Red Hand Tarot
You absolutely know already that I’m a huge fan of Pixel Occult decks - edgy, striking colour palette and just majorly cool. The ‘Red Hand’ Lenormand was a revelation so when the Red Hand Tarot was being produced, it was a ‘no brainer’ to back the Kickstarter!
The red aesthetic is so attractive, eye catching - with the right balance and shading of black and white to emphasise what needs to be highlighted. And of course you know that the edges also had to be the same stunning red (careful of the stickiness of the edges initially - don’t be rough or rush separating the cards initially - take the time to separate them, and absorb the awesomeness of the cards while you do that). Reading with this deck is a realisation that readings are allowed to have sparkle and serious style (regardless of the message). The horror/gothic illustration theme actually adds to the sparkle for me too - ha ha!
The additional titles/wording/information on the cards isn’t necessarily needed, but adds another element for those tarot scholars who are keen to layer more knowledge and information into their basic card interpretations. I love that the information is there and that I can pick and choose whether to use it or not for readings.
The guidebook is, as always, a useful resource - and I’ve learnt so much just by reading through the guidebooks that James creates.
Card stock has to be one of my favourites - a standard for Pixel Occult decks. When I use it, I automatically switch into a comforted and calm reading state of mind - its familiar, and makes shuffling easy.
If you love the Red Hand Lenormand, and like to ‘collect the set’, having the Red Hand Tarot would be the PERFECT addition to your Red Hand collection.
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Deck specifications (by the deck creator - Pixel Occult):
The Red Hand Tarot is a fully-illustrated 78 card deck printed at the standard Tarot size of 2.75x4.75" on casino quality linen card stock with black core and gloss coating, intended for durability, vibrant image reproduction, and ease of handling/shuffling. Each deck has red gilt edging to complete the high quality look even around the edges of the cards. Every deck is housed in a rigid two-piece box designed to provide protection and longevity even while you’re on the go, and comes with a booklet for easy reference.
The Red Hand Tarot is a Tarot deck following the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition (often shortened to RWS), featuring 78 unique illustrations that depict a gracefully gothic aesthetic. The Red Hand Tarot has a stark red and black color scheme with highlights of white, giving it a cohesive look throughout. While the images have a darker horror-esque theme, they contain all of the varied archetypes and meanings of a standard Tarot deck.
I’ve additionally included card titles based on (but not a 1 to 1 match with) their traditional Golden Dawn titles, which can be found at the bottom of the cards. These titles can provide some extra insight into the historical card meanings. I’ve replaced the previously gendered honorifics “The Lord of”, “Daughter of” etc that were in these titles with genderless signifiers such as “Sovereign”, “Descendant”, “Child” etc. For the Minor Arcana cards, I’ve simply shortened the titles by removing the honorific, so that instead of, for example, “The Lord of Established Strength” it just reads “Established Strength”.
As with those title changes, depictions across this deck are varied in their bodies, races, ages, sexual orientations, and genders (yes, even and especially the court cards, which despite their naming, follow no specific gender expression, emphasizing reading by their themes and archetypes independent of a restrictive idea of a gender binary). Elemental, planetary, and zodiac associations are also on the cards for ease of reference.
You absolutely know already that I’m a huge fan of Pixel Occult decks - edgy, striking colour palette and just majorly cool. The ‘Red Hand’ Lenormand was a revelation so when the Red Hand Tarot was being produced, it was a ‘no brainer’ to back the Kickstarter!
The red aesthetic is so attractive, eye catching - with the right balance and shading of black and white to emphasise what needs to be highlighted. And of course you know that the edges also had to be the same stunning red (careful of the stickiness of the edges initially - don’t be rough or rush separating the cards initially - take the time to separate them, and absorb the awesomeness of the cards while you do that). Reading with this deck is a realisation that readings are allowed to have sparkle and serious style (regardless of the message). The horror/gothic illustration theme actually adds to the sparkle for me too - ha ha!
The additional titles/wording/information on the cards isn’t necessarily needed, but adds another element for those tarot scholars who are keen to layer more knowledge and information into their basic card interpretations. I love that the information is there and that I can pick and choose whether to use it or not for readings.
The guidebook is, as always, a useful resource - and I’ve learnt so much just by reading through the guidebooks that James creates.
Card stock has to be one of my favourites - a standard for Pixel Occult decks. When I use it, I automatically switch into a comforted and calm reading state of mind - its familiar, and makes shuffling easy.
If you love the Red Hand Lenormand, and like to ‘collect the set’, having the Red Hand Tarot would be the PERFECT addition to your Red Hand collection.
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Deck specifications (by the deck creator - Pixel Occult):
The Red Hand Tarot is a fully-illustrated 78 card deck printed at the standard Tarot size of 2.75x4.75" on casino quality linen card stock with black core and gloss coating, intended for durability, vibrant image reproduction, and ease of handling/shuffling. Each deck has red gilt edging to complete the high quality look even around the edges of the cards. Every deck is housed in a rigid two-piece box designed to provide protection and longevity even while you’re on the go, and comes with a booklet for easy reference.
The Red Hand Tarot is a Tarot deck following the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition (often shortened to RWS), featuring 78 unique illustrations that depict a gracefully gothic aesthetic. The Red Hand Tarot has a stark red and black color scheme with highlights of white, giving it a cohesive look throughout. While the images have a darker horror-esque theme, they contain all of the varied archetypes and meanings of a standard Tarot deck.
I’ve additionally included card titles based on (but not a 1 to 1 match with) their traditional Golden Dawn titles, which can be found at the bottom of the cards. These titles can provide some extra insight into the historical card meanings. I’ve replaced the previously gendered honorifics “The Lord of”, “Daughter of” etc that were in these titles with genderless signifiers such as “Sovereign”, “Descendant”, “Child” etc. For the Minor Arcana cards, I’ve simply shortened the titles by removing the honorific, so that instead of, for example, “The Lord of Established Strength” it just reads “Established Strength”.
As with those title changes, depictions across this deck are varied in their bodies, races, ages, sexual orientations, and genders (yes, even and especially the court cards, which despite their naming, follow no specific gender expression, emphasizing reading by their themes and archetypes independent of a restrictive idea of a gender binary). Elemental, planetary, and zodiac associations are also on the cards for ease of reference.
You absolutely know already that I’m a huge fan of Pixel Occult decks - edgy, striking colour palette and just majorly cool. The ‘Red Hand’ Lenormand was a revelation so when the Red Hand Tarot was being produced, it was a ‘no brainer’ to back the Kickstarter!
The red aesthetic is so attractive, eye catching - with the right balance and shading of black and white to emphasise what needs to be highlighted. And of course you know that the edges also had to be the same stunning red (careful of the stickiness of the edges initially - don’t be rough or rush separating the cards initially - take the time to separate them, and absorb the awesomeness of the cards while you do that). Reading with this deck is a realisation that readings are allowed to have sparkle and serious style (regardless of the message). The horror/gothic illustration theme actually adds to the sparkle for me too - ha ha!
The additional titles/wording/information on the cards isn’t necessarily needed, but adds another element for those tarot scholars who are keen to layer more knowledge and information into their basic card interpretations. I love that the information is there and that I can pick and choose whether to use it or not for readings.
The guidebook is, as always, a useful resource - and I’ve learnt so much just by reading through the guidebooks that James creates.
Card stock has to be one of my favourites - a standard for Pixel Occult decks. When I use it, I automatically switch into a comforted and calm reading state of mind - its familiar, and makes shuffling easy.
If you love the Red Hand Lenormand, and like to ‘collect the set’, having the Red Hand Tarot would be the PERFECT addition to your Red Hand collection.
——-
Deck specifications (by the deck creator - Pixel Occult):
The Red Hand Tarot is a fully-illustrated 78 card deck printed at the standard Tarot size of 2.75x4.75" on casino quality linen card stock with black core and gloss coating, intended for durability, vibrant image reproduction, and ease of handling/shuffling. Each deck has red gilt edging to complete the high quality look even around the edges of the cards. Every deck is housed in a rigid two-piece box designed to provide protection and longevity even while you’re on the go, and comes with a booklet for easy reference.
The Red Hand Tarot is a Tarot deck following the Rider-Waite-Smith tradition (often shortened to RWS), featuring 78 unique illustrations that depict a gracefully gothic aesthetic. The Red Hand Tarot has a stark red and black color scheme with highlights of white, giving it a cohesive look throughout. While the images have a darker horror-esque theme, they contain all of the varied archetypes and meanings of a standard Tarot deck.
I’ve additionally included card titles based on (but not a 1 to 1 match with) their traditional Golden Dawn titles, which can be found at the bottom of the cards. These titles can provide some extra insight into the historical card meanings. I’ve replaced the previously gendered honorifics “The Lord of”, “Daughter of” etc that were in these titles with genderless signifiers such as “Sovereign”, “Descendant”, “Child” etc. For the Minor Arcana cards, I’ve simply shortened the titles by removing the honorific, so that instead of, for example, “The Lord of Established Strength” it just reads “Established Strength”.
As with those title changes, depictions across this deck are varied in their bodies, races, ages, sexual orientations, and genders (yes, even and especially the court cards, which despite their naming, follow no specific gender expression, emphasizing reading by their themes and archetypes independent of a restrictive idea of a gender binary). Elemental, planetary, and zodiac associations are also on the cards for ease of reference.
