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This is a limited-run edition of Patrick Valenza's Marseille tarot, printed and distributed by Deviant Moon Inc. directly from his studio. The Full Spectrum Paradoxical line inverts and intensifies colour across the entire spectrum, producing neon-like, high-contrast images against deep dark backgrounds. The Minor Arcana follow the traditional Marseille approach: non-scenic pip cards without narrative scenes.
Printed in a small run from Valenza's studio in New York.
Only 10 left in stock
The Tarot de Marseille is one of the oldest tarot systems in existence. Patrick Valenza uses that system as a foundation and pulls it through his own unmistakable visual language: dark figures, dreamlike creatures, and in the Full Spectrum Paradoxical Edition, a full colour spectrum that reads like neon light in a dark alley.
This deck is released by Deviant Moon Inc., the label through which Valenza distributes his work from his studio in New York. It is not a mass-market production. The print run is limited, and the cards are printed and packaged by the maker himself.
The Major Arcana follows classic Marseille iconography, but the colours are fully inverted and amplified. Where a standard Marseille deck works in muted ochre and medieval blue, this edition uses electric green, glowing purple, and sharp red against deep dark backgrounds. The contrast is extreme.
The Minor Arcana are pip cards: cards two through ten show repeated suit symbols in a pattern, without narrative scenes. That is the core of the Marseille tradition, and here it looks just as vivid and idiosyncratic as the rest of the deck.
The deck also includes an alternate Strength card rendered in 'Technicolor'. Valenza also regularly hides small creatures and symbols in the borders of the cards, details that only appear when you take the time to look.
For those used to Rider-Waite-Smith cards, this deck requires a different approach. The pip cards tell no story in image. You read them through numerology and the logic of the elements: three stands for growth, Cups stand for emotion, so the Three of Cups is about something flourishing emotionally.
Experienced readers describe this deck as direct and unfiltered. The intense colours seem to reinforce that tone: there is little room for soft detours in the visual language of these cards.
Work through the Major Arcana before tackling the pip cards. The 22 trump cards are rich in detail and give a clear sense of how Valenza interprets Marseille symbolism.
Patrick Valenza is the creator of the Deviant Moon Tarot, one of the most recognisable modern tarot decks. His style is dark, surrealist, and full of idiosyncratic detail. The Trionfi Della Luna is his tribute to the Tarot de Marseille tradition, developed across several editions, of which the Full Spectrum Paradoxical Edition is the most colour-intense variant.
He prints and distributes his limited editions himself through Deviant Moon Inc., from his studio he calls 'the Asylum'. That makes each copy a direct product of the maker.
Does this deck work as a first introduction to the Tarot de Marseille?
That depends on your expectations. The Marseille style means the Minor Arcana has no narrative images. Valenza's intense colours and busy imagery make that especially pronounced. Those who already have tarot experience and want to learn the Marseille tradition will find a visually powerful starting point here. A working knowledge of numerology and the elements is needed to read the pip cards.
How does this edition differ from the standard Trionfi Della Luna?
The standard edition uses different colour palettes. The Paradoxical line works with colour inversions, and the Full Spectrum variant applies the full colour spectrum, producing the neon-like, high-contrast colours this edition is known for. The card structure and symbolism are identical across editions.
| SKU | 0764-DV10 |
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