The Five of Coins is one of the few completely negative cards in the tarot, which made it interesting to shoot. While Stephanie and I sometimes differ on how to portray various cards, there is very little room for interpretive differences in the Five of Coins- it is just poverty, and destitution. We knew we … Continue reading Five of Coins
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Five of Cups
Five glasses, three standing, but two tipped over, and their contents spilled. The Five of Cups is a mixed bag, to be sure. Not all is well; there is the loss of the spilled cups. But the majority are still standing, and wait in reserve. The loss is minor, in the long run, however large … Continue reading Five of Cups
Five of Staves
The Five of Staves is perhaps my favorite of the staves so far, and maybe even of the whole deck. The Five of Staves is traditionally five persons with sticks engaged in combat; it depends on the depiction whether this combat is perceived as friendly practice, a striving competition, or a pitched battle. To both … Continue reading Five of Staves
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