![]() ![]() The Wheel of Fortune is another elaborate design showing a huge wheel in the night sky. His lamp is beside him on the ground and a star above radiates light. The Hermit is a younger man sitting in a yogic posture with eyes closed. He holds a card in one hand and looks to his right and we see a ray of light in his line of vision. The Hierophant appears quite differently and more like a mystic than a Pope. ![]() ![]() The Major Arcana would appear to be fairly much in line with the symbolism used by Waite in his own deck with only a few exceptions. In some ways it is like a fully illustrated version of the Golden Dawn's 'Book T', with the exception of the Court cards. It seems with this deck his intention was to create a deck based soundly on the Golden Dawn system. The other suits and the trumps are more varied. In the suit of wands the dominant colors seem to be pink and yellow, while in the cups suit there is a dominance of blue and green. The figure drawing is faultless and the use of color is quite spectacular. The illustrations are rich in detail and symbolism. I believe the technique used to create the cards was to use pen and ink. The title card explains that Norbert Losche is a self-taught artist. It is certainly one of those instances where the on-line scans do not do justice to the artwork. The artwork on these cards is quite extraordinary. The court cards make more sense than any other deck out there. The pictures are nice to look at and not confusing. I use them so often I'm purchasing my third deck! I had a lot of trouble understanding the meaning behind the tarot cards until I picked up Cosmic Tarot. I've tried many decks before picking up my first set of these cards. ![]()
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