Death Card - Tarot of Jacques Vieville.
The Death Card
The Death Card signifies change and birth.
It can represent a major cycle change in our life.
Our lives are like turning a page in a book, the ending of a chapter and a new one beginning.
Reversed it can indicate the birth of a child, especially if the Ace of Wands ( batons, rods ) is linked to it in a reading.
The above are examples, so what is the true meaning, definition, interpretation of this Major Arcana Tarot Card ?
The figure of Death is seen on foot with his scythe...
My advice is to remember when interpreting the Death Card it can have so many meanings,
so always use the cards surrounding it to get it's true interpretation.
In a Tarot spread one card is merely a piece of a jigsaw puzzle,
so use your intuition to link the cards together and you should then start to see things unfold.
The Jacques Vieville Deck - c.1660 Paris, France.
Designer(s), Artist(s): Jacques Vieville.
Country of Publication: France
Number of Cards: 78
Publication Year: 1984
Publication Status: Out-of-Print
Reference: Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III, pp. 641, 645
Description: Heron reprint of a 17th century Parisian Marseilles tarot,
dating from sometime between 1643 and 1664 (according to S. Kaplan, The Encyclopedia of Tarot, vol. III).
The ordering of the majors is somewhat different than in most Marseille tarot decks,
with Justice and The Chariot reversed (VII and VIII respectively, rather than VIII and VII),
and Strength and The Hermit swapped (IX and XI, rather than XI and IX).
78 cards in standard cardboard box.
A model of this deck, complete with all 78 cards, is housed in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.
So this Tarot Deck is out of print but you can still find it occasionally on ebay.co.uk or ebay.com
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The Jacques Vieville Tarot Deck.
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