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Samurai Tarot - tarot decks

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About this item
  • The Samurai Tarot is a themed deck based around the samurai tradition of feudal Japan. It has non-standard tarot
  • imagery on the 78 cards, and detailed comic-style watercolour illustrations.


Specifications
Name Samurai Tarot
Creators Massimiliano Filadoro, Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Publisher Lo Scarabeo 2006
Deck Type Tarot Deck
Cards 78
Major Arcana 22
Minor Arcana 56
Deck Tradition Mixed
Minor Arcana Style Unique Scenes Without Suit Symbols
Suits Chalices, Swords, Wands, Pentacles
Court Cards Knavee, Knight, Queen, King
The Fool is 0
Strength is 11
Justice is 8
Card Size 2.60 x 4.72 in. = 6.60cm x 12.00cm
Card Language English
Card Back Reversible
Back Design Japanese-style illustration of a samurai warror.
Companion Material Little white booklet.


Reviews

For the Samurai, their path was defined by an elaborate moral and behavioral code termed "Bushido". The basic philosophy of Bushido was complete freedom from fear, including the fear of death. The "Samurai Tarot" is presented as the journey of the "inner Samurai" through the tests of life. The goal of the original spirit of Bushido focuses more on the "inner enemy" than on the physical elimination of enemies. In this manner, the legacy of the Samurai keeps alive the path toward moral progress and the forming of a mature personality - the process of "individuation" that is the Tarot.

The Major and Minor Arcana reflect the Five Buddhist Elements of the Universe: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind and Air, as well as some aspect of the physical or spiritual life of the Samurai. The divinatory meanings are expressed as brief teachings, akin to haiku. the Major Arcana reflect the myths of Japan through its Gods and Heros.

0 The Fool
I The Magician
II The Goddess
III The Empress
IV The Emperor
V the Priest
VI The Lovers
VII The Chariot
VIII Justice
IX The Monk
X The Wheel
XI Strength
XII The Hanged Man
XIII Death
XIV Temperance
XV the Devil
XVI The Tower
XVII The Stars
XVIII The Moon
XIX The Sun
XX Judgement
XXI The World

The suit of Pentacles represents daily life in ancient Japan. This is where the young Samurai begins his journey. Each of the Aces is expressed as a principle. the Ace of Pentacles represents the principle of Chi (Earth), with the keyword materiality.

The suit of Wands deals with the Samurai competing with himself and his unconscious (his desires, fears, and weaknesses, which take the form of spectral apparitions). The principle of the Ace of Wands is Hi (Fire), with the keyword undertaking.

The suit of Chalices is where the Samurai, having traveled the night of the soul, encounters the evolution of his emotions reflected in nature: Zen. The principle of the Ace of Chalices is Mizu (Water), with the keyword adaptability.

The suit of Swords represents the destination of the journey undertaken by the Samurai. The destination is not an end - it is a connection with previous journey's in an infinite spiral. The principle of the Ace of Swords is Kaze (Wind), with the keyword of thought.

The court figures in this deck are titled King, Queen, Knight and Knave. They are represented by historical or legendary figures from the Japanese tradition.

King of Pentacles: The monk Kukai. Queen of Pentacles: Daruma Knight of Pentacles: Minamoto Yorisomo (the first shogun) Knave of Pentacles: Kabuki Ichikawa Danjuro(actor)

King of Wands: Shidoken (monk) Queen of Wands: Murasaki Shikibu (author) Knight of Wands: Shoki (hunter of demons) Knave of Wands: The Soga Brothers

King of Chalices: Nichiren (monk) Queen of Chalices: Ono no Komachi (poetess) Knight of Chalices: Minamoto no Taretomo (archer) Knave of Chalices: Tenjin (patron of calligraphy)

King of Swords: Takuan (monk) Queen of Swords: The Heron Maiden Knight of Swords: Miyamoto Musashi Knave of Swords: Oboshi Yuranosake (head of 47 ronins)

The LWB is presented, as usual for Lo Scarabeo, in five languages: English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. A brief background on Samurai tradition is presented, and the five rings (the Five Buddhist Elements of the Universe) are introduced. Each of the Major Arcana are presented with a keyword and how the energy of the card applies to life. Each of the Aces has a principle given, along with the elemental association, a keyword and how the energy of the card applies to life. Each of the court cards is associated with a figure from myth or literature, and a series of keywords.

Two divinatory spread are presented: a two card spread entitled the "Duel", with the first card representing the Seeker and the second card representing the problem/issue; and a five card spread entitled "Clash at the Crossroads", which is focused on a particular task at hand.

References from the movies, literature and the comics are listed for the reader that wishes to go further into the study of the Samurai culture.

The cards themselves are 2 1/2" by 4 3/4", of sturdy, glossy card stock. The back have a 1/4" brownish-red border, followed by a slightly larger green patterned border. in the middle is a depiction of a Samurai, upright and reversed. It would not be possible to tell if a card had been drawn in the upright and reversed positions.

The face of the cards shows a 1/4" white border, followed by a darker, patterned border. For the Majors, the card title is listed across the top and the bottom of the card in each of five languages: English, Italian, French, German and Spanish. The card number, in Roman numerals, is at the top of the card, in white against the dark border. The Pips show the suit in each of the above five languages across the top and bottom of the card. The Pip number appears in white against the dark border at the top of the card. For the court cards, the title and suit appear in each of the five above languages across the top and bottom of the card.

The artistry in this deck is very gentle, with a very mystical quality. We find the Fool as an old man, with a staff in one hand and a fishing rod (with a fish on the hook!) in the other. The Magician appears as a Buddha like figure in a yellow robe, seated in front of a low table, on which rest his tools (sword, wand and chalice). Behind him we see a cloud filled sky, and some type of red structure (two red pillars on each side, with a narrow red board between then close to the top, and a third pillar at the top, connecting the two vertical pillars. The Goddess (High Priestess) is a lovely multi-armed figure holding an open book in (one) of her right hands. The Empress is a bit disconcerting, as she appears as a warrior, with a scepter ending in a blade held firmly in her left hand, and a look of determination on her face.

The Priest is a Hermit-like figure, in a gray robe, with a staff in his left hand, standing at the edge of a pond, surrounded by animals, with a full moon in the background. Justice is awesome, showing a huge, ethereal, Buddha-like figure, with his hand clasped together in front of him, a night sky in back of him, and three darkened pagodas in front of him. There is definite humor in the Monk Hermit), which shows a rotund Buddha-like figure in a red loincloth, seated on the ground, fanning himself with a leaf that he hold sin his left hand. What appears to be a frog figure is balancing himself above the figure on the limb of a tree. The Wheel (Wheel of Fortune) shows a bright green dragon, head and tail circled together, with a Samurai at its center. The Hanged Man moves away from tradition a bit, as it shows two figures on the ground, one of which is holding the end of the rope from which the Hanged Man is hanging, with the other figure holding a swords in his right hand. The Hanged Man, wearing a red coa t, hangs by one foot only, with his arms free, and a sword in his right hand. The World is an interesting card, showing three pillars, with a female figure standing on top of one of the pillars, and what appears to be the same figure at the bottom of the pillar. The World shows a female figure wearing a kimono, holding onto a white ribbon that forms a circle with the Yin/Yang symbol in the middle.

The Aces are interesting cards, with the Ace of Chalices showing red flowers coming from a low container, with an open fan to one side; The Ace of pentacles shows three figures crossing a bridge, with two circles, one inside the other, in the sky above them. In the middle of the inner circle we see what appears to be an "S". The Ace of Wands shows a hand holding a Wand, with a walled fortress behind it, topped by a large building (castle?). The Ace of Swords shows a sword held in the right hand of a warrior in war gear, with an object that I cannot identify in his left hand.

While the symbolism in this deck is not traditional to Tarot, it does follow its own tradition, and is very well presented. This is a theme deck, yes, but it would work in a reading (for a reader that was well versed in the Tarot), and as a comparative deck. This is not a deck for beginners, but could be used in meditation, as well as ritual/ceremony work. I found it to be a deck that I connected easily with, and one that brought a smile to my face.


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