Xultun tarot - the maya tarot deck
The xultun tarot is based on the art and culture of the ancient mayans of central america. Artist peter balin has drawn on the symbols and myths of this civilation to bring a fresh perspective to the traditional tarot. The cards of the major arcana show simply an image. There are no borders or text, although a cards number is shown at the bottom using dots and lines. Each card stands alone, but the majors can also be joined in puzzle fashion to form a tableau. The minor arcana suits are the staffs, cups, swords and jades. Each has a different background color. The suit cards are identified in a black band at the bottom, with the name given in five languages. Above that band is another showing the astrological correspondences for the card and the appropriate number of suit symbols.
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