Tarot in Cuntext

The last thing I do is the tiny details! They are often what brings a piece together and makes it feel finished. The final image here is also slightly cropped to show what the real card will look like after being trimmed. I’m doing these at what’s called a “full bleed,” with images that will go all the way to the edges of the card w/o borders. That means I have to paint an image that is bigger than the finished product, to allow for trimming.

Beginning, middle, end Mind, body, soul Past, present, future Yesterday, today, tomorrow Three choices Yes, no, maybe Birth, life, death Childhood, adolescence, adulthood Unconscious, conscious, super-conscious Idea, manifestation, process Person, Place, Object Desire, conflict, resolution Illusion, disillusionment, new understanding Idea, knowledge, action Mother, father, child One extreme, its opposite, the golden mean Best case scenario, worst case scenario, probable outcome Attraction, union, creation Action, reaction, outcome External obstacle, internal obstacle, goal Self, partner, family Ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph Greatest strength, greatest weakness, driving passion Desire, obstacle, resolution Conflict’s nature, conflict’s source, next step The beast, the mob, the guardian angel Family, friends, self Problem, first step towards solution, ultimate resolution Red light, green light, yellow light (i.e. don’t do it, do it, take caution) Conception, pregnancy, birth Past self, present self, future self Crisis, source of crisis, conclusion Passion, reason, imagination Knowledge, deceit, revelation Drive, direction, destination Enemies, traitors, allies Real issue, next action, ultimate destination (hat tip to RedEarth) Lies, hidden truth, truth Self-deception, deception by others, first step to finding the truth False issue, real issue, your role in it Cause of despair, hidden strength, path to victory Two possible outcomes from a change - Change, Outcome 1, Outcome 2 Pain, healing action, positive possibility Pain, destructive action, negative possibility Selfish action, consequences for others, possible reconciliation Person 1, Person 2, the nature of their relationship Gratitude spread: abundance, sources of love, silver linings Emotion, source of emotion, next action Higher principle, test, how to “pass” said test Fear, current response, better response Action, Feeling, Thought Symbol, Principle, Fact Beauty, Truth, Knowledge (in a situation, a person, etc.) Nature, Nurture, Culture Good, Evil, Reality Self, family, tribe Abiding passion, obstacle to this passion, a way around it The Future in: a week, a year, five years Work, Love, Leisure Hidden strength, hidden shortcoming, hidden opportunity What’s needed, what’s wanted, what differentiates them Safety, Danger, Illusion Outer Conflict, Inner Conflict, Their Relationship Hidden Desire, Its Manifestation, Its Consequences Need, Hidden Need, Action Your Story, Their Story, How it looks to outsiders Dream, Nightmare, Waking Life Trauma, and two “incorrect” or shameful consequences Trauma, and two paths to healing Logic, Emotion, Intuition Personal, Social, Political A course of action, best outcome, worst outcome Conception, Growth, Birth (of an idea, business, etc.) An impending event, what you can’t control about it, what you can do about it Three approaches: optimistic, pessimistic, practical Meaninglessness, Order, Meaning Male, Female, Androgynous (or union of both) Body, Soul, Mind Hell, Earth, Heaven Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis Situation, attitude, next action Morning, Day, Evening Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow What You Should Do, What You Will Do, What You Can Do Instead Attraction, repulsion, indifference Three Possibilities Three Hidden Talents Identity, Community, Purpose Idea, Reality, Potential Hate, Need, Love What, Where, Why What, Where, How What’s Apparent, What’s Hidden, What Will Be Revealed Triumph, Fall, Epiphany Needs, Wants, Fears Hidden talent, obvious talent, secret talent What’s Practical, What’s Fantastical, What’s Possible Creation, Care, Destruction Birth, Death, Rebirth Peace, Love, Understanding

See the rest of the Numinous Tarot (so far) here! When it is finished I will be selling decks and prints. 30/78 cards complete.

Beautyful image from an upcomming deck by @emptyandamazing i just backed it. Perfect time since im feeling more and nore connected to working with healing plants and floweressences after my course in Bach remedies.

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#shadowworkoctober Im considering this….

me on the left, who I’m trying to be on the right

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The Moon. Illustration by Rachel Speck. www.slowholler.com

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I’m trying to teach myself to use Adobe Illustrator, and as a practice project I’ve decided to illustrate the alethiometer symbols from Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series onto card shapes as if they were an oracle deck. There are 36 cards in all; I’ll try to do one per week. Hopefully it will be clear to see them get better as I get more practice.

Some progress on my DIY tarot deck ^_^ Three finished majors and a small part of the not so small stash of cards I started and haven’t finished yet because focusing on one thing at a time is oh so difficult. Might redo The Sun though. I feel like I should start thinking about a name for the deck.

I recommend not using reversals for this particular spread, but you can still use them if you prefer to do so.