The Game of Saturn ~ Decoding the Sola-Busca Tarocchi Deck

DescriptionThe Game of Saturn is a scholarly study of the enigmatic Renaissance masterwork known as the Sola-Busca tarot. It reveals the existence of a pagan liturgical and ritual tradition active amongst members of the Renaissance elite & encoded within the deck. Beneath its beautifully decorated surface, its imagery ranges from the obscure to the grotesque. We encounter scenes of homoeroticism, wounding, immolation and decapitation redolent of hidden meanings, violent transformations and obscure rites.For the first time in over 500 years, clues embedded in the cards reveal a dark gnostic grimoire. Replete with pagan theurgical and astral magical rites.Conveyed from Constantinople to Italy in the dying years of the Byzantine Empire. George Gemistos Plethon sought to ensure the survival of the living essence of Neoplatonic theurgy by transplanting it to the elite families of the Italian Renaissance. Within that violent and sorcerous milieu, Plethon’s vision of a theurgically enlightened elite mutated into its dark shadow – a Saturnian brotherhood, operating within a cosmology of predation, which sought to channel the draconian current to preserve elite wealth, power and control.This development marks the birth of ‘illumined elite’ over three centuries before Adam Weishaupt’s ‘Illuminati.’ The deck captures the essence of this magical tradition and constitutes a Western terma whose talismanic properties may serve to establish an initiatory link with the current.Fully explores the historical context for the deck’s creation against the background of tense Ferrarese-Venetian diplomatic intrigue and espionage. The recovery of the deck’s encoded narratives constitutes a significant contribution to Renaissance scholarship, art history, tarot studies and the history of esotericism.Sola-Busca Tarocchi: Brand new copy of the sold out Sola-Busca Tarocchi tarot deck from Scarlet Imprint. The deck is Brand New and the cards are still sealed. The first faithful reproduction since its creation over 500 years ago. The cards respect the dimensions of the originals and are printed with the original marbled design on the reverse. Accompanied by a Guide to the trumps and court cards by Peter Mark Adams. The information in the booklet is derived from original research published in The Game of Saturn.The Game of Saturn by Peter Mark Adams ~ Scarlet Imprint Scarlet Imprint ✢ Hardcover edition bound in black shantung cloth with imperial purple endpapers, limited to 800 copies.Sola-Busca Tarocchi Scarlet Imprint ✢ 78 card Tarocchi deck with mini book and box, limited to 800 copies