Penthasilia
I had a thought while sitting and looking through my decks... there are ones that clearly can be seen as a start of a new system- an archetype (if you will) that shows an actual philosophical/artistic change in the tarot system and from which newer ones emerge.
For instance, these historical/classics all fit that bill for me:
Visconti (prototype Cary-Yale)
Sola Busca (first minors illustrated deck)
Marseilles (prototype Noblet)
Etteilla (prototype Grand Etteilla)
Rider Waite
Thoth
Each was the start of an era, each showed a significant change in artistic style/philosophy while retaining the traditional form of tarot.
So- my question to myself (and to my fellow AT members)- is there a deck that you feel has come more recently that can be viewed in this light? I see most of the new decks as being variations of these older ones- be it RWS type, Thoth type, etc. But perhaps there are different points of view?
And what do you think the next great archetype will look like? Just a general feel rather than something concrete... Or do we even have the ability anymore to create such giants?!
Feel free to add in a historical/more recent deck I may have missed- I am trying to keep within the typical tarot format (which is why the minchiate didn't get included). I am interested to hear others thoughts/opinions on this matter. It was funny though- when I thought of it- if I ever had to capture just a few decks from my collection to ensure that they lived on forever- the above would be those that made the list. I can't think of any new one that hasn't been spawned/inspired/created based on these archetypes. Though it would be nice to see...
For instance, these historical/classics all fit that bill for me:
Visconti (prototype Cary-Yale)
Sola Busca (first minors illustrated deck)
Marseilles (prototype Noblet)
Etteilla (prototype Grand Etteilla)
Rider Waite
Thoth
Each was the start of an era, each showed a significant change in artistic style/philosophy while retaining the traditional form of tarot.
So- my question to myself (and to my fellow AT members)- is there a deck that you feel has come more recently that can be viewed in this light? I see most of the new decks as being variations of these older ones- be it RWS type, Thoth type, etc. But perhaps there are different points of view?
And what do you think the next great archetype will look like? Just a general feel rather than something concrete... Or do we even have the ability anymore to create such giants?!
Feel free to add in a historical/more recent deck I may have missed- I am trying to keep within the typical tarot format (which is why the minchiate didn't get included). I am interested to hear others thoughts/opinions on this matter. It was funny though- when I thought of it- if I ever had to capture just a few decks from my collection to ensure that they lived on forever- the above would be those that made the list. I can't think of any new one that hasn't been spawned/inspired/created based on these archetypes. Though it would be nice to see...