Sharing this wonderful post by my WP blogging good buddy Wibi of Wibi Wonders!
I was grateful to spot a recent ‘Anatomy of an Artwork’ in the Guardian Guide on ‘The Tower’ from the 1982 “Neuzeit-Tarot” (“New Age Tarot”). It provided some interesting background to the deck I was given in 1984. Initially I used the cards a lot, mainly for others (as one should). Below is the cover of the book that I used to help me make sense of the cards. Please note that the deck in the book is not the Neuzeit one, but the Raider-Waite deck).
But let’s get back to the Neuzeit, or rather, its creator!
Walter Wegmüller(February 25, 1937 – March 26, 2020)was aSwisspainterand recording artist. According to the Guardian’s Skye Sherwin: “Wegmüller’s sensibility was steeped in 1960s and 70s counterculture. Of Roma heritage and based in Switzerland, he was an intriguing figure in a local hippy circle that included the acid guru Timothy Leary, in exile…
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just happened by WP, thinking I need to start a new blog-serial (story) and saw your byline*
In any event, scanned your post** and the line jumped out at me
“…sensibility was steeped in 1960s and 70s counterculture.”
and, I was all, “‘that was me! I was there…!”
Anyway, thought I’d stop by and comment. (Sorta like seeing someone you know from one class in school, out in the real world…
*suspect they don’t call it that, do they?
** Evelyn Wood for, “sure, I read the whole thing, who said I didn’t?!!”***
*** just to establish my 70s cred, ya know
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Heya Clark! All good man, thanks!
The post is by my blogging buddy Wibi Wonders, who like us has a big love for the 70s – actually the 60s and 80s too.
Special years!
The 90s for me is also special but still ‘maturing’ by comparison.
See ya later in the week for a SSS?
Stay cool.
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