Surrealism and the Tarot host and allude to the transient

and allude to the transient nature of life

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and pairings inspired by the pagan calendar

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Surrealism and the Tarot host and allude to the transientYou may know Salvador Dal's striking surrealist tarot deck, or Leonora Carrington's recently discovered tarot designs, perhaps even Andr Breton's mysterious novel Arcane 17, inspired by The Star card. These well known examples hint at a much deeper story the rich and complex relationship between Surrealism and the tarot. The surrealists turned to tarot cards for divination, certainly, yet this represents only one facet of their extensive and versatile