The Oxford Tarot Deck continued ...

The theme of the Oxford Tarot is the beautiful City of Oxford in the south of England, and its fascinating history.

As a brief aside, the history of Oxford is recorded in its many stone buildings and statues, some of which have been standing for almost 1000 years. The recorded history of Oxford stretches back even further. (For more information about the history of Oxford we encourage you to visit this delightful city and its museum. Also enjoy the open-top bus tour, the "Oxford Story", and the many other museums located in and around the city centre.)

The Oxford Tarot deck, which was completed in the spring of 2007, is illustrated using recent photographs of Oxford. Each image has been carefully selected to convey the essence of the particular tarot card on which it appears. There are no frightening images. Some are thought-provoking, some are Oxford "interpretations" of the standard tarot deck, such as "The Fresher" card in place of the traditional "The Fool" tarot card. Despite these subtle changes, the overall meaning of each of the cards (as they appear in traditional tarot decks) has been retained.

This Oxford themed tarot deck is likely to be of particular interest to anyone who has a love of Oxford and at least a passing interest in the tarot and the way in which the tarot deals with the major archetypes of life. Viewers of the TV Detective series Morse (and, more recently, Lewis) may enjoy recognising many of these images. On the other hand, residents of Oxford and environs may have walked or driven past some of the images depicted on the Oxford Tarot Cards many times, yet not noticed them. Life can be like that, and this is an especially appropriate observation when describing a tarot deck.

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