Enchant your sense of the American past
Step back in time and celebrate the nation’s most iconic writers with this traditional deck that blends American literature, esotericism, and Tarot. The Major Arcana tell the two intertwined stories that define the American Renaissance period in literature: the exaltation of the human spirit under Trans-cendentalism, and the spice fight to abolish slavery. Major figures like Emerson ( the Magican ), Whitman ( the World), and Thoreau ( the Hermit ) are outlined in the short chapters that accompany each card. Listen as the Kings of the four suits, Herman Melville ( Wands ),Frederick Douglass (Coins ), Edgar Allan Poe ( Swords ), and Nathaniel Hawthorne ( Cups ), tell their tales as illustrated in the Minor Arcana. Over 30 writers from the years 1825-1875 are profiled in this project that expertly reveals how America’s metaphysical history is at work beneath the surface of its classic literature.