Lyra Nguyen [The Apprentice]; [The Palace Librarian]

I see a corpse walking....

And it's not me~

A comission for a dear friend @magicianapprenticelyra of Lyra growing into someone eerie as she takes a reversed path.

'Not What You Saw' [2024-ongoing] by Keerthana Kunnath

Shot across beaches, fields, and village edges in Kerala, India,

Behold The Tower card in The Skeleton Tarot, the bone-chilling harbinger of upheaval and revelation. Picture this ominous structure, struck by lightning, crumbling amidst clouds of smoke. The scene is one of chaos and destruction, where the old must fall to make way for the new in the cycle of transformation.

With a deafening roar and a blinding flash, The Tower symbolizes the shattering of illusions and the collapse of false foundations. It's as though it bellows, "In the storm of change, only the strongest foundations will endure."

Shrouded in darkness and surrounded by falling debris, The Tower radiates an aura of cataclysmic change. This isn't about gentle transitions or subtle shifts; it's about the force of upheaval that reshapes the very fabric of existence.

The Tower card in The Skeleton Tarot serves as a reminder of the inevitability of change and the impermanence of all things, but even more importantly, of the power of shedding the false foundations based on ego. It urges one to embrace the chaos, to confront the truth that lies beneath the surface, and to rebuild amidst the rubble of destruction. 💀⚡🏰

When the Tower appears:

be ready to see life (and yourself!) in a new way

make room for flashes of insight

destroy the false image you have been projecting

do some deep soul-searching

look at the systems around you: carcerality, capitalism, and white supremacy. The lightning strike may represent a moment of reckoning with the legacy of colonialism, slavery, and systemic racism, leading to a rupture in the status quo. The crumbling tower signifies the breakdown of structures that uphold white supremacy, creating space for transformative change and the pursuit of racial justice and equity

When the Tower card appears reversed:

are you holding on too tightly to antiquated ideas?

My commission status is open, and here are the general prices below the cut, there are pretty much no restrictions beyond just not feeling like I would be able to draw it, either DM me here or preferably discord at jay.lyon

here is my trello if you would like to see active commissions and what the wait looks like - I typically finish a commission in two days for 2 or so characters but anything with a background, rendering or multiple characters will vary

https://trello.com/b/ntAfO8mt/commissions

also here is the go fund me. just need enough for rent, about $1000USD X_X