Tarot Deck – Ship of Fools Tarot
Ship of Fools Tarot Deck.
From court jesters to stand-up comedians, fools have always had something to teach us about the world we live in. As tricksters and social commentators, fools reflect our fears and foibles, our triumphs and tragedies.
In recent years, the Fool has become a pivotal figure in Tarot. Many view the Fool as a representation of the innocent soul traversing the archetypal landscape of the Major Arcana and on the hero's journey toward enlightenment.
Based upon the German Renaissance literary classic Das Narrenschiff, or The Ship of Fools, this deck was created by noted t artist and scholar. Brian Williams puts the full center stage. Featuring fools on every card, The Ship of Fools Tarot remains the traditional tarot structure of 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcaba cards with a Minor Arcana divided into four suits of Swords, staves, cups and coins. The book of Fools included in this kit was specifically written to accompany the deck. It includes descriptions and interpretations for each of the 78 cards and a detailed companion of each card similarities and differences with its counterparts in the classic Marseilles and Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot decks, and several unique methods for reading with the full this "foolish" deck.