Blake Tarot
The Blake Tarot cards could be seen as unusual, magical, even poetic; their images are subtle, bizarre yet totally mesmerizing. The extraordinary Blake Tarot is based on the work of one of the most gifted artists of all time, William Blake who died on the 12th of August 1827. He was an unconventional poet, and an extraordinary product of his generation. His poetry was considered prophetic, and he is currently perceived as “far and away the greatest artist that Britain has ever produced!”
Blakes Perceptions
Blake’s mystical perceptions of reality caused him personal suffering. His perceptions of reality could not be put into a box and were frequently rejected by the status quo of the day, who tended to scoff at his vision of life as a magical experience. His painting of the Greek Goddess of Black Magic Hecate, as seen in the underworld is thrilling; the sight of it still grips us. In a way, it compels us to understand Blake’s metaphysical message, as it provides “interesting” input on the mystery of human existence.
Blake’s greatest work was his pictorial depiction of Dante’s Divine Comedy. He says of it “Everything in Dante’s Comedian shows that for tyrannical purposes he made his world the foundation of all and the Goddess Nature, not the Holy Ghost.” Blake thought materialism destructive, and perceived that it blinded man to his true nature.
The New Tarot
The names of the Arcane cards in the Blake Tarot have been changed by its creator Ed Buryn. The Fool becomes Innocence, for example. Magic is the Magician and the High Priestess is called Mystery. The Empress is renamed Nature, and the Emperor Reason. Death is seen as solely Transformation and Temperance as Forgiveness. Error is naturally the Devil and Lightening the Tower, but somehow these diverse names inspire the reader to ingenious insights,
The Designer of the Blake Tarot – Ed Buryn
Ed Buryn who as we said designed the Blake Tarot states “One of the reasons I designed the Blake Tarot of the Creative Imagination was to introduce a new yet classically proven symbology based on universal truths that are eminently suitable for psychological and spiritual awareness. William Blake’s art and ideas represent a tested vision of life. That is eternal and yet fresh” and he continues, Blake’s works blaze forth with extraordinary depth and ability to inspire. After all, Tarot cards are just colored pieces of paper, what makes them “work” is what Blake called “the Divine Arts of Imagination” which he also called “The Eternal Body of Man”.
Various Blake Tarot Cards
The Blake Tarot is made for the artistic and self expressive reader. It is divided into Angel Cards, Child Cards, Woman Cards and Man Cards. Within the tarot itself, there is a feature that is called “a symbol window” whereby the reader can project their own meaning on to the cards, the spreads are varied, for example one is called the Creative Process, its layout accompanying an individual out of a problem, by suggesting inspiring variants to help them on their way. However, the Blake Tarot is no less accurate or perceptive than other tarot packs On the contrary it has a unique style of predicting, and a sensitive and inspired reader can offer unique answers to a clients’ concerns when using it. In fact, the Blake Tarot can guide us through an innovative and productive way of resolving life’s challenges and quagmires!
