Another #TarotTuesday flick up: this one takes a quick look at a strange 1911 tarot, Le Tarot de la Reyne which I came across at the Beinecke while looking for something else (what? who knows?! knee deep in figuring out a thing that remains a bit amorphous but deals with tarot history). The queen in question (la reyne) is Catherine de Medici and she is paired with Nostradamus. He’s the upright meanings of the cards and she’s the reverse. There are some wild choices that do not fit the typical format of a tarot deck. More like an oracle, I suppose. But this is only part one, too! And the last part — Nostradamus’ Pensées — are missing.

I’ve read tarot for a long time and was familiar with the outlines of the history but wow, there is so much fascinating in the history. I have a couple of books to review that will add some much needed context to consideration of the many twists and turns of that path. More Irreverent Tarot to come!