The Two of Cups- new beginnings, new partnerships, new ventures. Often a card of a budding romance, a new friendship, or a business undertaking. For this card I really wanted the symbolism of flowing water to represent the element of the unconscious that is inherent in any new beginning. Call it instinct, call it intuition, … Continue reading Two of Cups
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King of Staves
The King of Staves is, to put it one way, the kind of person who carpes the fuck out of that diem. There is no mountain too tall, no river too wide, no quest too risky, and no task too intimidating. Nothing keeps this king down, any obstacle put in his path is either gone … Continue reading King of Staves
Queen of Staves
The Queen of Staves- an independent woman who knows what she wants and takes it at will. Courageous, powerful, confident, and experienced, she rules with strength and wisdom. The Queen is one of those cards that Steph and I disagree on- it's funny how sometimes we disagree on the execution, and sometimes we disagree on … Continue reading Queen of Staves
Knight of Staves
The Knight of Staves- a card of impulsive passion, of full presence in the moment. A card of the body, of the heart, of energy and the uninhibited joy of life. The colors needed to be warm, and I wanted as much sun involved as we could get without washing Steph out, so we went … Continue reading Knight of Staves
Page of Staves
The Page of Staves. The exuberant unconsciousness of youth. Plunging headfirst into whatever adventure is coming forth. Boldly going where no one has gone before. This first image is by far my favorite. I really wanted a better shot of Stephanie jumping off the swing than I ended up with (which had more to do … Continue reading Page of Staves
Ten of Staves
The Ten of Staves, while not a "death" card like the Ten of Blades, is still a card of an extreme, in this case, over-work. Whether it's the stress, the physical labor, the long hours, the lack of joy in one's job, this is the card of being pushed utterly to the end of what … Continue reading Ten of Staves
Eight of Staves
The Eight of Staves, traditionally depicted without a person in it at all, was always going to be a little bit difficult. How do you insert a human model into a card about change, messages, and swift action? How do you show flying arrows and the archer altogether? The answer, in this case, was that … Continue reading Eight of Staves
General Housekeeping
I am going to intersperse some really dang cute pictures of my cats in this post, just to keep your interest. Sorry. Here we go: So, it has finally come to the time that Stephanie's and my rather epic photo project, Journey Into The Tarot, has gotten its own website. We're doing a retrospective, and … Continue reading General Housekeeping
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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