Bonfire Tarot

Take an exciting trip through an extravaganza of 78 vivid and
expertly hand-painted tarot cards inspired by the vintage,
old school tattoo flash of Sailor Jerry Collins.

~ Quote from the back of the box

 

 

Title: Bonfire Tarot

Author: Gabi Angus-West

Illustrator: Gabi Angus-West

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

 

• The Bonfire Tarot, a 78 tarot card deck so farfetched that includes the most lucid and vivid artwork that will never let you keep your eyes off of it.
• There are far too many cards to choose from in this tarot deck. As I was going through the deck of cards, I saw a card that appealed to me. This card is the Chariot. In this image, we have a man looking to his left. With him are two dogs that appear to be Bull Dogs. Much like the original image, one dog is black and the other is white. Next to the man there is a wheel that belongs to a carriage. This card tells you about movement and indicates places where you need to be at.
• The second card that I found interesting and very familiar is the Four of Cups. In this image, there is a woman with short blonde hair combed in a 1950’s style. She wears a pink dress and lays on her side dipping her hand in the water.  The character in this card reminds me of Marilyn Monroe. The four of cups speaks about boredom and apathy.
• The last card is the Page of Cups. This image is so cute. Here we have a young blond girl who is by the seaside and wears a red beret (I own one, lol). Out from her cup an orange fish jumps up and she looks at him go. When this card appears, this indicates of feeling emotionally high, having or knowing something that you love so dearly.
• The back of the cards is reversible and they consist of two bones at cross roads. The color theme is black and white. On top and bottom of the card the word ‘Bone Fire Tarot’ is mirrored.

• The texture of the cards semi-sturdy and shuffle well. The size of the cards is approximately under 5 ½ x 3 ¾ inches.
• The cards, along with the book are stored in blue beribboned magnet box that is hard and sturdy.
• The text booklet which is in color includes 192 pages and, is written by Gabi Angus-West. Let me start off by saying that the book is filled with such information for all the cards. The book starts off with a Preface called, “A Warm Welcome” and includes two topics “Tattoo and the Tarot” and “Hook, Line and Sinker”. Then we are introduced to the major arcana and minor arcana. For each page dedicated to the cards, there is the image of the card on the left-hand side. Next to it is the title of card in red letter and underneath the title there are brief sentences that sum up the meaning of the card. Underneath all that is an elaborated meaning of each card and even some information as to how the images came to be. There are spreads included are, Wooden Eye’s One-Card Wonder, Beltane Three-Card Spread and Bonefire Eight Card Enlightener. Then there is a section called “Cherry Flavored Truth Bombs”. Last we are introduced to a glossary of symbols that appear throughout the cards.
• The illustrations are done by Gabo Angus-West. The medium for the artwork appears to be a blend of paints such as acrylics and other elements.
• I knew of this tarot when it was self-published and was very popular. Every time that I wanted to buy a copy, something stopped me. And now, I own my very own copy of this extravagant artsy tarot deck. Every card and its images are so crispy and full of life and color that it is very hard not to keep your eyes off it. Time may be lost or blended with in each card. What I loved so much about the book is that the creator lets us in how she managed and what she wanted to initiate before creating the images for each card. I f you are looking for a tarot deck with a different type of artwork that is soft on the eyes, but wild on the imagination, get this deck right here!

 

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