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| Posted: Mon May 13th, 2019 10:49 am |
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Erik Pollitt
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Hi everyone! My name's Erik, I'm from a place in England called Pendle. It's a place steeped in mycsticism and witchcraft. The Pendle Witches roamed the countryside here 400 years ago, in 1652, George Fox climbed the hill and had a vision on the summit spurring him to create the Quaker movement. Everyone from JRR Tolkien to Charles Dickens to William Shakespeare have all visited and been influenced by the rugged, mystical landscape.
When I was growing up, my mum was an avid Tarot reader. I used to watch her practice, and sometimes could hear her reading the cards to visitors. It was always a spine tingling experience! I used to love the artwork on her cards (never alowed to touch, obviously!), but there was just something about it that enticed me into this world of magick & energy. She also used to buy and sell rare books, and some of the volumes that she had were truly magnificent. Stunning illustrations, woodcuts and engravings were to be found within the leather bindings and I remember sneaking a look at them when my parents were out of the house!
One of my favourite volumes was called Dictionnaire Infernal. A French collection of demons, occult & mythical beings and events. The pictures in there were tiny - only about 4cm square, but they were just so detailed! You might have seen some of the images of demons and monsters & things-that-go-bump in-the-night doing the rounds on the internet. They're truly remarkable images.
A couple of images in the book stuck with me for years. One was a sea full of people with angels bearing down on them with horns, the other was a man in flamboyant costume merrily skipping along whilst being chased by a dog. It seemed very clear that they were images from the Tarot - Judgement & The Fool.
I promptly forgot all about it, and forgot all about the book for many years until it came up in conversation a few months ago. I was explaining to a friend that I beleved that a full deck of Tarot images were secretly hidden within the book. I tested the theory by taking a few of the tiny images, repairing any damage, cleaning them up and then colourising them to make the detail pop.
As a bit of fun, I mocked up a couple of cards & showed them to some friends, explaining the story of where the images came from. They immediately asked me if I intended to publish the completed deck, as they would love a copy....
And that's what brings me here. I'd love to share my work so far, get your feedback & maybe even get your suggestions. It would mean a massive amount to me, and if it helps get this secret Tarot deck out into the public, then that's a worthwhile thing to do :)
Sorry for rambling on! I'll post my updates & designs in this thread, please feel free to share links to the project with anyone you may think might be interested :)
My facebook page is here, if you want to view & share socially! Thank you!
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| Posted: Mon May 13th, 2019 10:53 am |
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Here's a few other pictures of the cards, hope you like them :)
 Last edited on Mon May 13th, 2019 10:58 am by Erik Pollitt
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| Posted: Tue May 14th, 2019 08:56 pm |
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Reece
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Following this on Facebook. Definitely keep me posted there for a publishing date :)
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| Posted: Wed May 15th, 2019 06:04 pm |
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Erik Pollitt
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^Will do, thanks. Hopefully, it'll be sooner, rather than later... but there are a LOT of cards to finish! :)
Here's a couple more finished cards.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 1st, 2019 03:47 pm |
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Hi folk.
It' been a while since an update.... Mainly due to me working on the cards rather than talking about them. I suck at multi-tasking! 
I've now finished over a third of the cards, so I thought it would be good to start the pre-launch stuff. I'll be launching on Kickstarter in the not-too-distant future, but as I am terrified of nobody buying anything, I'm going to build up an audience before launching.
If you are interested in obtaining the deck then please head over to Kickstarter, and click 'notify me'.
As a reward, you'll be the first to get access to some very special one-of-a-kind items, as well as exclusive earlybird discounts.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/infernal/the-infernal-tarot-a-200-year-old-secret-tarot-deck?ref=clipboard-prelaunch
Also if you know anyone else who may be interested in the deck, please feel free to share. The more people who know about the set, the more confident I will be to hit the 'launch' button!
In the meantime, here's a couple of new images for your perrusal. There's also some comparison images to help people see what I spotted originally in the Dictionnaire Infernal! Enjoy!
Oh and if anyone has any questions, ask away!
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22nd, 2020 12:46 pm |
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This is launching next week.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 23rd, 2020 10:49 am |
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gregory
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Yes; I'm waiting to click ! (It's in the UK - I can DO it !!! no £8 to the post office.)
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| Posted: Tue Feb 25th, 2020 10:21 am |
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This is going live on Friday, apparently. Last edited on Tue Feb 25th, 2020 10:21 am by Reece
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28th, 2020 01:07 pm |
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It's a GO! Just pledged...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28th, 2020 02:22 pm |
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Backed. Go forth and do likewise, everyone ! (He's actually almost there already - in ONE DAY ! less than £500 to go.)
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28th, 2020 02:39 pm |
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Can I just say.... WOW!
Thank you everyone! I shall post again properly later when I've got over the shock! :)Last edited on Fri Feb 28th, 2020 02:39 pm by Erik Pollitt
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28th, 2020 04:12 pm |
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Congratulations - I see it's fully funded ! Way to go Eric !
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| Posted: Sat Feb 29th, 2020 02:48 pm |
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gregory wrote:
Congratulations - I see it's fully funded ! Way to go Eric !
Thank you! It's been a fantastic response!
I'm just pleased people like them!
Just a quick update. Now over 350% to target. Stunned! If anyone still wants earlybird offers, some are still available.
The most popular one - Soothsayer level with discount ends in 9 hours, so if anyone wants it, now's your chance!
Thanks everyone for your support. If you want to help, sharing the Kickstarter in forums, Facebook groups & on social media would be really helpful!
Erik
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| Posted: Thu Mar 26th, 2020 09:42 pm |
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2 days left before the Kickstarter ends. If anyone still wants a limited edition copy of the Infernal Tarot, grab it while you can!
http://www.tinyurl.com/infernaltarot
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