Mythic Tarot

[Star] [6 of Wands] The Mythic Tarot by Juliet Sharman-Burke and Liz Greene brings the power and insight of ancient Greek myths to bear on the traditional tarot. Each card in the major arcana shows a scene from a myth that reflects the essential meaning of that card. For example, the Star shows Pandora looking upward with hope despite having opened Zeus' fateful box of miseries. The four suits cover four well-known myths in detail: the love of Eros and Psyche (Cups), the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts (Wands), the tribulations of Orestes and the House of Atreus (Swords), and the resourcefulness of Daedalus against the Minotaur (Pentacles). The instruction book The Mythic Tarot describes the myth, symbols and meanings that go with each card (216 pages). A separate Mythic Tarot Workbook offers exercises and extra information to help you experience this deck. The artist is Tricia Newell.

Deck/Book Set
Number of
Cards		 Card
Size		 Copyright Publisher Book Cover Card Back
Design
78

22 major
56 minor

 3"
x
5"		 1986 Llewellyn [book cover] [back design]

Other Books
Title Author Size Number of
Pages		 Copyright Publisher Cover
Mythic Tarot
Workbook		 Juliet
Sharman-Burke		 7 3/8"
x
9 1/8"		 160 1988 Simon & Schuster [cover]

Also included in Set: instruction book (215 pages), Celtic Cross spread cloth for laying out the cards

Category: Tarot

See Also:

Sample Card Images:

[Page of Swords] [3 of Cups] [Hanged Man]

Reference - The Encyclopedia of Tarot: Volume 3 by Stuart Kaplan, pgs. 609, 612-613

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