About this item
- Also known as Tarot de Paris
Specifications
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Name
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Tarot of Paris
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Alternate Names
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Tarot de Paris
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Creators
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J. Phillip Thomas
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Publisher
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St Martins Press
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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
" cycle (Cards 1-10) is the contraction or yin phase. The "Two" cycle (Cards 11-21) constitutes the expansion or yang phase. Both cycles flow into and out of the number XI card, called Presence. when they meet as 0 or 22, they represent The Source, which has no number printed on the card, and can be considered both numbers. "The tarot begins and ends here," Thomas writes.
The Minor Arcana cards are divided into the suits of Matter, Water, Fire, and Air. Court cards are renamed Spirit (Page), Stallion (Knight), Queen, and King. Most of the Major Arcana cards are renamed and each has an inspirational phrase that accompanies it, which does not appear on the card itself:
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