BAKA TAROT
BAKA TAROT
CAMELIA ELIAS
Baka Tarot is a calligraphic tarot that pays homage to martial arts, Zen masters, and the powerful energy of black ink to come through in any rendition, from the hand to the digital processing of the marks left on paper. In this book Camelia Elias describes her cards, offering also short readings of 3-card strings for each individual representation.
Baka Tarot consists of 26 cards: 22 are named after the standard tarot trumps and 4 are named after poker actions: Call, Check, Raise, and Fold. The aim of this combination is to suggest that what we do with the cards and the way we create them is forever subject to chance. If this wasn’t the case, we wouldn’t be able to appreciate the ludic in life. ‘Baka,’ the Japanese word for Fool, participates in this game as a nod to the calligraphic tradition.
NOTE
The cards are not included with this book. They can be purchased from the Make Playing Cards company.
TWO EDITIONS
This book comes in two editions: an unlimited hardback edition and an ebook rendition, available for free at the author’s website with the purchase of a standard deck of cards.
8 x 8” | Color | 176 pp
ISBN 978-8792633170
CATEGORY
Divination
EDITIONS
Talismanic cards 2023 I Sold out
Standard hardback 2023 | $27
Ebook | free with the cards
NOTE
The talismanic edition of Baka Tarot cards sold out in a flash. The standard deck of cards is available as separate from the book.
REVIEWS
One word to describe the Baka Tarot by the incomparable Camelia Elias: MAGICAL. — YOLANDA McADAMS, Instagram
The deck is really fascinating – the Empress pays a visit to the Lovers, the Moon makes special guest appearances, and the Hermit gets another light. The digital Little White Book is so interesting, nothing about this deck disappoints. — WENDY RAMOS, Instagram
Reading your LWB. It's great, beautifully written. It sometimes reads like a poem. It has a certain rhythm. And again, the images, are truly amazing. — PATRICK SMIT, artist
