The Cards: Concept Notes, II.

[krowface]

Quick concept notes on my current project. Not much of it might make sense.

I. The Mountibank

"if you see your future, you can change it."

concepts: juggler, sleight of hand.

definitions:
manipulated transformation
strength of will to change
determination of exposure.

notes:
rigid genuflection pose
crossed arms open hands
arcane gestures
one ball landing amoungst cups
two ended candle
two snakes
injured and bandaged arm
blood flow onto open math book
(four books of the tarot dismantled)?

misc: dynamic teal and amber side by side. (las vegas magic show)

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II. The Priestess

"blind before the first mirror"

concepts:

definitions:
judgement of self.
the serenity of wisdom.

notes:
looking back.
one wrist binds the other.
one hand holds a fruit.
crescent moon
castle by the sea (intact and new*)
cross tattoo
roses

* see V.

misc:
dark and pale
blues
(frozen)

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III. The Empress

"the beauty of motherhood"

concepts: pregnant woman. beautiful and deadly. loving and strict.

definitions:
the pleasure of abundance
delight in the beauty of satisfaction
birth of life, art, and business
good and bad of mothers
the demands of reality

notes:
crown and sceptre
12 stars
pregnant
fruitful
cornicopia
fruit tree
waterfall
rabbits
secret cave

misc:
pregnant beautiful clean

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IV. The Emperor

"heavy is the crown"

concepts: a restless king labouring under the hard won fruits of his victory

definitions:
the stability of discipline
tradition. rigidity. leadership.
conservative authority

notes:
seated in a throne
bunted curtains
lion headed robe
giant sword
bored posture
judging gaze
ram's skulls
raven on globe
raven about to land on throne
starburst on throne back
stairs
gold thread
faded blood stains
incense pots

misc:
bright yellows and reds (purple?)

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V. The Heirophant

"obey without question"

concepts: a priest performs last rites over a burning kingdom.

definitions:
the formality of deception
naive obedience
military action disguised as religion
the great deceiver.

notes:
the pope holds benediction and blesses the burning destruction
of the court he serves

misc:
dark shades
pale blue
sky lights
fire and embers
(mirror of II.)

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VI. The Lovers

"the devil is necessary"

concepts: lovers in embrace, fire and chains and a massive
daemonic hand protects them.

definitions:
the passion of union
affinity and bonding
rmance and connection

notes:
lovers entertwines
(fighting?)
consumed within an inferno
(the devil's hand)
cobblestone wall sealing them
lush garden growing around them
opiate flowers? poppies calalillies, orchids?
two graves

misc:
echo "the chariot" "the devil"

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VII. The Chariot

"victory or death"

concepts:
a lion and a dragon chained to the same chariot
whipped into a frenzy by an armoured rider
leaving behind carnage.
they attack each other.
only victory is their master

definitions:
with honour comes victory
discipline and bravery
pride and conquest

notes:
echo "lovers"

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VII. Justice

"righteous and relentless"

concepts:
hunter/ranger/valkyrie.
floating lanterns. scales. broken chains.

definitions:
to be rational and secure
logical
clear vision
the demand of justice

notes:
justice can never be chained, she can never be outrun.
chased from one world to the next.

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Next:
9 The Hermit
10 Wheel of Fortune
11 Strength / Fortitude
12 The Hanged Man
13 Death
14 Temperance
Next:
15 The Devil
16 The Tower
17 The Star
18 The Moon
19 The Sun
20 Judgment
21 The World

Comments, especially from those familiar with the art of divination, are welcomed. I'm not just doing it for myself you know.

Comments

[ceosanna.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see these images.

[the-kake.livejournal.com]

Orchids might be my favorite of flowers.