The Shakespearian Tarot
The wealth of imagery and magical symbology in Shakespeare's works makes them ideal as a basis for a Tarot. Magnificent colourful characters could almost have been created specifically for the deck: Prospero the Magician, Cleopatra the High Priestess, Romeo and Juliet the Lovers, Lear the Hermit, Hamlet the Hanged Man, lago the Devil, and Portia for Justice.
The wealth of imagery and magical symbology in Shakespeare's works makes them ideal as a basis for a Tarot. Magnificent colourful characters could almost have been created specifically for the deck: Prospero the Magician, Cleopatra the High Priestess, Romeo and Juliet the Lovers, Lear the Hermit, Hamlet the Hanged Man, lago the Devil, and Portia for Justice.
The wealth of imagery and magical symbology in Shakespeare's works makes them ideal as a basis for a Tarot. Magnificent colourful characters could almost have been created specifically for the deck: Prospero the Magician, Cleopatra the High Priestess, Romeo and Juliet the Lovers, Lear the Hermit, Hamlet the Hanged Man, lago the Devil, and Portia for Justice.
The wealth of imagery and magical symbology in Shakespeare's works makes them ideal as a basis for a Tarot. Magnificent colourful characters could almost have been created specifically for the deck: Prospero the Magician, Cleopatra the High Priestess, Romeo and Juliet the Lovers, Lear the Hermit, Hamlet the Hanged Man, lago the Devil, and Portia for Justice. In addition, famous scenes are evoked - the death of Caesar for the Ten of Swords, the princes in the Tower, even the World as a stage... much of Shakespeare's repertoire is here, a delight for Tarot collectors as well as an unparalleled pictorial record for any Shakespeare enthusiast.
Drawing on her experience as a classical actress and as one of the world's foremost and best-loved experts on Tarot and the Western Tradition, Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki has created a working Tarot deck that is rich in symbolism and atmosphere, and artist Paul Hardy's sensitive portrayal and authentic period detail brings out the drama and the tragedy, the history and the comedy that was - and is - Shakespeare.
