I Ching Tarot Deck

[Karri Weston]

Iheard about the Haindl Tarot not too long ago through the grapevine of tarot readers I know. Yet this deck was first published back in 1990. Hermann Haindl (1927-2013) is a German artist known for his surreal art and incorporation of mythology.

You do see the influence of the Waite numbering in the Majors, with Key 8 here being Strength assigned Leo and Key 11 being Justice assigned Libra. Haindl also appears to order The Fool first, as Key 0, rather than last, at the end of the Majors after Key 21 (as it was in some older traditions).

Then others match really, really well, and got me excited. Most of them, actually, worked out really well. Here, for example, Hexagram 35 is assigned to the Eight of Wands. Hexagram 35, Fire over Earth, denotes signs of progress and advancement, and is an auspicious omen for manifestation. You get those same energetic themes in the Eight of Wands.

Speaking of Love, in the I Ching, there are four hexagrams commonly associated with romantic love, Hexagrams 31, 32, 53, and 54. Hexagram 31 seems to be about young love, chemistry, and mutual attraction, which I correlate with Two of Cups energy.

I do love the artwork, however. For those who like to read the cards like a storybook, the imagery here may be a bit tough for that particular technique (whereas the RWS lends itself really well to story reading). Those who interpret the cards either by emotion or by esoteric analysis are going to love this deck.

I think my personal interpretation of the Two of Swords would be better reflected in Hexagram 12, which is Heaven over Earth. In Hexagram 12, we get a plateau, stagnation, stalemate, an impasse. Hexagram 12 indicates small gains at the price of significant losses. I often get that vibe from the Two of Swords, at least more so Hexagram 12 energy than Hexagram 11, which feels like too harmonious a hexagram for a Swords pip.

I first saw this wonderful deck on a tarot site and soon after purchased the deck. The cards are flexible and thinly coated. The artwork is just like the box says... classical chinese watercolor paintings. Simple, direct, and to the point. I fell in love with them immediately. The little white booklet that comes with it is quite hefty ( 114 pages) and packed with information. Straight forward, simple instructions for using the deck right away. It takes an ancient oracle and updates it for modern people. I highly recommend this deck to anyone.

These cards are as beautiful as they are mystical. As a collector of various fortunetelling cards, I just had to have this I Ching deck after seeing the traditional artwork. The cards came with a detailed guide book that show how to do a reading and even includes an example reading to help with understanding. The card interpretations are detailed and yet still easy to understand. I am still getting used to the cards and have only done two readings so far, but they are very informative and insightful. While they aren't as detailed as my Mahjongg fortunetelling deck, they are definitely better than typical oracle cards. I am very pleased with this product and cannot wait to do readings for family and friends. The images are just breathtaking and I just know my querents will love them.

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I Just ordered mine and I am really excited with this deck. This is a deck that resonates a lot with me because I have the same acceptance and understanding of the tarot. It might be true that others see it as a mystical or esoteric tool but for me, the magic lies on how I interpret it. On how it will make me have some realizations on the scenarios that I am facing. On how I can dig deep and find the answer that I am looking for within me.

What the I Ching had to say certainly influenced the decisions of Philip K. Dick, in life as well as in writing. Not only did he use the book to write The Man in the High Castle, his 1962 novel portraying a world in which the Axis powers won World War II, he also included it as a plot element in the story itself.

And speaking of alternate histories, we might ask: could Dick have written The Man in the High Castle without the I Ching? Or could he have written it using another divination tool, perhaps one from the West rather than the East? What would the novel have looked like if written while harnessing the perceptive power of tarot, the 15th-century European card game whose decks also have a long history as windows onto human destiny?

Based in Seoul, Colin Marshall writes and broadcasts on cities, language, and culture. His projects include the book The Stateless City: a Walk through 21st-Century Los Angeles and the video series The City in Cinema. Follow him on Twitter at @colinmarshall or on Facebook.

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