Its shortcoming is the mostly thin figures with little body-size variation to be found, which is disappointing and unfortunately in-keeping with normative ideas of fantasy figures as thin and petite. This is a queer deck, intentionally diverse, and a much needed reset to often whitewashed cis-het fantasy imagery. All the Kings are animals, which I found intriguing (a raven king for the wands, a rabbit for the coins, a dragon for the chalices, and a finch or robin-like bird for the swords). Other than the gorgeous variation in The Lovers cards, the names of the cards are familiar with the suits read as Chalices, Coins, Wands, and Swords- each with their own theme. In the guidebook, Trungles is intentional about noting the Asian and African origins of the Tarot and ensuing misappropriation powered by Imperialism that brought the tarot to Europe and gave us the familiar images we now consider ‘traditional’. There’s a good chunk of skin showing in the deck, which Trungles uses to distort expectations of what sex and gender look like in the body. In amongst the mermaids, angels, and fairies, the Star Spinner Tarot is reflective of the Rider-Waite Smith tradition but not tethered to it the images are a breath of fresh air.
Rosalind also works as a spiritual life coach and intuitive advisor helping people to become who they truly are and manifest their heart & soul’s desires into their lives: art in this deck is beautiful, bold, unendingly vibrant, which Trungles somehow manages to maintain in even the cards with a darker palette.
She is a writer who specialises in sustainable life & style, music, entertainments and wellbeing. Rosalind Medea is Life & Soul Magazine’s Chief. Trungles draws and makes comics primarily with fine ink lines.įor more, check out Trungles and you can also support his art work via Patreon Trungles’ tarot deck also explores gender and sexuality.įor instance, The Lovers card has four variations – two of a heterosexual couple, and two of same sex couples.
The artwork is fascinating and alluring, appealing to people of all ages. There is a strong fae energy in Trungles deck, as he described his style as “my subject matter tends to be centered on fairy stories coupled with iconographic traditions of Golden Age illustrators such as Arthur Rackham, Aubrey Beardsley, and Edmund Dulac”. Star Spinner Tarot: (Inclusive, Diverse, LGBTQ Deck of Tarot Cards, Modern Version of Classic Tarot Mysticism). Trungles’ Tarot Deck, which is a work in progress, is a bright, bold and modern depiction of the tarot, from this Minnesota-based artist whose specialty is comic illustration. Tarot artwork comes in all guises and for comic book artist, Trungles, it comes in the form of stunning illustrations inspired by fae, Goddesses, the elements, anime and urban illustration even.
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