The Rosetta Tarot is a Thoth inspired tarot, now back in a new larger 5×3.25″ size, with updated borders that now have the attribution symbols and a gorgeous new glowing color! The beautiful rose-cross card backs are now printed with metallic ink that has a subtle sheen. Comes with a significator card that you can customize, and a card signed by the artist.
The Deck
The Rosetta Tarot was M.M. Meleen's first tarot creation, originally published in 2011, and winning "Best Tarot Deck of 2011" by vote of the Aeclectic Tarot audience. It's a Thoth based esoteric tarot deck, one of very few that is both faithful to the Thoth tradition yet with original and new art.
The Rosetta Tarot is unique in that each suit was created with a different art media that best expressed the qualities of the element, tied together with the media of the Majors. The Major Arcana were painted in acrylic, the most versatile medium with all the flexibility of the Major Arcana meanings. The Wands suit was done in colored pencils (little wooden wands!) and acrylic. The Cups were done in watercolors and liquid inks, plus acrylic. The Swords suit was done in dry point etching, etched into plastic and metal plates with a sword-like stylus, then run through an ink press. The resulting black and white prints were painted in acrylic. The Disks suit was done in oil paints - pigments made from earthly elements - and acrylic.
If you know the Thoth deck, or want to learn more, this is the perfect user friendly introduction and a sweet little deck all on it's own. While some of the cards will remind you of their Thothy counterparts, the majority go their own way completely yet will open up new meanings for the Thoth user.
The Creator
M.M. Meleen is an artist, author, and occult practitioner. Pagan, Buddhist, Jedi Knight? Probably just a Thelemite!
You can find more of M.M. Meleen's work via the website.
The Specs
- 78 cards plus customisable signifier card; 5×3.25″
- Indigo blue box with a gold Egyptian ankh symbol, lined with dark blue satin ribbon
- It is strongly recommended to purchase the comprehensive Book of Seshet Guidebook with the Rosetta Tarot Deck. There is no other guidebook included with the deck.