The American Renaissance Tarot by Thea Wirsching, Celeste Pille

Enchant Your Sense of The American Past Step back in times 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 Transcendentalism, and the epic fight to abolish slavery. Major figures like Emerson (the Magician), 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.