Tarot and horoscope

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This is one of a series of Lo Scarabeo decks designed expressly for the American market, or so I would guess. In the instructions for the deck, instead of the usual note from Minetti or the artists, was one from Carl Weschcke, who happens to be the head of Llewellyn Worldwide.

Since buying Llewellyn in 1960, Weschcke has worked tirelessly to promote magic. He’s specifically marketed to teens & Latinos, hence the Spanish instructions with the deck. Since Minetti would have included notes in French, Italian & German as well, it would seem that Minetti has no interest in marketing this deck in Europe. This deck is presumably part of Weschcke’s Teen Witch project that dates from 1998. (Silver RavenWolf gets author credit for Teen Witch, but it’s clearly Weschcke’s project.) In the notes to this deck, Weschcke says, The Witchy Tarot is for the young at heart, new to the road of life.
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