Isabella86
Hello!
I recently found a bunch of photographed portraits my grandpa took of his friends in the 1960's in San Francisco that he intended to turn into a tarot deck. Since he never completed the project, I thought it would be cool to try and get the deck printed. However, there are a lot of gaps that need to be filled. I don't know very much about tarot so I have a lot of questions. Hoping someone here can help me out.
1. I noticed that most decks have "page" and "knight" cards for each suit in the minor arcana. My grandpa only has photographs for a "Youth" in each suit. Would a "youth" be more similar to a page or a knight?
2. He includes cards called "Jove" and "Juno." Could these represent the Hierophant and the High Priestess?
3. He also has a card called "force" could this be the strength card?
4. Based on these inconsistencies (Juno, Jove, Youth, Mountebank for Magician) with most of the tarot decks I've seen, is it possible he was basing his tarot on a specific deck, or was he just really high?
5. How important is the imagery on the cards? Are there elements that must be included or are you pretty free to use what ever imagery you want?
Thanks in advance for your help! I'm so excited for this project and to learn more about the tarot!
I recently found a bunch of photographed portraits my grandpa took of his friends in the 1960's in San Francisco that he intended to turn into a tarot deck. Since he never completed the project, I thought it would be cool to try and get the deck printed. However, there are a lot of gaps that need to be filled. I don't know very much about tarot so I have a lot of questions. Hoping someone here can help me out.
1. I noticed that most decks have "page" and "knight" cards for each suit in the minor arcana. My grandpa only has photographs for a "Youth" in each suit. Would a "youth" be more similar to a page or a knight?
2. He includes cards called "Jove" and "Juno." Could these represent the Hierophant and the High Priestess?
3. He also has a card called "force" could this be the strength card?
4. Based on these inconsistencies (Juno, Jove, Youth, Mountebank for Magician) with most of the tarot decks I've seen, is it possible he was basing his tarot on a specific deck, or was he just really high?
5. How important is the imagery on the cards? Are there elements that must be included or are you pretty free to use what ever imagery you want?
Thanks in advance for your help! I'm so excited for this project and to learn more about the tarot!