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My visit to Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer, The French Playing Card Museum

10/11/2021

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PictureFront & oldest part of the museum was formerly the Château d'Issy of the Princes of Conti.
While it's been a few years since I went to the Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer, it's about time I shared some photos of the tarot and Lenormand cards that I viewed during my visit. The pièce de résistance is one of the oldest known tarot cards, a 15th-century hand-painted gold-stamped work.

​I also share photos of some fascinating antique playing cards. There are many cards in their collection as you'd imagine. Please excuse some of my photos. I shot these in 2015 using a Samsung Note 2, so the photos just don't compare to current smart phones. That, plus the challenge of taking photos through display glass sometimes made it difficult to capture the cards. (They keep it dim in there, which actually made browsing the museum's collection a delight!) I did spend some time adjusting the photos in an app to try to improve them, but there's nothing I could do about light reflection. I hope you still enjoy looking through these!

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A view from the second floor gallery in the modern part of the museum, which holds the bulk of the collection.

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Lua Decks Nominated for 2021 CARTA Awards

10/7/2021

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The Lua Tarot and Lenormand have been nominated for the 2021 CARTA awards!

The Lua Tarot has been nominated for the following categories:

*Best Tarot Deck
*Best Self-Published Tarot Deck
*Outstanding Artistic Achievement

The Lua Lenormand has been nominated for:
*Best Oracle Deck

I'm so grateful and honored to have my work be included in the International Tarot Foundation judges' nominees list among some really incredible decks! 

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Pluto Stations Direct & the Persisting USA's Pluto Return

10/6/2021

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My first unpacking of the USA's Pluto Return is in this post, which I wrote when it stationed retrograde (Rx) in April. I wanted to write more on Pluto Return since Pluto just stationed direct (October 6th) after being Rx for 6 months!

The synchronicity of this astro event is really interesting, considering it's on the heels of the Facebook whistleblower's testimony yesterday, and after FB shut down for part of the day!

In my opinion, much of the struggle the USA seems to be facing during its Pluto Return is the deepest divisiveness and polarization, which seems to have been fomented by the FB algorithm's preference for negative posts since they get the most engagement.

Tristan Harris, Founder of the Center for Humane Technology, recently stated after Frances Haugen's testimony that:​
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We are more profitable if we are addicted, outraged, irritable, disinformed, and polarized than if we're a human being.

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    Maree Bento is a collage artist and practitioner of the mystical & healing arts.

    She’s a professional tarot reader and veteran deck creator born under a Sagittarius Sun with a Libra Rising & Capricorn Moon conjunct Pallas Athena. She's been stepping up her astrology studies the last few years, after a years-long hobby interest in the subject.

    Maree has been a licensed massage therapist for 17 years practicing various holistic modalities for body, mind, and spiritual well-being & connection. 
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    Her background in the healing arts deepened her intuitive abilities and inspires her present approach to tarot, creativity, ritual, and divination. 

    She loves to travel and enjoys connecting with family, friends, & animals. She lives in Pacific NW U.S.A. with her beloved, David, and their huggable hound, Dante where they hike rain or shine. 

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