|
Games People Play
Game Pieces and more fun game stuff |
|
French Tarot Cards
|
Click image to see samples
 |
A gaily attired young man pauses momentarily at the edge of a precipice. The abyss at his feet holds no terror for him. His face expresses disarming innocence. He is a jester dressed in gorgeous red, yellow and blue vestments and he wears a conical foolscap with ornamental pompons. In his right hand he holds a wand, symbol of his spirit and enthusiasm. His cap, shirt, pants, leggings, and shoes are divided into two colors - red and blue - signifying extravagance. His collar, shirt and knew garters are scalloped and his cap and garters have pompons which when in motion suggest frenzy. The fool is a prince in another world of fun and fascination. He is about to enter the supreme adventure. He represents inexperience and naïveté seeking self-expression. He is the creative person about to savor the freshness of the morning of life.
|
|
#SDT00
Le Mat (The Fool) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A Magician in a wide-brimmed hat stands before various objects placed at random upon a table. Through his cleverness and creativity the magician must rearrange the objects. The magician's upraised hand holds a magic wand towards the heavens and his right hand points downward towards earth. This dual sign suggests that all things are derived from above to create all things on earth. The unity of will seeks to combine into creativity. The magician's innocent smile suggests that through his inner knowledge he has the power to bring things into manifestation.
|
|
#SDT01
Le Bateleur (The Magician) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A stately goddess stands in her bare feet with a tiara on her head and a large rod or staff in her left hand. Behind her stands a golden peacock with colorful fathers suggesting a wide range of beauty and knowledge. She is a tall and broad shouldered woman suggesting challenge to masculine supremacy. She is the end result of knowledge and wisdom, the prefect woman and the essence of all that is female.
|
|
#SDT02
Junon (The High Priestess) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A woman, possibly soon to be a mother, sits upon a throne. Her robes are similar to those worn by the emperor and in her right hand she holds a similar kind of scepter. She wears a crown on her head and two strands of pearls around her neck. She stares straight ahead with resolution and stability. She is the symbol of feminine productivity and action.
|
|
#SDT03
L'Imperatrice (The Empress) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A regal man of great stature with a beard, mustache and long flowing hair sits upon his throne. Upon his head is a golden crown and in his right hand he holds a scepter. He is adorned with various ornaments. Beside him, beneath his left hand, is a shield of authority and at his waist is the sword of power. Suspended from a ceremonial ribbon around his neck is a golden amulet.
|
|
#SDT04
L'Empereur (The Emperor) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
An elderly man wearing a miter holds in his right hand a rod of doctrine. His facial expression suggests a patience and kindness. Poised before him is the scared eagle, symbol of wisdom.
|
|
#SDT05
Jupiter (The Pope) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A young man clasps the hands of a young maiden. Possibly the man and woman represent Adam and Eve. To their right is an elderly man with a cane suggesting vice. Above them is Cupid pointing an arrow of influence and decision. The charm of the young man and woman is suspect by the temptation of the elderly man and the influence of Cupid.
|
|
#SDT06
L'Amourex Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A crowned conqueror stands erect under a canopy between two pillars. He bears a scepter in his gloved left hand. He wears a suit of armor with pointed epaulets suggesting preparation for conflict. Below the conqueror is his triumphal chariot drawn by two spirited horses pulling apart from each other. The two wheels of the chariot represent disturbance and distress. The wheels may also signify the union of negative and positive.
|
|
#SDT07
Le Chariot (The Chariot) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
The crowned female figure of Justice,
one of the cardinal virtues, holds the scales of justice balanced in her left hand suggesting equitableness and fairness. In her right hand she holds a double-edged sword, indicating that sometimes action both ways successfully penetrates a difficult situation. She stands resolute and firm in her convictions. She is a pillar of moral strength and integrity, the preservation of kingdoms and the law of order and righteousness. |
|
#SDT08
La Justice (Justice) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
An aged, bearded man garbed in a heavy habit with a cowl hanging down from his neck bears in his right hand the lantern of occult science. In his left hand he holds a straight walking stick of magic. His belt is made of knotted rope. He is the guardian of time. He is the wise man seeking wisdom and truth.
|
|
#SDT09
L'Ermite (The Hermit) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
The wheel of fortune revolves on its axis of two straight branches springing forth from the edge of a cliff of barren rock and dirt. Near the wheel of fortune grows a bed of red roses signifying hope. The blindfolded woman of fortune with an expression of blissful unawareness turns the wheel depicting the uncertainty of change. She is the dispenser of sorrow and joy. At the top of the wheel sits a man with his legs crossed in the form of an X while his right hand grasps the hand of a woman. The man holds a hat in his left hand, rejoicing in his deliverance and success. On the descending side of the wheel a mans falls off the edge of the cliff. Love and death are thus equally dispensed. The wheel of fortune has eight spokes signifying that each state of life is across the wheel from its opposite. The wheel of fortune is the perpetual motion of a continuously changing universe and the flowing of human life.
|
|
#SDT10
La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
This card depicts a Hercules confidently and successfully restraining a lion with his bare hands. On the ground lies a red club discarded as a sign of great inner strength and self-confidence.
|
|
#SDT11
La Force (Strength) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
|
 |
A man hangs suspended from a wooden beam between two living tree trunks. His right foot is tied with heavy cord and his hands are bound behind his back. Only one of the man's legs shows below the knee. His face expresses repentance rather than suffering.
|
|
#SDT12
Le Pendu (The Hanged Man) Approximately 1 3/8" x 2 5/8" |
| Back | Main Catalog |
|
|
||||||