My Little Black Book
Salvador Dali Universal Tarot Gold Edition, Tarot: The Library of Esoterica by Jessica Hundley, & Nautilus Swivel Lounge Chair by Vladimir Kagan
Hello, hello my dear friends!
I am so excited to be here with you. Thanks for being such a special part of my circle.
Let’s get started with this week’s micro issue of my Little Black Book of hot off the press, favorite finds plus tried and true, time tested treasures.
Last week I attended a really interesting workshop on How to Discover Your Own Personal Meaning in the Tarot, hosted by Elise Loehnen
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on Substack. The class was taught by Mark Horn who has studied both Kabbalah and Tarot with some of the most respected teachers in each discipline. When asked what decks he likes, of those he listed, the Salvador Dalí Universal Tarot Gold Edition immediately called to me. Based on the Tarot tradition and Salvador Dalí’s profound knowledge of European art history, Dalí created a series of original gouaches only a collector could dream of. The long sold-out limited-edition printed decks were re-released by Taschen with an accompanying book, Dalí. Tarot, written by tarot expert Johannes Fiebig. I fell in love when my set arrived.Along with the aforementioned deck, I am loving author Jessica Hundley’s fascinating history of Tarot as explored in Tarot. The Library of Esoterica. She dives into the symbolic meaning behind more than 500 cards and works of original art, two thirds of which have never been published outside of the decks themselves. It's the “first ever visual compendium of its kind, spanning from Medieval to modern, and artfully arranged according to the sequencing of the 78 cards of the Major and Minor Arcana.”
Lastly, I have found the guest chairs for my office! The Nautilus swivel lounge chairs are also from Vladimir Kagan which I had no idea when I first saw and fell in love with their curves. The final fabric selection has not yet been made, so more to come on that front.
Hope you found inspiration in these fun finds.
Looking forward to next time!
xoxo, WRW