About this item
- The Tarot Chesta is very limited edition of 61 hand-made tarot sets. The symbology of the lino-block and screen-printed
- images in the Tarot Chesta is Rider-Waite-Smith, with some personal touches.
Specifications
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Name
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Tarot Chesta
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Creators
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Chester Harris
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Publisher
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Self Published
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Deck Type
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Tarot Deck
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Cards
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78
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Reviews
special care anyway.
The tarot imagery is based on the Rider-Waite-Smith, but with a bold and colourful personal flavour. The card for Temperance makes the furthest departure from the RWS symbology, showing a Vietnamese bodhisattva, Quan 'am, who is also a goddess of compassion. To Chester, her story and qualities fit the Temperance card better than any other image.
The court cards have also been updated slightly, and the genders equalised. The Pages are children and the Knights of Cups and Pentacles are women. The courts are also differentiated by the age of the person and the season on the card, from Page to King and spring to winter.
A stapled companion booklet is provided, which offers a verse of prose for each card, explaining and thought-provoking. There is also a two-page introduction to the deck and the artist's influences. The packaging of the set is personalised: the cards are wrapped in a silk scarf and placed into a wooden box, each of which are unique and have been crafted without g
lue or nails.
While the cards are suitable for beginner to advanced readers, the price tag puts the set out of the reach of all but the keenest enthusiast. The Tarot Chesta is most suitable as a collector's item or as a special gift.
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