Surrealist Tarot

The Surrealist Tarot was created during the summer of 2010 by the artist, novelist, and filmmaker Ari Bach. The red/green colorblind artist’s background in esoteric and occult symbolism allowed him to break from tarot tradition, coming up with his own loose system not tied to Thoth, Rider, or any other methodology. Surrealist was only the second known deck to ever use the LaVey Personality Synthesizer in its deck structure.

Tarotsmith.com delivers tarot readings with the Surrealist Tarot and other decks created with a primary focus on esoteric and occult symbolism. The deck also has its own page dedicated to the various readings available. And if you’re not completely familiar with the cards yet, you can study the deck structure and card meanings here on SurrealistTarot.com.

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Major Arcana

0 I II III IV V
The Fool The Sorcerer The Sorceress The Empress The Emperor The Theocrat
  Fool    Sorcerer  Sorceress  Empress    Emperor  Theocrat 
           
VI VII VIII IX X XI
The Lovers The Slave Balance The Hermit The Norn Fortitude
Lovers Slave Balance Hermit Norn Fortitude
           
XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII
The Hanged Man Death Swamp The Devils The Tower The Constellation
 Hanged Man       Death         Swamp        Devils        Tower     Constellation
           
  XVIII XIX XX XXI  
The Moon The Sun Beast The Chamber
  Moon Sun Beast Chamber  

Minor Arcana

           
    Wands     Cups     Swords   Pentacles *
Ace Ace of Wands Ace of Cups Ace of Swords Ace of Pentacles Kether
         
2 2 of Wands 2 of Cups 2 of Swords 2 of Pentacles Chokmah
           
3 3 of Wands 3 of Cups 3 of Swords 3 of Pentacles Binah
           
4 4 of Wands 4 of Cups 4 of Swords 4 of Pentacles Chesed
           
5 5 of Wands 5 of Cups 5 of Swords 5 of Pentacles Geburah
           
6 6 of Wands 6 of Cups 6 of Swords 6 of Pentacles Tiphareth
           
7 7 of Wands 7 of Cups 7 of Swords 7 of Pentacles Netzach
           
8 8 of Wands 8 of Cups 8 of Swords 8 of Pentacles Hod
           
9 9 of Wands 9 of Cups 9 of Swords 9 of Pentacles Yesod
           
10 10 of Wands 10 of Cups 10 of Swords 10 of Pentacles Malkuth
* Fire Water Air Earth *

Court Cards

           
    Wands     Cups     Swords   Pentacles *
Page Page of Wands Page of Cups Page of Swords Page of Pentacles Earth
           
Knight Knight of Wands Knight of Cups Knight of Swords Knight of Pentacles Air
           
Queen Queen of Wands Queen of Cups Queen of Swords Queen of Pentacles Water
           
King King of Wands King of Cups King of Swords King of Pentacles Fire
* Fire Water Air Earth *
  • Elemental and Tree of Life correspondences for this deck are shown merely as a general guideline for those who like to use these systems. The artist did not structure the deck around these correspondences, and would also like to add that he will never tell a reader how to manage the cards. Even the Major Arcana numbers were added only as a point of reference, and not according to the artist’s designs.