanas of the Star’ Tarot card pack contains colour artwork designs of the Major tarot concepts. The figurative images are ultra modern and highly stylised and many carry an interesting gender and conceptual ambiguity which allows deep expression of the imagination and intuition. The cards have black backs with a yellow central circle within a geometric design of a star. 

The pack also contains a 42 page explanatory booklet written in both French and English of traditional upright card concepts. The card sequence is non-standard, card 8 is Justice and card 11 is Strength.  There is a suggested spread of ten cards and questions are provided to assist the reader. I used this ten card suggested spread for a simplified and personal interpretation.

Philippe Rouchier is an artistic director and designer for cinema and TV and is a published novelist. He specialises in producing elegant images. This is his third major arcana tarot deck, ‘Eye of Myrrdin’ and ‘The Tarot of the Storm’ being previous major arcana decks. Philippe Rouchier says of the tarot “For me, the answers to our questions are not somewhere else, but in ourselves. And the tarot is a tool to help us to understand ourselves.”

The Power Deck Review

Mind Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: The Power Deck - The Cards of Wisdom by Lynn V Andrews with artwork by Rob Schouten. Book and 45 cards in pack published by Jeremy P Tarcher. For personal self development rather than reading for others because 'to heal our planet we must first heal ourselves'. You are instructed to pick a card each morning for beauty, health, strength and wisdom. The booklet provides information on how to use the cards. There is also a 'sacred wheel' 6 card spread offered. Cards divide into directions and colours to represent the required energy. There is an exercise to work with fear and instructions on keeping a journal with 7 questions for guidance. A daily prayer for empowerment is provided.

Alchemystic Woodcut Tarot

Mind, Body & Soul Ezine Card Deck Review: The Alchemystic Woodcut Tarot - Secret Wisdom of the Ages by D W Prudence, published by Red Feather. £33.99 Quality boxed set of 78 cards and guidebook. Card Size: 5” x 3.5”. 

Daniel W Prudence is known as Dwell With Prudence. He is a hypnotherapist with a background in esoteric topics, such as symbolism, alchemy, Kabbalah and Tarot. The deck has numerous quotes from the Judaeo-Christian Bible making the deck’s system religious in nature, and leaning towards Christianity.

 

The Moses Legacy

Mind Body and Soul Ezine Book Review: The Moses Legacy - The Evidence of History by Graham Phillips, Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 327 pages, quality paperback.

What is the story of the inscribed stone of 850BCE in the Louvre? What is the explanation for the plagues of Egypt? How can the Hebrew Bible be dated? Why did Amenhotep III create hundreds of Sekhmet statues? Who were the Israelites and who was Moses? What caused the journey to the Promised Land? Who were the Hiparu? The Philistines? The Canaanites? The Mari? The Hyksos? The Nabateans? The Edomites and where these the original Kabbalists? Were the Essenes in Petra and were their teachings similar to the Edomites? What was the Book of Jasher? Where is the Valley of Moses? What was found at Schechem? Where was Mount Sinai? When did the idea of one God originate? What is the story of the golden calf? When was Exodus? Can the Fall of Jericho be dated and where and what was this event? Where and what was the Red Sea? Were there two men with the name Moses? What is the story behind the Staff of Moses? What is the history of Petra? What black carved 'Sabean' stone was found in 1982 and why is this important? What was the object referred to as 'the Lord' in the Old Testament? Was it a horned pole? What was it for? Was there an ancient Edomite custom of eating the fruit of the thorn apple to gain hallucinogenic visions. Was this the 'burning bush' and why was it so called? 

The English Magic Tarot

Mind Body & Soul Ezine card deck review: The English Magic Tarot, boxed set of guidebook (160 pages) plus 45 cards published by Red Wheel/Weiser £19.99. Written by Andy Letcher, with art by Rex Van Ryn and Stephen Dooley (Rex provided the pencil sketches and Steve the inking and colouring). Foreword by Philip Carr-Gomm. 
Card size: 7cm x 12cm

"It is human nature to create self-serving beliefs!"

 

With this deck, we enter the time from Henry VIII to the Restoration. We have dealings with the great minds of that time, Dr John Dee, John Aubrey and Sir Isaac Newton.