Little-known artist Pamela Colman-Smith was the overlooked partner in the world-famous Rider-Waite Tarot deck. This magical graphic novel reclaims her story and shows how her destiny was intertwined with the arcana she illustrated.
Little-known artist Pamela Colman-Smith was the overlooked partner in the world-famous Rider-Waite Tarot deck. This magical graphic novel reclaims her story and shows how her destiny was intertwined with the arcana she illustrated. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Valentina Grande is a teacher and scriptwriter. She is also a radio conductor of literary programs such as: Simply Salinger, and 42 La risposta, broadcast on Radio Onda d’Urto and Radio CittàFujiko. She is the accomplished author of the 2018 publications Il mio Salinger (later translated into French) and Raymond Carver, una storia. In 2020 she published the book Feminist Art (also published in Germany, USA, Great Britain, Spain, France and Korea). In 2021 she published Bauhaus, l'idea che ha cambiato il mondo. This book was also published in France, Germany, UK and USA. Her most recent work is on Gertrude Stein and the Lost Generation: Gertrude Stein e la generazione perduta, first published in France (subsequently translated into Italian and then published also in Germany and Spain). In April 2025 her new book titled Les nageuses de minuit will be published in France and Belgium. Valentina Grande lives and works in Bologna (Italy).
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PROLOGUE: William Butler Yeats, Ego dominos tuus CHAPTER 1: Pamela does a reading for Beth, who is anxious about not being able to have children. Pamela also teaches her friends about the tarot deck, and shares how she joined The Golden Dawn and met John Waite. CHAPTER 2: Pamela does a reading for Nora, who is frustrated at not being recognized as an artist. Pamela recalls her travels to the United States and Jamaica, and explains more about her work on the tarot illustrations and the history of tarot. CHAPTER 3: Pamela and Isabel reminisce about how they met at a meeting of the suffragist movement. Pamela talks about the Suffrage Atelier that was responsible for illustrating posters in support of the political struggle, and explains the Major Arcana and The Journey of the Fool. CHAPTER 4: Pamela does a reading for Isabel, who is worried about being lonely and wonders if she should find a husband. Pamela tells her friends about her relationships with Yeats, Stoker and Edy Craig, as well as the court cards in the tarot deck. CHAPTER 5: Pamela does a reading for her own future. The cards indicate a spiritual quest that will continue, and we learn about the principle of synchronicity on which tarot works. EPILOGUE: The four women go to the beach at dawn; thanks to the cards, they understand themselves better and are ready for a new beginning.
PROLOGUE: William Butler Yeats, Ego dominos tuus CHAPTER 1: Pamela does a reading for Beth, who is anxious about not being able to have children. Pamela also teaches her friends about the tarot deck, and shares how she joined The Golden Dawn and met John Waite. CHAPTER 2: Pamela does a reading for Nora, who is frustrated at not being recognized as an artist. Pamela recalls her travels to the United States and Jamaica, and explains more about her work on the tarot illustrations and the history of tarot. CHAPTER 3: Pamela and Isabel reminisce about how they met at a meeting of the suffragist movement. Pamela talks about the Suffrage Atelier that was responsible for illustrating posters in support of the political struggle, and explains the Major Arcana and The Journey of the Fool. CHAPTER 4: Pamela does a reading for Isabel, who is worried about being lonely and wonders if she should find a husband. Pamela tells her friends about her relationships with Yeats, Stoker and Edy Craig, as well as the court cards in the tarot deck. CHAPTER 5: Pamela does a reading for her own future. The cards indicate a spiritual quest that will continue, and we learn about the principle of synchronicity on which tarot works. EPILOGUE: The four women go to the beach at dawn; thanks to the cards, they understand themselves better and are ready for a new beginning.
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