Edward Gorey’s Tarot collection.
EDWARD GOREY'S ELEPHANT HOUSE
Whether Come By Epiplectic Bicycle with broken spoke or by willowdale handcar, Enter all Doubtful Guests, Hapless Children, Beastly Babies, Wuggly Umps, Gilded Bats, Osbick Birds, Deranged Cousins, Abandoned Socks, Lost Lions, Dancing Cats, Neglected Murderesses, Loathsome Couples, Prune People, Unknown Vegetables, Headless Busts, Welcome to This Deadly edward Blotter where this gorey party never dwindles.
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The Child: September, denigration, sexual inadequacy, sties, hallucinations, breakage, loss of youth, rust, crawling sickness, an obstacle, forced restraint, aberrations, catarrah.
The Feather: November, blackmail, a forged passport, hysterical pregnancy, loss of eyelashes, disorders of the small intestine, a disagreeable letter, delirium, hinderance to prospects, twitching, separation, imbroglios, a mistake.
The Waltzing Mouse: May, vertigo, loss of jewelry, a betise, morbid cravings, disorders of the large intestine, corruption, equivocal symptoms, a hazardous project, brawls, suicide, involuntary seclusion, shriveling.
The Limb: February, miscarriage of justice, gapes, a forged snapshot, morbid sensations, a useless sacrifice, alopecia, a generalized calamity, broken promises, ignominy, an accident in a theatre, fugues, poverty.
The Burning Head: Sunday, bafflement, loss of saliva, a forged deed, an impasse, extradition, a boating accident, chillblains, delayed desires, wandering sickness, evil companions, an impediment, despondency.
The Écorché: June, sexual incompetence, a forged check, obscurity, irregularities, puckers, inconstancy, an accident on a pier, morbid sensibilities, deception, a social disease, confinement, cysts.
…these are just 6 of the 20 cards included in Edward Gorey’s The Fantod Pack…see the entire 20.
