The Numerical Tarot IIII - Color

The Numerical Tarot is a tarot deck unlike any other. First of all, it is NOT a clone of the Rider/Waite/Smith deck! It does NOT derive its card meanings from astrology, alchemy, qabalah or any other occult or new age sources. It is also not a deck of correspondences to other systems. It is not even based on traditional forms of numerology! It is in fact a completely new tarot paradigm! with an underlying structure all its own; a visual summation of ideas collected from a philosophical study of patterns in nature and the abstract nature of existence. The result is an underlying structure to the deck that is rooted in the binary nature of existence and the spectrums of possibilities that lie between every pair of opposites.

Actually, in some ways, this "new paradigm" is a very old paradigm. History tells us that Tarot evolved from older card game decks, which utilized a much more binary system of organization. Suits were considered to be diametrical opposites of ascending and descending value. Regular playing card decks of today utilize this idea of a logical array of numbers with opposing suits. In this way, The Numerical Tarot restores tarot to these playing card origins by accentuating the binary nature of the Minor Suits as seen at the time of tarot's emergence. Because of the influence of occultists trying to merge disparate and unrelated systems with tarot, and the influence of new age people who try to mitigate as much negativity out of the tarot as possible, this simple binary design has been completely lost from the tarot. The Numerical Tarot brings it back. In The Numerical Tarot, balance, symmetry, contrast and consistency reign supreme!

Did tarot start out as a logical array of ideas with contrasting opposites, and get corrupted by occult mysticism? Maybe. But don't worry, you will find that many of the card meanings in this deck are unchanged from that of occult tradition. While, at the same time, in applying a binary approach, there are a few others that have changed, in order to be more balanced, symmetrical, contrasting and consistent. A restoration?

In applying a binary approach, the Numerical Tarot makes some changes to the Major Influencer cards by establishing a "parent-to-child" relationship between each Major Influencer and corresponding cards in the Minor Suits. No other deck in the world makes this kind of connection! The combination of suits that are considered opposites to each other, and Major Influencer cards that are considered related, makes The Numerical Tarot much easier to learn than ordinary decks. If you are unsure of the meaning of one card, you can consult its opposite and work backwards. Every card has an opposite, and the reversed meaning for each card becomes the spectrum of possibilities between those extremes. It is very logical and straightforward and easy to learn.

There is no "little white book" for this deck. If you buy a copy, you can find pages of possible interpretations on the website listed below, or download this 11x17 printout of keywords and fold it down and put it in the box (there's lots of room in the box for it): http://www.palmprints.com/guy/Images/QuintagramQuilt_w_Titles_Keywords.pdf

To see all the cards in this deck go here: http://www.palmprints.com/guy/DeckLayoutHomeNumerical_III.html

There is a lot more I could say about this deck but the best thing to do would be to go to the web site that explains it all in detail: www.palmprints.com.