Eternal Dream Tarot by John Glock
Review by K. Frank Jensen
The Eternal Dream Tarot is one of those few new tarot decks that still can catch my deeper interest, in contrast to the endless number of mass market packs, constantly being put out by the big tarot factories that dominate the market. In its outer form, it is a small, modest pack: 22 black and white drawings printed on fairly thin cardboard. Yet at a closer look, these images open up for a world so different from what we find in the always so predictable standard packs.
The deck is created by USA artist John Glock, who also
produces and sells it himself. It is not a limited edition deck, but it looks
like one and the quality is excellent. The cards, which come in a box and
sleeve cover, are relatively large (80 x 117 millimetres) and they are surrounded
by a narrow black border. There is purposely no accompanying booklet to tell
the viewer details about the cards. There are no titles nor any numbering,
which leaves it to the viewer to decide which card is which. At first, it
appears to be quite easy but by the end of the process you may find that you
made some mistakes on the way. Then you go back again, and realize that many
of these cards actually hold elements from various tarot cards and that each
owner may come
up with her/his own conception of how they relate to the
traditional tarot. As the author states on the cover. "Based on
traditional and alternative tarot philosophies and spiritual beliefs, as
well as on psychological concepts, The Eternal Dream Tarot stresses expanded
creativity and interpretation".
