The Fantod Pack

October 14, 2007

I mentioned elsewhere that I would love to see an Edward Gorey Tarot. While not a Tarot deck, there is something called the Fantod Pack that uses Gorey’s artwork to create a deck for Cartomancy.

From the Gorey House website:

Each of the 20 cards forecasts a list of outcomes for the user ranging from the merely unpleasant (loss of hair, breakage, thwarted ambitions) to the downright horrible (catarrh, spasms, shriveling). The 32-page booklet provides interpretation of the cards courtesy of one Madame Groeda Weyrd

This deck is a re-print of the original, and reportedly of much higher quality. Described on the site as “a kaleidoscope of catastrophe”. According to the Free Dictionary, the definition of the word fantod is, 1. a. A state of nervous irritability. b. Nervous movements caused by tension. 2. An outburst of emotion; a fit. Certainly understandable if you are caught in a kaleidoscope of catastrophe.

Now that the Halloween season is approaching, this deck has created quite a stir on one of the Tarot forums I read.

Here is where you can get a reading from the Fantod, or view the entire deck.

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