{"id":1983163,"date":"2026-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1983163"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:00:00","slug":"divination-the-renaissance-and-surrealism-commingle-in-tarot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1983163","title":{"rendered":"Divination, the Renaissance, and Surrealism Commingle in \u2018Tarot!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a tarot card design by Andr\u00e9 Breton of two octopuses\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andr\u00e9 Breton, \u201cParacelsus. Magus of Knowledge \u2013 Lock (Paracelse. Mage de<br \/>\nConnaissance \u2013 Serrure) (1941), India ink and gouache on Canson paper, laminated on paper, 9 5\/16 \u00d7 5 7\/16 inches. Courtesy of Mus\u00e9e Cantini, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris. All images courtesy of The Morgan Library &amp; Museum, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Divination, the Renaissance, and Surrealism Commingle in \u2018Tarot!\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T12:38:14-05:00\">June 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/books\/\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a><a class=\"category-history\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Illustration<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Ftarot-renaissance-symbols-modern-visions-divination-exhibition%2F&amp;title=Divination%2C%20the%20Renaissance%2C%20and%20Surrealism%20Commingle%20in%20%26%238216%3BTarot%21%27\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474927\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When we think of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/tarot\">tarot cards<\/a>, there\u2019s a standout that probably pops to mind right away: the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rider%E2%80%93Waite_Tarot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rider-Waite-Smith<\/a> deck. It was illustrated by British occultist and artist Pamela Coleman Smith, and more than 100 years after its publication, it remains the most widely used deck by readers. But the cards are far from being the first. Later this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themorgan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Morgan Library &amp; Museum<\/a> presents <em>Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions<\/em>, which delves into this centuries-old tradition of divination.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition celebrates some of the earliest examples alongside modern artists\u2019 versions. Three surviving decks from the 15th century, commissioned by the Dukes of Milan, tap into the lively Italian court culture that produced the cards, plus how the imagery evolved and laid the groundwork for fortune-telling practices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Remedios Varo, \u201cThe Other Clock (El otro reloj)\u201d (1957), \u00a9 2026 Remedios Varo, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ VEGAP, Madrid. Courtesy of Wendy Norris Gallery\" data-rl_title=\"Remedios Varo, \u201cThe Other Clock (El otro reloj)\u201d (1957), \u00a9 2026 Remedios Varo, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ VEGAP, Madrid. Courtesy of Wendy Norris Gallery\" data-rl_caption=\"Remedios Varo, \u201cThe Other Clock (El otro reloj)\u201d (1957), \u00a9 2026 Remedios Varo, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ VEGAP, Madrid. Courtesy of Wendy Norris Gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-6.jpg\" alt=\"a surreal tarot card by Remedios Varo for &quot;The Other Clock&quot; featuring a fantastical figure in a cosmic setting\" class=\"wp-image-474928\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Remedios Varo, \u201cThe Other Clock (El otro reloj)\u201d (1957), \u00a9 2026 Remedios Varo, Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ VEGAP, Madrid. Courtesy of Wendy Norris Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A complementary display emphasizes how artists throughout the 20th century reimagined the imagery, including Smith\u2019s iconic deck from 1909, plus iterations by Surrealists Andr\u00e9 Breton, Victor Brauner, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/remedios-varo\">Remedios Varo<\/a>. The connection isn\u2019t coincidental; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/leonora-carrington\">Leonora Carrington<\/a> devised a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artandobject.com\/news\/revisiting-lost-tarot-deck-surrealist-leonora-carrington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gilded deck<\/a> in the 1950s, and Salvador Dal\u00ed also contributed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2019\/11\/salvador-dali-tarot-cards\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2019\/11\/salvador-dali-tarot-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his own version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><em>Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions<\/em><\/em> highlights how artists have turned to the practice to explore what the museum describes as \u201can alternative to the strictures of modernist aesthetics, allowing them to explore other universes and imaginative possibilities.\u201d The show is accompanied by a catalog, which you can order from <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.themorgan.org\/products\/tarot-renaissance-symbols-modern-visions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Morgan\u2019s shop<\/a>. See the exhibition from June 26 through October 4 in New York.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-2-e1781097162525.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cThe Chariot\u201d from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot (Deck \u201cC\u201d), London: William Rider &amp; Son (c. 1921\u201331, first published in 1909), chromolithograph, 4 3\/4 \u00d7 2 3\/4 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cThe Chariot\u201d from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot (Deck \u201cC\u201d), London: William Rider &amp; Son (c. 1921\u201331, first published in 1909), chromolithograph, 4 3\/4 \u00d7 2 3\/4 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cThe Chariot\u201d from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot (Deck \u201cC\u201d), London: William Rider &amp; Son (c. 1921\u201331, first published in 1909), chromolithograph, 4 3\/4 \u00d7 2 3\/4 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1695\" height=\"2823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-2-e1781097162525.jpg\" alt=\"a classic tarot card design by Pamela Smith Coleman for &quot;The Chariot&quot; card\" class=\"wp-image-474934\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cThe Chariot\u201d from the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot (Deck \u201cC\u201d), London: William Rider &amp; Son (c. 1921\u201331, first published in 1909), chromolithograph, 4 3\/4 \u00d7 2 3\/4 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cDeath\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\" data-rl_title=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cDeath\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\" data-rl_caption=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cDeath\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-10.jpg\" alt=\"a Renaissance-era tarot card for &quot;Death&quot; featuring a slender skeleton\" class=\"wp-image-474932\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cDeath\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Victor Brauner, \u201cH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Smith. Siren of Knowledge \u2013 Lock (Sir\u00e8ne de Connaissance \u2013 Serrure)\u201d (1941), graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper, 10 13\/16 \u00d7 7 1\/8 inches. Courtesy of Mus\u00e9e Cantini, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris. Image \u00a9 RMN-Grand Palais \/ Art Resource, NY. Photo by Jean Bernard\" data-rl_title=\"Victor Brauner, \u201cH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Smith. Siren of Knowledge \u2013 Lock (Sir\u00e8ne de Connaissance \u2013 Serrure)\u201d (1941), graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper, 10 13\/16 \u00d7 7 1\/8 inches. Courtesy of Mus\u00e9e Cantini, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris. Image \u00a9 RMN-Grand Palais \/ Art Resource, NY. Photo by Jean Bernard\" data-rl_caption=\"Victor Brauner, \u201cH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Smith. Siren of Knowledge \u2013 Lock (Sir\u00e8ne de Connaissance \u2013 Serrure)\u201d (1941), graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper, 10 13\/16 \u00d7 7 1\/8 inches. Courtesy of Mus\u00e9e Cantini, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris. Image \u00a9 RMN-Grand Palais \/ Art Resource, NY. Photo by Jean Bernard\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-4.jpg\" alt=\"a drawing for a tarot card featuring inverted, abstracted female figures with blue and white faces and yellow hair\" class=\"wp-image-474936\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Victor Brauner, \u201cH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Smith. Siren of Knowledge \u2013 Lock (Sir\u00e8ne de Connaissance \u2013 Serrure)\u201d (1941), graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper, 10 13\/16 \u00d7 7 1\/8 inches. Courtesy of Mus\u00e9e Cantini, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris. Image \u00a9 RMN-Grand Palais \/ Art Resource, NY. Photo by Jean Bernard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Roberto Matta, \u201cThe Chariot (Le Chariot)\u201d from \u2018Arcane 17\u2019 (1944), lithographic proofs, approximately 7 1\/2 \u00d7 3 inches chea. Courtesy of Biblioth\u00e8que litt\u00e9raire Jacques Doucet, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris\" data-rl_title=\"Roberto Matta, \u201cThe Chariot (Le Chariot)\u201d from \u2018Arcane 17\u2019 (1944), lithographic proofs, approximately 7 1\/2 \u00d7 3 inches chea. Courtesy of Biblioth\u00e8que litt\u00e9raire Jacques Doucet, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris\" data-rl_caption=\"Roberto Matta, \u201cThe Chariot (Le Chariot)\u201d from \u2018Arcane 17\u2019 (1944), lithographic proofs, approximately 7 1\/2 \u00d7 3 inches chea. Courtesy of Biblioth\u00e8que litt\u00e9raire Jacques Doucet, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-7.jpg\" alt=\"a tarot card designed by Roberto Matta for &quot;The Chariot&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-474929\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roberto Matta, \u201cThe Chariot (Le Chariot)\u201d from \u2018Arcane 17\u2019 (1944), lithographic proofs, approximately 7 1\/2 \u00d7 3 inches chea. Courtesy of Biblioth\u00e8que litt\u00e9raire Jacques Doucet, \u00a9 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cThe Juggler\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\" data-rl_title=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cThe Juggler\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\" data-rl_caption=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cThe Juggler\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-8.jpg\" alt=\"a Renaissance-era tarot card for &quot;The Juggler&quot; featuring a man at a table with a collection of objects\" class=\"wp-image-474930\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cThe Juggler\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cSketch for Glass\u201d (1908), watercolor and ink on paper, 14 1\/4 \u00d7 9 inches. Courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Yale University\" data-rl_title=\"Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cSketch for Glass\u201d (1908), watercolor and ink on paper, 14 1\/4 \u00d7 9 inches. Courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Yale University\" data-rl_caption=\"Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cSketch for Glass\u201d (1908), watercolor and ink on paper, 14 1\/4 \u00d7 9 inches. Courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Yale University\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-5.jpg\" alt=\"a tarot card sketch for the &quot;glass&quot; card featuring a figure facing a huge sun\" class=\"wp-image-474937\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pamela Colman Smith, \u201cSketch for Glass\u201d (1908), watercolor and ink on paper, 14 1\/4 \u00d7 9 inches. Courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Yale University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474927\" title=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cTime\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\" data-rl_title=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cTime\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\" data-rl_caption=\"Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cTime\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"3855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tarot-9.jpg\" alt=\"a Renaissance-era tarot card for &quot;Time&quot; featuring and aged man in a blue robe with a walking stick\" class=\"wp-image-474931\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bonifacio Bembo, \u201cTime\u201d from the Visconti-Sforza Tarot Cards (c. 1456-58), Milan or Cremona, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"block-17\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-benefits is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-options is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us today!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113464\">$7\/month<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113463\">$75\/year<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-chalk-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\">Explore membership options<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-327872\" style=\"width: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arrow-left.svg\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/06\/brendon-burton-abandoned-houses\/\" rel=\"prev\">Next article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andr\u00e9 Breton, \u201cParacelsus. 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