New Century Tarot

In 1989, Rolf Eichelmann's wife gave him the book Tarot Classic. It inspired him to begin a tarot journey that ended in the creation of the New Century Tarot. Eichelmann sketched the majors while on La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands, and finished the deck in 2002 in his homeland, Germany. The images for the major arcana have similar backgrounds. The upper half is a row of reddish trees, while the lower half is a more open landscape. The details on each card are unique. Eichelmann explains the symbolism in the instruction booklet. Each suit also has a characteristic background - clouds and a sky of distinctive colors. For pentacles, the sky is yellow with reddish clouds (see right). Each minor card also has a decorative vail in the center for the suit symbols. At the bottom there is a small scene highlighting each card's meaning.

Deck

Number of
Cards Card
Size Copyright Publisher Card Back Design

78
22 major
56 minor
3 1/4"
x
4 3/8" 2003 U. S. Games [back design]

Deck
Number of Cards	Card Size	Copyright	Publisher	Card Back Design
78 22 major 56 minor	3 1/4" x 4 3/8"	2003	U. S. Games

Also Included: instruction booklet (35 pages), title card, description card

Category: Tarot

Major Arcana Card Names:
Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Hierophant,
Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, Wheel, Justice,
Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon,
Sun, Judgment, World
Suit Names: Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles
Court Cards: King, Queen, Knight, Page
Language of Card Titles: English
Style of Numbered Suit Cards: symbolic pictures
Other Comments: instruction booklet describes the cards, but not techniques for using them

Sample Card Images:

[King of Wands] [7 of Swords] [Hang Man]