MEDICI TAROT (Expanded) Copyright ©2009 Londa Marks ISBN-13: 978-0-9713723-7-5 ISBN:0-9713723-7-3 Published By ALCHEMIST PUBLISHING, LLC. Concept & Design By: Londa Marks Created & Written By: Londa Marks Genre: Visionary/Metaphysical Collectable Tarot Cards Credits: Commons Wiki, Wikipedia, Sandro Botticelli, Benozzo Gozzoli, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Giorgio Vasari, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Agnolo Bronzino, Jacopo Pontormo, Raffaello Sanzio, Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, Luca Giordano, Carlo Crivelli, Gustav Utens, Fra Angelico. Visit www.WorldOfTarot.com for: Tarot Games, Tarot Cards, Tarot Books and Tarot Related Merchandise. Included With Medici Tarot: • 22 Major Arcana Tarot Cards • Box (unless otherwise stated) • Instruction Booklet
Dedication Medici Tarot is dedicated to Lorenzo de` Medici (il Magnifico) January 1, 1449 –April 9, 1492, who ignited the Renaissance which ended with his demise. Without Lorenzo, the likes of Botticelli or Michelangelo may have never been known. Lorenzo de` Medici was a patron of artists who influenced the masters with his keen insight and understanding of art but hasn’t been given due credit for such. Without Lorenzo, we may never have known the likes of Botticelli, Michelangelo and many other masters of art and architecture. Artists who have influenced my art are included in this work. Lorenzo Medici was an intellectual, poet, musician, visionary, art collector, connoisseur of life, politician and business man; but mostly he was a Godsend. —Londa Marks
Richly detailed, though humbly presented, much like the 14th and 15th centuryMedici, this is a powerful tarot deck visually and spiritually. The journey begins with Londa Marks’ outline depicting her profound calling to develop this project. Undeniably, Medici Tarot project was divinely guided. One would think that Il Magnifico was indeed omnipresent and orchestrating another body of artwork; channeling Medici Tarot through Londa Marks. The pure gold of Medici Tarot is that it will cause you to analyze your own life journey; where you came from, where you are now and where you want to go. More importantly, it should inspire a call to action. When you hold Medici Tarot deck in your hands you will feel the power of Medici. Cosimo Medici, Pater Patriae, said, “Those who associate themselves with Medici always do well.”
LONDA R. MARKS Londa Marks is best selling tarot author and illustrator for Londa Tarot, Crow’s Magick Tarot, The Alchemist Tarot, The Alchemist’s Spell Tarot and Medici Tarot. He works have been published by Lord of the Rings and A&E History Channel publisher U.S. Games Systems, Inc. and Alchemist Publishing, Inc. Her works sell world wide including through her own websites. INTRODUCTION How The Medici Tarot Developed On the morning of January 1, 2009, 560 years after Lorenzo de’ Medici was born, words of Florence Italy, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Machiavelli, Medici’s and Italy in general were being spoken. Edward, my son, listened to me describe how these people and Italy have greatly influenced my art. Before this day, I did not know that it was Lorenzo’s birthday. In fact, I didn’t know anything about him and hardly knew anything about the Medici; only that the Medici family had been powerful during the Italian Renaissance. For some reason, Florence, Italy was the one place on earth that always made my ears perk up. It started when I first heard about Italian architecture in history