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Ramses:
Tarot of Eternity
This
deck is suitable for any question you wish to ask of the Tarot.
by
~*~Velvet
Angel ~*~
Ramses:
Tarot of Eternity
This
deck is suitable for any question you wish to ask of the Tarot.
Ramses Tarot of Eternity
Deck by Severino Baraldi
© 2003 Lo Scarabeo
The
Ramses Tarot is an Egyptian-themed tarot inspired by historical events
from the era of 1304 to 1224 BC. The authors stated an intention
to make this deck as historically accurate as possible in addition to paying
careful attention to the images they chose for the cards. This well
defined era began with the ascension to the throne of Sethi I, around 1304
BC. It ended with the sovereignty o Merenptah in 1224 BC. The
father and the son of Ramses II open and close the series of the 22 Major
Arcana cards. The Major Arcana focus on the era of the pharaoh Ramses
II, featuring episodes from his family, battles, religion, and court life.
The focus for these cards is on the important people and events in the
life of Ramses, with the exception of the Fool card which is Akhnaton,
and Judgement which is Moses. The minor arcana cards are fully illustrated
and feature scenes from every day life during this era.
Each of the Major Arcana cards and the Minor Arcana Pip cards give the number of the card and the title of the card in six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch. The Ramses Tarot was painted by the same author who also created the Journey to the Orient Tarot. I find the images to be delightfully colorful and appealing in the Ramses Tarot. There is nothing "blah" here! Those who have an interest in Egyptian history and culture may find a special interest for this particular deck. As it happens, I have a few clients who always choose an ancient Egyptian theme for their cards in a reading, so it is with great pleasure that I've found yet another Egyptian-themed deck to add to the choices for readings at Tarot Wisdom Readings.
As with any Egyptian-themed deck, there is going to be some nudity. That is no exception with this deck, as there are many women featured with their breasts exposed. Some scenes show the women to be covered, though, so in looking through the cards, there could have been more nudity than what there is had the author chosen to do that. As with any deck like this, one just has to be careful about using it with sensitive seekers who might not fully appreciate art in its various forms -- including historical art where the breasts being exposed was not considered to be tacky or immoral.
The cards are designed to be used with both upright and reversed interpretations. The LWB (little white booklet) features brief meanings for the upright card, followed by a reversed interpretation in italics. Rarely do we get much information from a LWB, so having knowledge of Tarot meanings would be quite helpful in using this Tarot deck. This is not to say that the images are cloned from a Rider Waite traditional structure, because they are not. This is definitely not a clone of the Waite system in Tarot. But with an understanding of basic card meanings in traditional Tarot, you can use that knowledge to further expand upon interpretations through the images and the little bit of information which is given in the small booklet.
The cards have a smooth matte finish and shuffle with ease.
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Size of Cards: 2-5/8" x 4-3/4"
Included with deck: A 63-page instruction booklet written in 5 languages. 14 pages are written in English.
Major Arcana:
Fool, Magician, High
Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant, Lovers, Chariot,
Strength (card 11), Hermit,
Wheel, Justice (card 8), Hanged Man, Death, Temperance,
Devil, Tower, Stars,
Moon, Sun, Judgement, World
Suit Names: Wands, Chalices (Cups), Swords, Pentacles
Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Knave (Page)
Back Design of Cards: 
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