Australian Contemporary Dreamtime Tarot
1991
Dr Keith Courtney-Peto
Australia
Art Medium:
Pen outlines coloured with watercolours.
Description:
Based on aboriginal art forms. Cards renamed and numbered using a primitive counting device using different sized dots. For example the Tower is 'Bibaringa' and has three large dots for three fives and one small dot. The suits are Swords or Muggils (stone knives), Rods are Kundas (decorated digging sticks/staffs), Cups are Coolamons (carrying containers) and Discs are Wariats (sacred totem stones). 0 The Fool Karadji - Magnetism 1 The Magician Kulduke - Creation 2 The High Priestess Bakeano - In the Womb 3 The Empress Yaccana - Born of air 4 The Emperor Alatunja - Born of Water 5 The Hierophant Inkata - Knowledge of evil 6 The Lovers Weja's - Gathering experience 7 The Chariot Whilpra - Dieing 8 The Force Thalera - Overcoming death 9 The Hermit Garaki - Overcomes material possession 10 Wheel of Fortune Locco Locco - Reaping the rewards of effort 11 Justice Pinmaroo - Enters fully into the matter 12 The Hanged Man Atwa - Burning without flame 13 Death Yowi - The beginning of the climbing out 14 Temperance Karthina - Growing through 15 The Devil Malapi - Washed clean 16 The Tower Bibaringa - Near perfection 17 The Star Nunkumbil - Full knowledge of understanding 18 The Moon Bahloo - Cleansing 19 The Sun Woorin - Flawlessness 20 Judgement Kana - Born again 21 The World Tickalara - Virtue