To me the cards have a whimsical, British holiday, poster feel that I love. But WOW, how could she have the audacity to just blatantly copy?! It’s as if she drew the deck on a whim for herself, and then later decided to actually publish it quickly, without bothering to change those she actually traced….as if no-one would notice. It’s a strange move, tbh.
@rjformation9038Ай бұрын
How do you edge your tarot cards?
@ingridakemzuraiteАй бұрын
I do not like nudity in the cards but somehow I prefer the original 9 of wands. I am surprised people were not OK with this card because there are so many decks with even much more nudity, the thing is that it is mainly female nudity… so I am wondering why male nudity received such a feedback (I guess it was a strong one if the author decided to add a new card).. and in the new version of the card, indeed, there could be some scars visible thru ripped clothes to emphasize the message. I do like better the original coloring of the art, however, the difference is slight.
@Nicole-zr1me2 ай бұрын
Wow this is much worse than I was expecting. I’m a commercial artist. You can’t copy the exact forms from something else that’s in your same market. You can take multiple forms of inspiration to make something new. It’s very clear these concepts were stolen. It’s too bad because her art style is so gorgeous. I was interested in this deck until I saw this.
@Sonofvillages2 ай бұрын
هل يمكن أن أتواصل معك❤
@PoojaSharma-yy1vg2 ай бұрын
But still mermaid tarot by Dame&Darcy looks better to me. More fun and more vibrant deck for sure. Lo scarabeo one is giving me serious vibes. 🙄
@andreacaldwell82743 ай бұрын
I hope you kept both! 😊 And I prefer the original version of the 9 of wands.
@lightdancer22517 ай бұрын
Nice collection
@lightdancer22517 ай бұрын
I saw Candy soil and soul, pair the muse with the voyager tarot and it was amazing together made me go by the muse as I wasn’t that attracted to it. I love it now..
@tierraprincessofwands7 ай бұрын
They should have given those 2 decks different names. They are so different from eachother ❤
@ultravioletpisces36667 ай бұрын
I literally don’t have a problem with any of these… some are definitely “copied” but that’s also basically the history of tarot. Her art work is unique. And many cards have the same arrangement of items (as per the RWS). The the oar positionszzz so many 8 of wands look like this… Pamela Coleman Smith copied a lot of the imagery from an older deck as well.
@MummyBrown7 ай бұрын
“Some are definitely copied…” point made. Adding flair to traced linework is unethical and it is indeed stealing. There are numerous cases of this that have proven this to be factual within the American legal system: Shepard Fairey and his Hope poster, Hedy Lamarr vs. Corel Paint for example. “I literally don’t have a problem with any of these.” Cool. Some of us do. This clearly isn’t a discussion for you.
@jacqueevelyn64113 ай бұрын
I was thinking much the same, they are RWS inspired like so many decks. I like the Art in both decks and many other RWS decks and will most likey buy both if given the chance
@VLoveTarot8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the side by side! Have you crossed paths with the Winter's Embrace oracle?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/i32qY6x-jtilgbs
@fluffyfluff79028 ай бұрын
I cannot thank you enough for your attention to details and giving this a serious consideration it deserves. I would have been livid and angry with myself if I had purchased the deck and found this out after the fact. Please consider doing this as a series covering these types of news to help us make informed decisions and ascertain we support the artists who actually work hard and put forth their original creations.
@godspark65588 ай бұрын
Labels were meant to be identified for communication purposes, not to separated by who's good or who's bad. Religion has been one of the big culprits of control, fear and manipulation by categorizing each person. This is where we are headed again, even more so by government now. We are everybody and everything and not what people think we are. The behavioral credit score is another one that does not phase me. It's just a number that they think makes you better and more worthy than the next by how deep in debt you can get in the matrix system. As far as the word witch, or tarot. I don't limit myself to what I can say or do because it's good, bad, or evil. What's bad or good to one is opposite the other. When AI takes its majority role this next year, your choices will be made for you. You can separate beings, race, faith, weight, height, financial, vaccinated or unvaccinated, age, gender, looks, what you drive, political party and so on...😮
@soniacnazareth9 ай бұрын
I love the 9 of Wands from Terra Volatile. It's so different and powerful. Terra Volatile tarot is very special to me.
@tarotfortheheathens95569 ай бұрын
Did you order the big guidebook? I’m waiting to open mine for Christmas!
@soniacnazareth9 ай бұрын
@@tarotfortheheathens9556 Not yet but I will 🤗
@laurabondurant50969 ай бұрын
Is your deck available?
@tarotfortheheathens95569 ай бұрын
Hello again! I just responded to your other comment. It’s in the works! Thank you for your patience!!!!!
@laurabondurant50969 ай бұрын
Thank you! Really enjoyed it. Have you gotten the Pip Speak. Absolutely stunning. I love Zara and her creativity. Is your deck out. I must investigate.
@tarotfortheheathens95569 ай бұрын
Hi there! No, I haven’t gotten that deck, but will check it out! As far as my deck, I’m working on the box with help and will be getting the design to the printer soon. Then, test decks will need to be printed. Sorry so slow, but it’s getting there. Thank you!
@robgau25019 ай бұрын
Just for those who don't know, the Dark Grimoire deck is based completely on H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror stories, like Call of Cthulhu. The man on the back of the cards is Lovecraft himself. The monsters on the cards are real creatures from his stories.
@melissagerber72319 ай бұрын
I have Legacy of the Divine and Gilded Tarot Royale.
@astralxpriestess927010 ай бұрын
Next time when you compare them, can you compare them with the exact same cards? Instead of two different cads from two different decks.
@SabrinaDawn44410 ай бұрын
I'm also torn but I had no idea until i watched this video today. If I didn't already own the first Dame Darcy deck I wouldn't purchase it. Also, i will never purchasw from her again because of how blatant it is. I don't appreciate how she's handled it either. With that all said, becausevi already own it, I'm still going to work with it. If having this information changes the way i work with it then I will donate it. Geesh is it ever so obvious!
@user-ov9cq4hj9i10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Amazing explanation
@TheMimicFanOFFICAL11 ай бұрын
i love your content!
@MummyBrown11 ай бұрын
As an artist myself, I’m going to say that DD 100% copied the questionable Lo Scorabeo artwork enough to go back and change the cards she changed, and they were copied with intention. Scan both cards in question, overlay one over the other in Photoshop/ Procreate to line up the art in question and you will see that the questionable line work matches EXACTLY. That’s a blatant indication of copying, my friend. There is a strange belief about what’s copying and what isn’t in the art world. Here, many argue that minor details such as color palette, one element slightly set askew, or a slightly different crop, or her art style vs theirs isn’t enough to argue copying but the US Court system has shown that’s simply not the case. The case of Minnie Garcia vs Shepard Fairey in regards to the Obama “Hope” poster and more recently the Supreme Court case of Lynn Goldsmith vs. the Warhol Foundation have brought more attention to how violations of this kind are recognized and how important it is to understand when this involves monetary compensation and licensing violations. The key elements in the above cases, and here in this deck, are that the work must be “transformative” versus “derivative.” Shifting a crop, changing colors, even DD’s own style of drawn elements are arguably not enough to argue that her work isn’t derivative of the Lo Scorabeo deck. For anyone thinking this isn’t considered a copy of the Lo Scorabeo deck, I ask that you go and look at the two cases I listed above and see that if those two cases didn’t fly in terms of copyright, this one most definitely wouldn’t either. As an artist, this is inappropriate. Any artist that’s being intellectually honest knows it’s wrong and why. In terms of business, I promise you that’s why she changed those particular cards. There are the above precedents showing that this is more of a direct copy than those two high profile cases that proved what is considered bad form and legally reprehensible. Thank you so much for the side to side comparison. I heard about this controversy and I’m only now seeing it firsthand. For anyone not knowing, the same can be said for DD’s artwork in a lot of her Queen Alice deck. Her artwork clearly is traced over Sir John Tenniel’s art as well. The illustrations are no longer copyrighted and are in the public domain so legally that’s not an issue. Now morally, that’s a whole other story all together.
@ultravioletpisces36667 ай бұрын
Why would it be immoral if the art is no longer in copywrite and obviously her style is very different?
@MummyBrown7 ай бұрын
@@ultravioletpisces3666 because at that point you’re just tracing other artists artwork, it’s not your own artwork. Copyright gives the artist a legal case against you, think of the issue of the Obama ‘Hope’ posters and the legal ramifications that brought for Shepard Fairey. It’s well known by artists that the work you’re selling must be transformative art and not redundant, otherwise you’re taking money from the other artists pocket as that’s how artists make a living. After the legal issue is taken off of the table, it becomes a question about tracing then making money off of that original artist’s hard work. That puts it within the bounds of morality as there is no legal case to be had from after the copyright runs out.
@ultravioletpisces36667 ай бұрын
@@MummyBrown well she didn’t JUST trace.
@MummyBrown7 ай бұрын
@@ultravioletpisces3666 that’s actually the argument. If you overlay her artwork over the artwork she’s tracing and actually see how much of this falls directly in line with the artwork she’s tracing, you’d be surprised. If that doesn’t give you pause, that’s a ‘you’ thing. As an artist, this is one of the things you learn in art school is a big no-no. That’s ripping people off.
@SomethingStartsRingingTarot Жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for this detailed walkthrough! Your comments about the specific sigils and symbolism really showed me the magic in this deck!! High on my wishlist! 😊
@jannertfol Жыл бұрын
Interesting video. However, I found myself wanting to see the whole card as you were shuffling through to show us what you'd done, but the camera cut off the bottom of the cards quite a lot. I just bought the Cosmic Tarot, and have been considering taking off that white border...not sure yet, if I want to or not, but yours looks excellent ...although, again, it was hard to see the bottom part of the cards in the video.
@tarotfortheheathens9556 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes you realize after the fact what was going on with the camera, but lesson learned!!! Thank you for your comment!
@ultravioletpisces3666 Жыл бұрын
6:44 that type of imperfection would not bother me… it would probably actually add a bit of charm. It’s a Victorian style deck… historically I think things were much less perfect.
@ultravioletpisces3666 Жыл бұрын
13:58 14:16 whoa love at first site
@dianad7759 Жыл бұрын
Best walkthrough of this deck. Just ordered it and can’t wait to start becoming familiar with it! Than you.
@tamipie Жыл бұрын
I hate to tell you, but a bunch of those kind of flapper 20's pirates are inspired by a whole other artist. I am a life-long artist, and I recognize the exact copies of certain lines, but it doesn't erase the Dame's style. She took a bunch of different artists and turned them into a great deck... I have seen worse with no remorse. I love the deck. You can pry it out of my cold dead hands. I also got the earliest iteration with the changed artwork. The switch was painfully obvious. I like the changed cards. But the first edition still wins. It feels like it was drawn on bar napkins in the early hours of the morning after clubbing all night in Atlantic City. I also really really love Queen Alice Tarot!😊
@ultravioletpisces36667 ай бұрын
Yeah if it was a male artist… man they rip each other off like crazy lol.
@thelestrangelair Жыл бұрын
I wasn't aware of either of these, thank you. Bella L
@LuckSpinner Жыл бұрын
That Dark Grimoire deck is awesome! Agreed on the creepy cards, there's a lot of symbolism in some of them that isn't too wholesome. Cheers! 🍀
@tarotfortheheathens9556 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites!
@Littlemissdirtbag Жыл бұрын
So basically a border ruins a whole deck connection for you? That's really really narrow-minded. Reminds me of the cardstock snobs.
@tarotfortheheathens9556 Жыл бұрын
To each their own. Thanks for the comment!
@SN-sz7kw Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@SN-sz7kw Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@KristenLouiseTarot Жыл бұрын
I usually hate borders, but I really like the white borders on the Somnia Tarot. I think it makes the dark images pop. It also reminds me of a polaroid.
@QueenAusetHeru Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I bought the Golden Girls tarot immediately after it was released. I did find it odd that you called Sophia closed minded. For her age, I found her to be extremely open minded. She didn't discriminate based on race, class or gender. And, she helped Blanche come to terms with her brother's sexuality. I thought she was extremely progressive for someone born in the late 1800s.
@tarotfortheheathens9556 Жыл бұрын
You're right! She often does come around, but her initial opinions are what I was referring to. I always found Dorothy to be the progressive one and Sophia was always the thorn in her side. But, she often had the best advice...almost as if she were giving it to herself. 😊 Thanks for your insightful comment!
@jennathewitch9061 Жыл бұрын
The Crystal Unicorn Tarot pairs well with the Crystal Mandala Oracle by Alana Fairchild.
@garbo9951 Жыл бұрын
Wow that is beautiful. I love the warmer tone more saturated version but I don’t like tuck boxes! 😂. In the new deck do you get both the old and the new nine of wands. It’s interesting there are other violent images reflective of our troubled history but people seem to focus on certain ones. But when the then the cards are changed they turns into something that doesn’t show the shadow side of our existence that the card is intended to reflect. It’s a complicated issue.
@garbo9951 Жыл бұрын
I know I have commented on this before but I finally sat down with a fine paint marker and relabeled everything. I love this deck so much but a lot of it didn’t work until now. Thank you thank you thank you for your time and care and awesome understanding of symbols and meanings. ❤❤❤ . Grateful to put this deck in regular circulation. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@tarotfortheheathens9556 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Talk about synchronicity! I was rummaging through my decks last night and pulled this out and went card by card next to my Soul Trees Ascension oracle deck! I really love this deck too and would never get rid of it after this reorganization. I'm so happy it works for you as well. Thank you!! ❤️
To be honest, some of the cards are basically identical in the first edition. To me that’s copying, not just being inspired. I’m glad she went on to change it in the second edition.
@cristinagimnez8292 Жыл бұрын
wonderful decks , loved!!
@andreasplosky8516 Жыл бұрын
I wish I had the Mary-El 1st edition. They changed the cards in the 2nd edition, and it lost power because of it. The Somnia is fantastic. I wish it was easier to obtain, where I live.
@lynnebelhorma4096 Жыл бұрын
Hi where can I buy these beautiful cards please. I live in the uk.Thank you.Lynne.😊
@MelanatedNerdd Жыл бұрын
I love this. Which color blue did you use to edge it?
@garbo9951 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 such a beautiful deck but not quite right. Well done!
@mohammedakram4529 Жыл бұрын
I really like the art tarot. I've searched on Google but I can't find anyone selling it, not on eBay or Amazon.
@banehelsing7541 Жыл бұрын
Hmmmm this is a tricky one… 1st off, thank you for sharing this comparison, I found it quite interesting and I literally had no idea that this deck had copyright issues up until a few hours ago 😂It’s a well loved deck from within the tarot community. Let’s see, how can I add onto this discussion without sounding condescending 😅😂🤣 Coming from a background of art myself, and considering myself to be quite terrible at drawing but at the same time I love drawing, I have always found it EXCEPTIONALLY difficult to separate “inspiration” vs “copying” mainly because our perspectives as humans are going to be different. So what I mean is that what I may consider to be “inspiration” could very much be “copying” to someone else and vice versa. To me, it was VERY clear that Dame Darcy was “inspired” by the Lo Scorabeo Mermaid Tarot and most definitely “copied poses”…. BUT, the same can be said of the Lo Scarabeo Mermaid tarot!!! They copied many cards off of RWS - the difference here would be that the RWS images are quite possibly out of copyright. The other thing to keep in mind is that Dame Darcy has her own style that is a totally different art style than the art in the Lo Scarabeo Mermaid Tarot. If I was more “into” this particular deck (it’s never really called out to me, as much as I love mermaids none of the tarot decks have depicted mermaids the way I relate to them, same with the Fae), I wouldn’t allow the drama to dictate my appreciation of the deck, or the need to not purchase or keep it because of the drama. We all make mistakes, and artists are constantly inspired by others and blatantly copy a number of things from other artists, especially if we’re insecure in our own work, and at least she attempted to course-correct her deck without much blow back ❤
@fluffyfluff79028 ай бұрын
If you come from an art background and still struggle to differentiate the difference between plagiarism/theft and “inspiration”, your teachers may have failed you or you have come across this issue and believe that it is open to dispute or interpretation. It’s not. If in doubt, I challenge you to duplicate any author’s or known painter’s work and publish it as your own creation. You’ll likely be a cautionary tale or case study in a masterclass about how to ruin your professional reputation with one foolish decision. That aside, stealing artwork or any object intended for magickal work from another artist is far more conscequemtial in terms of ruin because it’s not just the original artist that got ripped off but also the spirits that inspired their work or to whom (again, spirits) the work is dedicated. It is quite possibly the worst thing you can do that even a rookie of any field would know NOT to do. Do you for example walk into a temple or a church and steal the candle offerings and sell it to someone else? Do you steal those candles and then act like the spirits won’t notice and light it up as your own offering? That may work with MFA cohorts of clueless Bambi’s who may think every wheel can be reinvented and they’re the next big shit but I’m afraid that is not going to fly. You’re welcome on a ethical reasoning in art or art history 101 crash course your school never taught you. Pro tip: Pixie’s artwork is no longer protected by copyright yes, however it is a fundamental expectation that any and all tarot professionals have a working knowledge of tarot art (it’s part of the job!) as differentiated by schools of thought/traditions such as RWS, Thoth, Marseilles, etc and most seasoned tarot readers can tell you the name of the artist for decks they work with.
@ultravioletpisces36667 ай бұрын
@@fluffyfluff7902many of these poses and the iconography appear very similar across many tarot decks.
@paperstorycraft Жыл бұрын
I had no idea that Lo Scarabeo even had a mermaid deck. I do feel the two decks are different and I like the changes made to Dames as it added a bit of diversity. But leaves a icky feeling knowing that it was copied a bit.