Ghost Tarot by Davide Corsi, 78 Cards with Multilingual Booklet

Spirit-world imagery. Every card in the Ghost Tarot is set in a moonlit, romantic afterlife, which keeps a reading focused on memory, lineage, and what the past is still asking of you.

A five-language booklet. The 64-page companion booklet in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German means the deck reads for a bilingual household or a client who thinks in another tongue.

A compact, portable box. At roughly 4.75 by 2.625 by 1 inches, the deck fits an altar drawer or a coat pocket, so it can come along to the cemetery, the family gathering, or the Samhain circle.

• Card count: 78
• Booklet: 64 pages in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German
• Artist: Davide Corsi
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Published: 2014
• Package: about 4.75 x 2.625 x 1 inches
• ISBN: 9780738743530
• Weight: about 9.6 oz

The Ghost Tarot is used for readings in ancestor work and spirit communication in contemporary eclectic witchcraft. You can set it beside an ancestor altar and draw a card as a way of listening, lay a spread on the night of Samhain when the veil is thinnest, or use it for ordinary readings whenever a question is really about the past and the people who shaped it.

Honoring the dead is one of the oldest threads in human religion, and it runs through All Souls' Day in the Catholic calendar, Dia de los Muertos in Mexico, and Samhain in the Celtic and modern Pagan year. Tarot is a much younger tool, a fifteenth-century Italian game turned toward divination in eighteenth-century France, and using it for spirit work is a modern practice rather than an ancient one. This deck simply gives that practice imagery that fits.

The cards do not summon anything. They open a door in you: to memory, to lineage, and to the quiet sense that someone is still listening.

1. Cleanse the Ghost Tarot before its first use and, many readers find, after every session of spirit work, with incense smoke, a selenite wand, or a firm knock on the deck.
2. Set the space. A white candle, a glass of water, and a photograph or name of the person you are thinking of turns a reading into an offering.
3. Say who you are addressing, or simply speak an open question aloud, then shuffle slowly while you hold it.
4. Draw one card as a message or three for what was, what remains, and what wants to be released, and read the moonlit scene before you open the booklet.
5. Close the reading with thanks, snuff the candle, and write the cards down while the mood is still with you.

If you work within a tradition that has its own rules for the dead, follow those first; this deck is a companion to practice, not a replacement for it.

• Talking to Spirits by Sterling Moon: A working medium's practical guide to the conversation this deck is built for.
• Honoring Your Ancestors by Mallorie Vaudoise: For building the ancestor altar the Ghost Tarot sits beside.
• Long White Chime Candle, Set of 20, 0.5 x 5 Inch: A white chime candle to light before each reading and snuff when it closes.
• Tabula Mortem Spirit Board: Another tool for the same quiet work; many readers pair a board session with a card draw.
• Black Obsidian Scrying Mirror, 4 Inch: For readers who move from the cards to gazing when a spirit has more to say.

How many cards are in the Ghost Tarot?

The Ghost Tarot has 78 cards, the standard tarot count of 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana, plus a 64-page booklet printed in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. Davide Corsi's moonlit spirit imagery runs through the whole deck, so the Minor Arcana carry the ghostly mood as fully as the Majors.

Can the Ghost Tarot contact spirits?

The Ghost Tarot is a reading tool, not a summoning device; it does not call anything into the room. Readers use it alongside ancestor work as a way of listening, drawing a card at the altar or on Samhain and reading the imagery as a message. What answers is your own intuition, memory, and whatever you believe is listening.

How do I cleanse a tarot deck used for spirit work?

Cleanse a spirit-work tarot deck after every session, not just when it is new. Pass the Ghost Tarot through incense smoke, rest it on selenite overnight, or knock three times on the deck and state that the reading is closed. Many readers also keep it wrapped in cloth between uses so it stays quiet.

How do I shuffle a tarot deck?

Shuffle a tarot deck with a gentle overhand shuffle, dropping small stacks from one hand into the other until the cards feel mixed, then cut once. This protects the edges better than a riffle shuffle. The Ghost Tarot is standard size, so the overhand shuffle is comfortable, and a slow shuffle suits the mood of the deck.

Is the Ghost Tarot good for beginners?

The Ghost Tarot works for beginners who are drawn to its imagery, since it follows the standard 78-card structure and includes a 64-page booklet. Its theme leans toward memory and the past, so if you want a general-purpose first deck, a brighter one may serve better; if spirit work is your interest, start here.

Which languages is the Ghost Tarot booklet printed in?

The Ghost Tarot booklet is printed in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. All 64 pages cover the same card meanings in each language, which makes the deck a good choice for bilingual readers, for reading with family members who think in another tongue, or for gifting across borders.