Guided Hand Tarot and Guidebook
This is a strange way to introduce this beautiful deck - but I’m going to run with it!
Traditionally, I’ve not been drawn to, or liked, collage art tarot and oracle decks - I’m not sure why. I’m often a bit ‘put off’ by pictures of people on cards, the aesthetic of ‘cut out images’ on cards (I usually like clean cut imagery, and if its people, not wanting it to be photos of real people - isn’t that funny!). This deck has gently encouraged me to revisit these long held beliefs and completely changed my mind!
The lovely and talented deck creator (Irene Mudd) has created such a special piece of work here. The card imagery is so eye-catching and requires you to look closely and consider what those images may mean to you. The colours are deep and well chosen (they draw you in) and I love the handwritten words on the cards - it feels organic, more meaningful somehow.
The deck comes with a quick reference guide, but I have bundled the deck with the full guidebook. The context that the guidebook provides about the deck, I think, is well worth reading. Irene gives us a window into a period of time when she created this deck, why she chose collage art for this deck and also gives us her wonderful view of how to use the cards and her interpretations of the cards.
For me, this deck has been a revelation - busting of my own myths, an unexpected special connection with the cards and an appreciation of an art form that I hadn’t really been drawn to before. Another reason why I absolutely love tarot - art and talent appreciation at its finest!
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From the website of the deck creator, Irene Mudd (www.guidedhandstudio.com):
The Guided Hand Tarot deck is a hand-collaged Tarot deck, created by artist and illustrator Irene Mudd. It was self-published through Kickstarter in March 2018, and has since been sold to tarot lovers from all over the world.
This deck approaches the symbolism of the Tarot from a queered, feminist perspective. It blurs many of the rigid gender binaries present in traditional tarot decks by representing queer and sometimes androgynous figures in place of many "male" or "female" archetypes. The overall aesthetic of the deck is vibrant, colorful and tactile, as it was created by hand through a combination of collage, painting, and embroidery.
The name “Guided Hand” is inspired by the muse of the deck, abstract art visionary Hilma af Klint (who makes a cameo as the High Priestess in the deck), who believed herself to be a conduit for messages from the Divine, which she would record through her art. She believed that unseen forces were guiding her hand, and maintained that her paintings did not reflect her own ideas, but that of Spirit.
Deck Details:
-card dimensions: 4.75x2.75"; box dimensions: 5.2x3.2x1.25"
-78 card, full color Tarot deck
-stored in a rigid 2-part box
-300 gsm cardstock
-includes 8 sided accordion-fold guidebook
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The Guided Hand Tarot Guidebook is a 44 page zine-style guide written and designed by Irene Mudd. The zine features information about the artist, insight into the deck's creation and influences, as well as original art not seen in the deck. Each of the 22 Major Arcana are analyzed, and the symbolism and aesthetics in the cards are explained in detail. Also included are quick-reference guides for the Minor Arcana, the four Suits, and more.
This guidebook was written based largely on my own interpretations and knowledge of the Tarot, from over 10 years of reading cards for myself and friends. I am not a professional tarot reader, nor am I an expert on the Tarot, and this guidebook is meant to be a basic, quick reference guide that also provides insight on the creation of the Guided Hand Tarot deck.
Guidebook details:
-Dimensions: 5.5x8.5"
-44 full color pages
-70 lb. paper, 100 lb. cover
-satin finish
-staple bound
This is a strange way to introduce this beautiful deck - but I’m going to run with it!
Traditionally, I’ve not been drawn to, or liked, collage art tarot and oracle decks - I’m not sure why. I’m often a bit ‘put off’ by pictures of people on cards, the aesthetic of ‘cut out images’ on cards (I usually like clean cut imagery, and if its people, not wanting it to be photos of real people - isn’t that funny!). This deck has gently encouraged me to revisit these long held beliefs and completely changed my mind!
The lovely and talented deck creator (Irene Mudd) has created such a special piece of work here. The card imagery is so eye-catching and requires you to look closely and consider what those images may mean to you. The colours are deep and well chosen (they draw you in) and I love the handwritten words on the cards - it feels organic, more meaningful somehow.
The deck comes with a quick reference guide, but I have bundled the deck with the full guidebook. The context that the guidebook provides about the deck, I think, is well worth reading. Irene gives us a window into a period of time when she created this deck, why she chose collage art for this deck and also gives us her wonderful view of how to use the cards and her interpretations of the cards.
For me, this deck has been a revelation - busting of my own myths, an unexpected special connection with the cards and an appreciation of an art form that I hadn’t really been drawn to before. Another reason why I absolutely love tarot - art and talent appreciation at its finest!
_____
From the website of the deck creator, Irene Mudd (www.guidedhandstudio.com):
The Guided Hand Tarot deck is a hand-collaged Tarot deck, created by artist and illustrator Irene Mudd. It was self-published through Kickstarter in March 2018, and has since been sold to tarot lovers from all over the world.
This deck approaches the symbolism of the Tarot from a queered, feminist perspective. It blurs many of the rigid gender binaries present in traditional tarot decks by representing queer and sometimes androgynous figures in place of many "male" or "female" archetypes. The overall aesthetic of the deck is vibrant, colorful and tactile, as it was created by hand through a combination of collage, painting, and embroidery.
The name “Guided Hand” is inspired by the muse of the deck, abstract art visionary Hilma af Klint (who makes a cameo as the High Priestess in the deck), who believed herself to be a conduit for messages from the Divine, which she would record through her art. She believed that unseen forces were guiding her hand, and maintained that her paintings did not reflect her own ideas, but that of Spirit.
Deck Details:
-card dimensions: 4.75x2.75"; box dimensions: 5.2x3.2x1.25"
-78 card, full color Tarot deck
-stored in a rigid 2-part box
-300 gsm cardstock
-includes 8 sided accordion-fold guidebook
—-
The Guided Hand Tarot Guidebook is a 44 page zine-style guide written and designed by Irene Mudd. The zine features information about the artist, insight into the deck's creation and influences, as well as original art not seen in the deck. Each of the 22 Major Arcana are analyzed, and the symbolism and aesthetics in the cards are explained in detail. Also included are quick-reference guides for the Minor Arcana, the four Suits, and more.
This guidebook was written based largely on my own interpretations and knowledge of the Tarot, from over 10 years of reading cards for myself and friends. I am not a professional tarot reader, nor am I an expert on the Tarot, and this guidebook is meant to be a basic, quick reference guide that also provides insight on the creation of the Guided Hand Tarot deck.
Guidebook details:
-Dimensions: 5.5x8.5"
-44 full color pages
-70 lb. paper, 100 lb. cover
-satin finish
-staple bound
This is a strange way to introduce this beautiful deck - but I’m going to run with it!
Traditionally, I’ve not been drawn to, or liked, collage art tarot and oracle decks - I’m not sure why. I’m often a bit ‘put off’ by pictures of people on cards, the aesthetic of ‘cut out images’ on cards (I usually like clean cut imagery, and if its people, not wanting it to be photos of real people - isn’t that funny!). This deck has gently encouraged me to revisit these long held beliefs and completely changed my mind!
The lovely and talented deck creator (Irene Mudd) has created such a special piece of work here. The card imagery is so eye-catching and requires you to look closely and consider what those images may mean to you. The colours are deep and well chosen (they draw you in) and I love the handwritten words on the cards - it feels organic, more meaningful somehow.
The deck comes with a quick reference guide, but I have bundled the deck with the full guidebook. The context that the guidebook provides about the deck, I think, is well worth reading. Irene gives us a window into a period of time when she created this deck, why she chose collage art for this deck and also gives us her wonderful view of how to use the cards and her interpretations of the cards.
For me, this deck has been a revelation - busting of my own myths, an unexpected special connection with the cards and an appreciation of an art form that I hadn’t really been drawn to before. Another reason why I absolutely love tarot - art and talent appreciation at its finest!
_____
From the website of the deck creator, Irene Mudd (www.guidedhandstudio.com):
The Guided Hand Tarot deck is a hand-collaged Tarot deck, created by artist and illustrator Irene Mudd. It was self-published through Kickstarter in March 2018, and has since been sold to tarot lovers from all over the world.
This deck approaches the symbolism of the Tarot from a queered, feminist perspective. It blurs many of the rigid gender binaries present in traditional tarot decks by representing queer and sometimes androgynous figures in place of many "male" or "female" archetypes. The overall aesthetic of the deck is vibrant, colorful and tactile, as it was created by hand through a combination of collage, painting, and embroidery.
The name “Guided Hand” is inspired by the muse of the deck, abstract art visionary Hilma af Klint (who makes a cameo as the High Priestess in the deck), who believed herself to be a conduit for messages from the Divine, which she would record through her art. She believed that unseen forces were guiding her hand, and maintained that her paintings did not reflect her own ideas, but that of Spirit.
Deck Details:
-card dimensions: 4.75x2.75"; box dimensions: 5.2x3.2x1.25"
-78 card, full color Tarot deck
-stored in a rigid 2-part box
-300 gsm cardstock
-includes 8 sided accordion-fold guidebook
—-
The Guided Hand Tarot Guidebook is a 44 page zine-style guide written and designed by Irene Mudd. The zine features information about the artist, insight into the deck's creation and influences, as well as original art not seen in the deck. Each of the 22 Major Arcana are analyzed, and the symbolism and aesthetics in the cards are explained in detail. Also included are quick-reference guides for the Minor Arcana, the four Suits, and more.
This guidebook was written based largely on my own interpretations and knowledge of the Tarot, from over 10 years of reading cards for myself and friends. I am not a professional tarot reader, nor am I an expert on the Tarot, and this guidebook is meant to be a basic, quick reference guide that also provides insight on the creation of the Guided Hand Tarot deck.
Guidebook details:
-Dimensions: 5.5x8.5"
-44 full color pages
-70 lb. paper, 100 lb. cover
-satin finish
-staple bound
