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Another MYSTIC Tarot is about to be revealed!

Come into the mystic forest Ancient trees whisper of times gone by Will they share the silent secrets Of what is past, and what is to come? Another long-term project is about to bloom at www.tarotbyducksoup.com:  MYSTIC GREEN WOODS TAROT is at last complete and is coming this Spring.    Presenting a beautiful and evocative new tarot that looks bravely ahead from the past. The word “Mystic” is in the title to hint that this is a companion deck of sorts to last year’s MYSTIC TAROT: as this one also was inspired by some lovely advertising and theater poster art dating back to the early 20th century and beyond, albeit on a different theme. My mother was an enthusiastic collector...

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Sink into MYSTIC VISIONS

  My latest deck, MYSTIC VISIONS ORACLE and MEDITATION DECK, is now available.  Created in collaboration with ethically-sourced A.I., MYSTIC VISIONS is both a meditation tool and an oracle that focusses on the big issues, both external and internal, that conspire to shape your destiny. It is designed to connect with the Collective Unconscious, to help induce a dreamlike state when your spirit is distracted by the cares, concerns and trials of everyday life.  Its 72 cards include a full selection of astrological, elemental and alchemical designs, as well as cards rooted in mythology and spiritual concepts. You will find pathways into worlds both light and dark, and worlds where the two combine freely. Through the endless combinations that unfold...

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The ROOSEVELT BEARS are on the way!

Hot on the heels of the release of MYSTIC TAROT comes a new entry in our nostalgic Playroom Oracles series, THE ROOSEVELT BEARS ORACLE!  Sourced from our own first edition copies of the books by Seymour Eaton,  V. Floyd Campbell, Francis F. Wightman and William K. Sweeney, this charming oracle combines vintage appeal with childlike honesty. It incorporates symbols from  type designer Rudolf Koch’s seminal work, The Book of Signs, and is perfect for Daily Draws and simple three-to-six card readings. It's also a perfect supplementary deck for one of our favorite tarot decks, OLD BEAR TAROT! THE ROOSEVELT BEARS ORACLE features 61 large-size oracle cards. It will go on sale some time later this month.  Thank you for your support! --...

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MYSTIC TAROT is here!

You can’t keep a Good Magician in the Trunk. Abracadabra! Alakazam! Peer Beyond the Veil! Witness for yourself the enchantment of MYSTIC TAROT — a Tarot Pack steeped in the tradition of Edwardian Mysticism! SEE! -- Thrilling Feats of Legerdemain! SEE! -- Hair-Raising Escapes from Destiny Itself! “Ladies and gentlemen, we wish to call your attention to what we consider a very unique and novel method of fortune telling with cards. We find it a very easy matter to delve into the past, present and future of anyone and lay bare many things of interest in their lives, especially interesting to their friends and neighbors. What we are about to undertake is experiments in mental telepathy, thought transference, and various...

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Looking Ahead into the Past

Hard as it is to believe, 2023 marks the ten-year anniversary of TAROT OF THE ZIRKIS MÄGI, the deck that quite literally saved my life and launched this site. The correct pronunciation, by the way, is “Maggie” — as with the old comic strip characters Maggie and Jiggs, or Maggie O’Connell, the free spirited lady pilot of NORTHERN EXPOSURE whose boyfriends are known for their mortality rate. It is an Estonian surname. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know this. I didn’t know the correct pronunciation myself until years after the deck had been published! This is particularly embarrassing, as before the deck arrived I wrote an entire novel centered around a circus family named Mägi — and I was...

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