About Our Garden...
The Tarot Garden is a site dedicated to helping
persons interested in tarot to learn about and find tarot
decks of interest to them. Whether you're a collector
looking for that hard-to-find, out-of-print limited
edition, or a reader looking for the perfect deck to
spark your imagination and intuition, you'll find the
information you want on the hundreds of decks available.
Browse our library
for a wide assortment of articles on the subject of tarot
study and collecting. Our on-line, searchable database
contains information on over 1.500 tarots and cartomantic
decks, with more entries being added every month! In our
boutique,
you'll find a wide assortment of wonderful decks -- from
popular tarots at great prices to rare collector finds
not offered anywhere else! We also offer a variety of
free and fee-based services related to the world of
tarot. If you visit or shop with us often, consider
setting up an online account with us, to take advantage
of many other fun and free features of our website. Come
join us in the Tarot Garden and explore -- and find out
for yourself why international interest in tarot has
exploded over the last century.
Our History
The Tarot Garden began in February of 2001, when
Lorraine Sharkey-Dolan -- an accomplished collector and
connoisseur of rare and unusual cartomantic decks --
joined with collector and long-time tarot enthusiast
Jeannette Roth, whom she had been mentoring, to create a
website that would provide information on and access to a
wide variety of published tarots from the 20th and 21st
century. While there were already a number of websites
featuring long lists of tarot decks, Lori and Jeannette's
goal was to document not only the better-known massmarket
titles, but also to showcase the fine art, limited
edition, hard-to-find, out-of-print, and even truly rare
decks from all over the world. With the help of Lori's
extensive personal collection and her expertise in the
area of fine art and rare decks, combined with
Jeannette's knowledge of the more popular "mainstream"
titles, the team was able to compile an initial listing
of decks in a searchable online database, complete with
publication details and sample scans.
To further distinguish the site and provide a
much-needed service to tarot enthusiasts worldwide, Lori
and Jeannette began an online Boutique, where many of the
decks they had documented -- both well-known and rare --
were available for purchase. A significant portion of the
proceeds from the sales were reinvested in new titles,
allowing them to expand the online database and to
continue providing information on an ever-larger,
international array of fascinating tarots and cartomantic
decks. As of this writing, the Tarot Garden online
database contains information on over 1,500 decks from
the past 100 years, and is continuing to grow by leaps
and bounds!
At the end of 2003, Lori chose to resign as an active
partner in the Tarot Garden business. However, her
invaluable contributions to Tarot Garden remain the
hallmark of the website: providing the most
comprehensive, publicly-accessible listing of tarots,
coupled with the desire to help put great tarots and
great tarot lovers together.
In 2004, Dan Pelletier, a 30-year veteran tarot
enthusiast, and accomplished reader and lecturer, joined
the Tarot Garden. Together, Dan and Jeannette continue to
document the ever-growing number of tarots being
published worldwide, and to provide a one-stop shopping
source for popular, imported, small press, limited
edition, out-of-print, and rare decks that aspires to be
second to none!
Our Philosophy
Tarot is a multi-faceted discipline that extends
beyond its use as a cartomantic tool. It is also worthy
of study and appreciation for its own sake: for the
beauty of its artwork, for the variety of its subject
matter, and for its expression of the personal visions of
each deck creator. It is our goal to promote interest in
all areas of tarot and its applications: its traditional
employment in divination, benefits as a tool for personal
spiritual growth, historical and academic importance,
artistic and aesthetic value, use for playing games, and
the inherent collectibility. Through Tarot Garden, we
hope to make people aware of how the wide variety of
tarots available can help to enhance the understanding
and enjoyment of the fascinating pack of cards known as
"Book T."
Contact Us!
If you have questions or comments about our website or
services, please contact us! General inquiries can be
sent to info@tarotgarden.com,
or see our Contact page
for detailed contact information. We'll get back to you
as soon as possible!
