Pomegranate - The Fantod Pack
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Product Information
- 20 tarot-style cards predict darkly humorous outcomes
- Each card lists outcomes from unpleasant to horrible
- 32-page interpretive booklet by Madame Groeda Weyrd
- Cards measure 2 x 4 inches
- Edward Gorey's signature macabre wit throughout
- Decorative box (3 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
- Perfect for Gorey collectors and divination enthusiasts
Forecast delightfully macabre futures with Gorey's darkly comic cards
Edward Gorey transforms divination into delightfully morbid entertainment with this 20-card oracle deck that predicts calamities instead of fortunes. Each meticulously illustrated card forecasts outcomes ranging from mild inconveniences, loss of hair, breakage, thwarted ambitions, to genuinely dire fates like catarrh, spasms, and shriveling. The accompanying 32-page booklet delivers interpretations through Madame Groeda Weyrd, a fictional diviner of mixed Finnish and Egyptian extraction whose previous works include *Floating Tambourines* and the ominously titled *The Future Speaks Through Entrails*.
Gorey's signature pen-and-ink illustrations cover each 2 x 4 inch card with the same Victorian Gothic aesthetic that defines his darkly comic universe. The compact size fits comfortably in hand during readings, while the decorative box keeps everything organized between consultations with fate. Artists and Gorey enthusiasts use these cards for creative prompts, visual inspiration, or simply the pleasure of contemplating catastrophe rendered beautiful through his distinctive linework. Whether you're seeking genuine divination or appreciating Gorey's talent for finding humor in doom, this deck delivers his particular brand of elegant pessimism in portable form.
