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Templar Tarot: The Journey - tarot decks

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  • The second edition of the Templar Tarot has greatly expanded upon the first, both in number of cards as well the
  • revelations and lessons in the deck. There are 22 new cards - 21 majors plus an extra 'Ascension' card - making a total
  • of 101 cards in the deck.


Specifications
Name Templar Tarot The Journey
Creators Allen Chester, Stephan Dafoe
Publisher Inspire by Design 2009
Deck Type Tarot Deck
Cards 101
Major Arcana 45
Minor Arcana 56
Card Size 3.50 x 5.00 in. = 8.89cm x 12.70cm
Card Back Reversible
Back Design Templar cross on a leather-look background.
Companion Material 175-page companion book.


Reviews
themselves through the eternal wisdom of the ages.” Allen Chester, Artist

“Templar Tarot: The Journey” takes off where the “Templar Tarot” left off. Quite literally – the added (79th) card from the “Templar Tarot” becomes the first card in “Templar Tarot: The Journey”. The set includes the 79 cards from the original deck, an additional 21 cards (forming a second Major Arcana), and a 175 page companion book.

In his introduction, Etienne Thevou talks about the song played by the figure in the Magic Flute – the 79th card of the original deck, the first card of the new Major Arcana. Eight years after the publication of the original deck, it is now time for this new song to be played. In this new deck, the story of the Tarot unfolds alongside the story of the Templars. Where the story of the original “Templar Tarot” was a speculative story of the Templar knights, the new arcana tells the story from the point of historical reference.

In his artist’s statement, Chester notes that he paints primarily from a trance state, with music playing in the background. There were no conceptual drawing, no preconceived color schemes. In essence, past ideas and memories were allowed to be channeled into this work. The task of connecting his paintings to a written interpretation was entrusted to historian and author Stephen Dafoe. (Note: Mr. Dafoe is also founder and owner of “The Templar History Magazine”.)

In his introduction to “Templar Tarot: The Journey”, Dafoe speaks of the power of language and the power of symbols. He sees the Tarot as a form of meditative self-analysis, a psychology of symbolism. He also notes that the Tarot can be used as a mnemonic device, where the cards act as a book or a reference to a group’s teachings.

The new deck serves this purpose, as it expands on the revelations and lessons in the original Templar deck. It is meant to reveal the birth, life and death of the Templar Order, between the years of 1119 and 1314. Each card provides the student with a chapter in the Templar history, with symbolic contents drawn fro Pagan, Christian, Islamic, and Judaic thought and symbolism. Of course, not all has been revealed.

May those who seek, find.
May those who find, be transformed.
May those transformed, enlighten others.
(From the companion book.)

The companion book begins with the new Tarot cards, broken down into three divisions: Birth, Life, and Death. The titles are as follows:

Birth:

Card 22 Obligation
Card 23 Beatitude
Card 24 Semblance
Card 25 The True Cross
Card 26 Discipline
Card 27 Fecundity
Card 28 Grand Master

Life:

Card 29 Affinity
Card 30 Sapience
Card 31 Synthesis
Card 32 Jihad
Card 33 Quietus
Card 34 Darkness Visible
Card 35 Jinn

Death:

Card 36 Avarice
Card 37 Polarity
Card 38 Betrayal
Card 39 Interrogation
Card 40 Dissolution
Card 41 Caliginosity
Card 42 Pilgrimage
Card 000 Ascension

Each card is presented with an accompanying black and white illustration. Included in the text is the card’s Historic Context, Symbolic Context, Divinatory Meaning, and Reversed Meaning.

This is followed by a section on the original “Templar Tarot” cards, with the text by Daria Keller. The presentation for the Major Arcana is that of a black and white illustration of the card, accompanied by a paragraph on the card itself, followed by the Divinatory Meaning and the Reversed Meaning. The Court Cards and Pips (numbered cards) show a black and white illustration, an explanation of the card, and Divinatory and Reversed meanings.

The suits are Staves, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles. The Court Cards are entitled King, Queen, Knight, and Page. The Major Arcana titles, along with their associations, are as follows:

The Fool (The Pilgrim)
The Magician (The Troubadour)
The High Priestess (Mary Magdalene)
The Empress (Great Mother)
The Emperor (Dagobert II)
The Priest (The Pope)
The Lovers (Repanse de Schoye)
The Chariot (Saladin)
Strength (Bernard of Clairvaux)
The Hermit (John the Baptist)
The Wheel of Fortune (The Tarot)
Justice (King Solomon)
The Hanged Man (the Heretic)
Death (The Alchemist)
Temperance (The Grand Master)
The Devil (Rex Mundi)
The Tower (The Secret Tomb)
The Star (The Bloodline)
The Moon (The Cathars)
The Sun (The Gnostic Church)
Judgment (The Crucifixion)
The World (Ein Sof)

At the end of the book are instructions for doing a Three Card reading, along with the traditional ten card Celtic Cross spread.

For me, presentation of any work is of ultimate importance. I was impressed with how the deck and book were presented. The deck and book are in a black, hard cardboard box, held in a sleeve done in muted browns to give an antique appearance. The top of the sleeve shows the Templar Cross, while the bottom of the sleeve gives the appearance of a cover being drawn back to show the paper beneath it. On the corner that is revealed, we see a partial page from the website.

The cover of the accompanying book uses the same brown coloring, with the name of the deck, the names of the artist and author, and an illustration of the Templar Cross. The back cover shows just the brown coloring. The pages themselves are an antique cream color, with brown edging. At the bottom outer corner of each page a small illustration of the Templar Cross appears.

The cards themselves are 3 ½” by 5”, on sturdy, non-glossy card stock. The backs are reversible, brown with the Templar Cross in the middle. The illustration on the faces goes to the edge of the card (there are no borders). The card name is centered across the top, with the card number centered at the bottom. Both appear in unobtrusive pale lettering/numbering, so that you have to look to find them. I found this to be a benefit, as it did not detract from the card. The art form is a very whimsical, fantasy style. (The Minor Arcana Pips show the number only, centered at the top of the card. The Court Cards show the title only, at the bottom of the card.)

From the new deck, the cards that I was most attracted to were Magic Flute (a flute playing figure with wings), The True Cross (a slender figure in blue carrying a green cross), Fecundity (a female figure in red, carrying a baby), Grandmaster (a Pagan-like male figure with antlers, three tear drops coming from the corner of his left eye, a Pentagram held in his right hand, and one finger of his left hand held up, pointing towards the sky), and Jihad (showing a Knight in armor sitting astride his horse, which is rearing up).

From the old deck, the cards that I was most attracted to were the Magician (a figure with multiple arms, in a light blue/white suit, walking on tiptoe), the High Priestess (shown seated, holding what appears to be a globe, with twelve stars acting as a Zodiacal halo around her head), the Emperor (shown seated in a meditative pose), the Priest (literally shown in modern day priest garb), Strength (which shows figure meditating in a room filled with jars and skulls), the Wheel of Fortune (which shows a winged figure doing a Tarot reading), the Hanged Man (who has all four limbs attached to lines, very much like a marionette), the Two of Pentacles (which shows a figure drawing pentacles in a book).

The Pages are all shown standing, the Knights are all seated on horses, and the Kings and Queens are all shown seated on their thrones.

I enjoyed reading about both the historical and the symbolic content in these cards. I feel that they would appeal to a collector, to someone that is interested in the Templars, to someone who wishes to work with meditation or journeying, or to someone interested in artistic decks. They would be best worked with by someone who already has at least some knowledge of the Tarot.


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