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QUINTESSENTIAL TAROT DECK

The TAROT has existed as a game of life since at least the 15th century. The name of the game is itself a puzzle that references both the relentless ROTAtions of our light-wheels (the paths of the planets and stars viewed from Terra, the TER-ROTA) and the rote memory or remembered stories of our species. Contained within the image details of the cards are allegories that summarize and disguise long-held human beliefs about the makeup of our reality. These specialized decks of playing cards emerged in our history at the same time that Medieval Hermeticists began using "Wheels of Memory" to unlock secrets of the universe. The oldest known Italian Tarocchi  decks were developed during the beginnings of the Renaissance, a bi-product of the expansion of the collective consciousness thanks to new printing methods and synthesis of  ancient oral and moral histories/mythologies into new writings and artworks. The decks themselves are just as magical as our Spells (language, writing, speech, song) & Crafts (creative activities), but they also have an ability to preserve parts of our humanity that are intangibly true, each card exposing an ineffable yet necessary paradox of our understanding.       

A new TAROT is needed for the Renaissance we are currently experiencing, a deck that layers modern ideologies and realities with historic interpretations of the cards. The Quintessential Tarot seeks to establish a harmony between symbols and stories from major ancient religions and civilizations as well as modern scientific theories, mathematics and technologies. Each card is layered with traditional and natural imagery, sacred geometry, astrological signs from multiple zodiacs, references to  ancient cultures and figures from art history, writings, poems, songs, and more. In the layers of paint I've coded hexagrams, runes, angelic sigils, and constellations visible from our planet.  All of these symbols are mathematically connected through their numeric identities within the Tarot Wheels. I'm also crafting a guidebook, an "esoteric ESTORIE," outlining the origins and implications of the symbols I've employed in creating this deck.   

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