I imagine people will initially be drawn to the playful style of my artwork and then be surprised to discover the extensive historical associations across many tarot systems unified into one product. Most tarot decks have settled on the Marseille tradition of 78 cards. However, the earliest tarot decks were not titled or numbered so it is impossible to know for certain how many cards were originally in a deck or in what order they were arranged. An early 16th century Florentine variant of the tarot — known as the Minchiate — includes cards representing the astrological zodiac as well as a card featuring the virtue Prudence. Some of the oldest surviving tarot cards — from the incomplete Visconti-Sforza tarot decks — include the theological virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity. The inclusion of these virtues, not found in the standard Marseilles deck, suggests that the original tarot included all 7 virtues. Other early hand-painted decks from the 15th century — notably The Rosenthal tarot, The Goldschmidt tarot, and The Guildhall tarot — include other lesser known cards, which my tarot also includes.
Pythagoras considered the number 10 to be the perfect number with the utmost mystical importance and the key holder of all. In this spirit, I created The Allcento Tarot as a collection of 10-fold 10 cards (i.e., 100 cards). I know my tarot will be appealing because it is both familiar and radically new. It pays tribute to various early historical decks, as well as magickal traditions that came later - including the Golden Dawn, the Rider-Waite-Smith, the Crowley-Harris-Thoth, and more. My goal has been to weave together differences and unify the symbology in a way that, no matter with which version of the tarot you are most familiar, there will be something that will resonate. This deck will appeal to experts because the more you have studied, the more you will appreciate. I also provide in depth details of each card, various spreads, and even correspondences with the Qabalah Tree of Life. However, this deck will also appeal to the novice because of my non-intimidating, playful style of artwork and the system I developed which makes divination easy.
In addition to the cards I illustrated, I am just as proud of the book I wrote to accompany them. Those who are new to the tarot often remark that it is a daunting task to learn the meanings for so many different cards. However, I have developed a system of correspondences so that you only need to remember 10 number keys and 4 elemental/suit keys and it unlocks not only my deck, but any tarot deck.
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